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and closing in sharply behind his bridle-arm. The 

 rider should keep a sharp look-out, sitting well back 

 in the saddle, with his feet well under the knees. 

 His guards should be kept well forward, and every 

 opportunity embraced to place his antagonist Jiors 

 de combat. Should the man who is pitted against 

 him prove more than a match, he should always retire 

 from the contest with a good grace, because it is 

 generally indicative of a hot head and an unsteady 

 arm to complain of the weapon or the result of the 

 tussle. A horse with a hard mouth and slow at 

 wheeling is of no use for fencing at all. In this 

 game the horse plays as prominent a part as his 

 rider, and no matter how expert a man may be in 

 the art of fencing, he will never distinguish himself 

 when badly mounted. 



THE ADVANTAGE OF KINDNESS. 



These are the chief qualifications of a well-trained 

 charger, and the best methods of accomplishing them ; 

 and if every man who trains chargers will only prac- 

 tise that uniform kindness and patience, which are 

 absolutely essential in their attainment, the results 

 collectively will be a splendid success, the influence 

 of which will make itself apparent to the eyes of 

 the world, and add glory and honour to the already 

 glorious and honourable achievements of our distin- 

 guished and illustrious cavalry — regulars and auxili- 

 aries alike — which are the just pride of every patriotic 

 heart in the British Empire, and the jealous envy 

 of every foreign Power. 



