INTRODUCTION. 9 



Is it not well to go further, and to 

 teach the horse a ready and precise obedi- 

 ence to the every wish of his rider? 

 For the object of school methods is 

 simply to acquire control over the horse 

 under all circumstances, and the various 

 movements practiced are for the purpose 

 of rendering him quick and willing to 

 answer the demands of his rider. 



As to the uselessness of this training 

 and its results, where shall the line be 

 drawn between the highly-trained charger 

 and the awkward, stubborn colt ? It may 

 not be necessary for the gentleman who 

 follows the hounds or takes a ride in the 

 park, to move about at the traverse or to 

 exhibit the action of his horse in the 

 Spanish trot, but if he can make his horse 

 perform these movements he will have 



