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fore, whenever the temper (sometimes an awful ele- 

 ment in nature to control) is found kindling within 

 the rider, no time should be lost, for every moment 

 is precious then, in putting- the horse in the stable, 

 and he should let him remain there until his wonted 

 equilibrium is regained. 



HOW TO MAKE HIM STAND WHEN MOUNTING 

 AND DISMOUNTING. 



The charger should be trained to stand perfectly 

 steady when being mounted and dismounted. This 

 is a qualification so essential in the war-horse that 

 its importance can scarcely be exaggerated. Many 

 valuable lives have been sacrificed on the field of 

 battle through restive and badly-broken horses. The 

 horse will soon acquire the habit of standing steady 

 if care is taken never to put him in motion until 

 the rider is properly mounted, and never dismounted 

 until he is perfectly steady. A number of men, 

 under the mistaken idea that it is clever, will vault 

 into the saddle and out of it again without ever 

 halting the horse at all. In running one motion 

 into another in this manner the horse obtains a very 

 confused idea of his duties, and he will scarcely ever 

 develop into a steady and reliable charger. He has 

 no definite conception of things, and when he may 

 be wanted to move off he may stand still, and vice 

 versa. This kind of horse is a very dangerous animal 

 to those who do not understand the peculiarities 

 that have been imported into his training by some 



