. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . at tlic opposite short side, the conductorturns to the left without command; the squad returns tothe order in which it was originally, in executing tlieinverse movement 113.—The object of the turns to the right, to the k/t,rightabout, and left-about, in this lesson, is to habituatethe troopers to turning in all directions their horses; theinstructor causes these movements to be executed at awalk only; he not only observes the squad generally, butwatches and rectifies with the greatest
. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . at tlic opposite short side, the conductorturns to the left without command; the squad returns tothe order in which it was originally, in executing tlieinverse movement 113.—The object of the turns to the right, to the k/t,rightabout, and left-about, in this lesson, is to habituatethe troopers to turning in all directions their horses; theinstructor causes these movements to be executed at awalk only; he not only observes the squad generally, butwatches and rectifies with the greatest care the meanpemployed by each trooper in turning his horse. In the instruction to the right hand, the turns to theright, and right-about, are executed; and in the work tothe left hand, those to the left and hft-ahout. When thetroopers have become accustomed to these movementf^,the instructor causes them to be executed in returning tothe tracks, by turns to the right or to the left, withouthaving regard to the change of hand. 114.—To rest the squad, the iustrnctor causes the troop. Fa^ S^. TROOPER, MOUNTED. 85 era to tarn to ike right, or to the left, when they are aboutthe middle of one of the long sides of the riding-house,and gives the command halt, when they arc out of thetrack. Tlie instruction is re-commenced by a turn to the rightor to the left. To terminate the drill, the instructor commands thetroopers to dismount and file off. m THIRD LESSON. 115.—When the troopers begin to execute this lessoncorrectly, the instructor changes their horses each dayof the instruction, to give them the habit of managingdifferent horses. During the rests, the instructor exercises the troopersin vaulting on and/rom their horses, without commands,and without using the stirrups. To leap to the ground: the trooper, holding the reinsof the snaffle as prescribed, No. 82, seizes with the lefthand a lock of the mane, the fingers well closed ; placesthe right hand upon the pommel, raises hi
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