good their retreat. Thus they act with the agility of 

 cavalry; and the steadiness of infantry in battle. 

 They become so expert by constant practice that in 

 declivities and precipices they can stop their horses 

 at full speed ; and, on a sudden, check and turn them. 

 They run along the pole, stand on the yoke, and then, 

 as quickly, into their chariots again. They frequently 

 retreat on purpose, and after they have drawn men 

 from the main body, leap from their pole, and wage 

 an unequal war on foot." 



It is obvious from this that the horses 

 used must have possessed strength, sub- 

 stance, courage and docihty. The war 

 chariot of our forefathers was not a model 

 of elegance and lightness ; it was required 

 to manoeuvre over the roughest of ground, 

 carrying several fighting men, and the needful 

 strength could only be obtained as the result 

 of weight and clumsiness. To draw such a 

 vehicle at speed and force a way among 

 disciplined cavalry, horses of substance, 

 power, and courage were required ; while 

 the ability of the charioteers to "stop their 

 horses at full speed ; and on a sudden, check 

 and turn them," points not only to strength 

 and weight, but to docility and handiness. 

 Those who saw these animals have recorded 

 their admiration, holding them different from, 

 and superior to, any horses they had seen 

 before ; and these witnesses, we must re- 

 member, were acquainted with most breeds 



