248 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



manship as he previously felt ennui and dis- 

 gust. My principles are simple, easy in their 

 application, and within the reach of every 

 mind. They can everywhere make (what 

 is now so rare) skillful horsemen. I am 

 sure that if my method is adopted and well 

 understood in the army, where the daily ex- 

 ercise of the horse is a necessary duty, we 

 will see equestrian capacities spring up 

 among the officers and sub-officers by thou- 

 sands. There is not one among them who, 

 with the study of an hour a-day, would not 

 be able to give any horse the following quali- 

 ties and education in less than three 

 months : 



1. General suppling. 



2. Perfect lightness. 



3. Graceful position. 



4. A steady walk. 



5. A trot, steady, measured, and extended. 



6. Backing, as easily and as freely as 

 going forward. 



