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proximity to the foe察 he must keep his horse well in hand。 This察 in all
probability察will enable him to do the greatest mischief to the enemy察and
to receive least damage at his hands。
12АSee ;Hipparch察─viii。 23。
The gods have bestowed on man察indeed察the gift of teaching man his
duty by means of speech and reasoning察but the horse察it is obvious察is not
open to instruction by speech and reasoning。 If you would have a horse
learn to perform his duty察your best plan will be察whenever he does as you
wish察to show him some kindness in return察and when he is disobedient to
chastise him。 This principle察though capable of being stated in a few words察
is one which holds good throughout the whole of horsemanship。 As察 for
instance察a horse will more readily take the bit察if each time he accepts it
some good befalls him察 or察 again察 he will leap ditches and spring up
embankments and perform all the other feats incumbent on him察if he be
led to associate obedience to the word of command with relaxation。13А
13АLit。 ;if every time he performs the word of command he is led to
expect some relaxation。;
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IX
The topics hitherto considered have been此 firstly察 how to reduce the
chance of being cheated in the purchase of a colt or full´grown horse察
secondly察 how to escape as much as possible the risk of injuring your
purchase by mishandling察and lastly察how to succeed in turning out a horse
possessed of all the qualities demanded by the cavalry soldier for the
purposes of war。
The time has come perhaps to add a few suggestions察in case the rider
should be called upon to deal with an animal either unduly spirited or
again unduly sluggish in disposition。 The first point to recognise is察that
temper of spirit in a horse takes the place of passion or anger in a man察and
just as you may best escape exciting a man's ill´temper by avoiding
harshness of speech and act察 so you will best avoid enraging a spirited
horse by not annoying him。 Thus察 from the first instant察 in the act of
mounting him察you should take pains to minimise the annoyance察and once
on his back you should sit quiet for longer than the ordinary time察and so
urge him forward by the gentlest signs possible察 next察 beginning at the
slowest pace察gradually work him into a quicker step察but so gradually that
he will find himself at full speed without noticing it。1АAny sudden signal
will bewilder a spirited horse察just as a man is bewildered by any sudden
sight or sound or other experience。 I say one should be aware that any
unexpected shock will produce disturbance in a horse。В2А
1АOr察 so that the horse may insensibly fall into a gallop。;
2АL。 Dindorf and others bracket察as spurious。
So if you wish to pull up a spirited horse when breaking off into a
quicker pace than requisite察 you must not suddenly wrench him察 but
quietly and gently bring the bit to bear upon him察coaxing him rather than
compelling him to calm down。 It is the long steady course rather than the
frequent turn which tends to calm a horse。3АA quiet pace sustained for a
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long time has a caressing撮4Аsoothing effect察the reverse of exciting。 If any
one proposes by a series of fast and oft´ repeated gallops to produce a
sense of weariness in the horse察and so to tame him察his expectation will
not be justified by the result察for under such circumstances a spirited horse
will do his best to carry the day by main force撮5А and with a show of
temper察like a passionate man察 may contrive to bring on himself and his
rider irreparable mischief。
3А Or察 long stretches rather than a succession of turns and counter
turns察─。apostrophai。
4АReading katapsosi with L。 Dind。
5А 。agein bia察 vi agere察 vi uti察 Sturz察 al。 ;go his own gait by
sheer force。;
A spirited horse should be kept in check察so that he does not dash off at
full speed察and on the same principle察you should absolutely abstain from
setting him to race against another察 as a general rule察 your fiery´spirited
horse is only too fond of contention。6А
6А Reading skhedon gar kai phil oi thum察 or if 。 。 。 oi thil kai
th。 transl。 ;the more eager and ambitious a horse is察 the more
mettlesome he will tend to become。;
Smooth bits are better and more serviceable than rough察if a rough bit
be inserted at all察it must be made to resemble a smooth one as much as
possible by lightness of hand。
It is a good thing also for the rider to accustom himself to keep a quiet
seat察especially when mounted on a spirited horse察and also to touch him
as little as possible with anything except that part of the body necessary to
secure a firm seat。
Again察it should be known that the conventional ;chirrup;7Аto quiet
and ;cluck; to rouse a horse are a sort of precept of the training school察
and supposing any one from the beginning chose to associate soft soothing
actions with the ;cluck; sound察 and harsh rousing actions with the
;chirrup察─the horse could be taught to rouse himself at the ;chirrup; and
to calm himself at the ;cluck; sound。 On this principle察at the sound of the
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trumpet or the shout of battle the rider should avoid coming up to his
charger in a state of excitement察 or察 indeed察 bringing any disturbing
influence to bear on the animal。 As far as possible察 at such a crisis he
should halt and rest him察 and察 if circumstances permit察 give him his
morning or his evening meal。 But the best advice of all is not to get an
over´spirited horse for the purposes of war。
7А Al。 ;whistling察─ and see Berenger察 ii。 68。 poppusmos察 a sound
from the lips察。klogmos察from the cheek。
As to the sluggish type of animal察I need only suggest to do everything
the opposite to what we advise as appropriate in dealing with an animal of
high spirit。
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X
But possibly you are not content with a horse serviceable for war。 You
want to find him him a showy察attractive animal察with a certain grandeur of
bearing。 If so察you must abstain from pulling at his mouth with the bit察or
applying the spur and whipmethods commonly adopted by people with a
view to a fine effect察though察as a matter of fact察they thereby achieve the
very opposite of what they are aiming at。 That is to say察by dragging the
mouth up they render the horse blind instead of alive to what is in front of
him察and what with spurring and whipping they distract the creature to the
point of absolute bewilderment and danger。1АFeats indeedthe feats of
horses with a strong dislike to being riddenup to all sorts of ugly and
ungainly tricks。 On the contrary察let the horse be taught to be ridden on a
loose bridle察 and to hold his head high and arch his neck察 and you will
practically be making him perform the very acts which he himself delights
or rather exults in察and the best proof of the pleasure which he takes is察
that when he is let loose with other horses察 and more particularly with
mares察you will see him rear his head aloft to the full height察and arch his
neck with nervous vigour撮2А pawing the air with pliant legs3А and
waving his tail on high。 By training him to adopt the very airs and graces
which he naturally assumes when showing off to best advantage察you have
got what you are aiming ata horse that delights in