IV , INTEODUCTION. 



that are raised against the systems of 

 the schools. 



Whether it be in the field, upon 

 the road, or in the troop, the rider 

 must follow some sort of method in 

 the management of his horse. 



Every horse that can be ridden is 

 to some extent schooled, as we under- 

 stand it in the manege, and the more 

 amenable he is to the will of the rider 

 the more nearly the object of every 

 system of the schools has been obtained, 

 no matter whether his trainer knew or 

 was ignorant of what he was effecting 

 or how it was brought about. 



Teaching the horse to turn to the 

 right or to the left, driving him for- 

 ward with the heels, and measuring 

 his speed and perfecting his paces, are 



