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 weather.

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 depot, where he will get three months prepa-

possible. Therefore, the croup will be pushed down, and the position of the horse will be a half-rear ; that is to say, he will be three-quarters upright (Fig. 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