Training a Horse for 

 One of the Finest Ser- 

 vices in the World— The 

 New York Mounted Police 



Only men who show a marked 

 aptitude for riding and only 

 horses which respond readily to 

 the rigid course of training, are 

 accepted for the mounted divi- 

 This one is a bit unruly 



Teaching a re- 

 cruit in the busi- 

 ness of stopping 

 a runaway. The 

 policeman's 

 mount must run 

 even faster than 

 the frightened 

 animal in order 

 to head him off 



Throwing a 

 horse so that a 

 veterincry may 

 work on its feet 

 and legs. The 

 rope is attached 

 to one front and 

 one rear foot, 

 and passed 

 through a ring 

 in the surcingle 



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