THE HORSE. 47 



The military history of this and other lands is dis- 

 tressing to every benevolent mind, yet interesting facts 

 may be gleaned from it in reference to the horses 

 employed. The effect of discipline, for instance, is not a 

 little striking. Thus, in one of the insurrections of the 

 Tyrolese, about thirty years ago, they took fifteen Bava- 

 rian horses, and mounted them with their own men ; 

 but in a skirmish with a squadron of the same regiment, 

 the horses no sooner heard the sound of the trumpet, 

 and recognised the uniform of their old masters, than 

 they set off at full gallop, and carried their riders, not- 

 withstanding all their efforts, into the Bavarian ranks, 

 where they were made prisoners. 



Some time ago there was a horse in the artillery 

 stud at Woolwich, which, while in the riding-school, 

 appeared a most docile and finely-trained animal. At 

 the word of command, he would lie down, and not rise 

 till he was ordered ; he would bow in the most dignified 

 manner to visitors ; and performed feats with unvarying 

 obedience. But the instant he was taken out of doors, 

 and found himself in the open air, or on the roads, he 

 became altogether unmanageable ; and when he could 

 not throw his rider, which he tried to do again and 

 again, he lay down and rolled about. It appears that 

 when first purchased, he proved extremely vicious, but 



