. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. THE ARMY HORSE. 231 By this kind of breaking, which ought to be continued for three months, the horse will have learned enough for all cavalry movements, and will only require to be accustomed to outside work in the manoeuvres, and to become hardened, so as to be able to stand long marches and bad Fig. 49.—Horse and rider being drowned. To recapitulate : The horse attains three years of age in the spring. If the remount authorities buy between April and September, he will be on an average three-and-a-half when h
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. THE ARMY HORSE. 231 By this kind of breaking, which ought to be continued for three months, the horse will have learned enough for all cavalry movements, and will only require to be accustomed to outside work in the manoeuvres, and to become hardened, so as to be able to stand long marches and bad Fig. 49.—Horse and rider being drowned. To recapitulate : The horse attains three years of age in the spring. If the remount authorities buy between April and September, he will be on an average three-and-a-half when he arrives at the dep6t, where he will get three months' prepa- possible Therefore, the croup will be pushed down, and the position of thehorse will be a half-rear; that is to say, he will be three-quarters upright (Fie 49). This position will prevent him from advancing, and if his rider is inexperienced, the chances are ten to one that both will be drowned. If the rider pulls ever so little on the snaffle, or simply leans back, when he is in the Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett
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