Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-12
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Horsemanship--Army Horses,
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Military HoIsemanship--Army Horses,
@ wa etc,, etc. 10
To look at q LOT Of worn down army h0fees 10
enough to excite the sympathy of every humane
observer Of their emaolated frames. And why
is u that such q disgraceful state Of things 10
permitted to EXIST The reason is too plain 10
admit Of disguise or oonesalment, 10 any one
who will notice the treatment Of these doomed
animals by their fidBrs. a' t,i.ty '3 l3.t als
Set young fedglIng Of on officer on horse.
back, and the first thing you see OF bis horse
msnship, he ID or at csDter, skedsddle, AXE
daddle. Whether he ride by night or BY day
you will hear the football Of Bis horse, skedad-
die, skedaddle. Generals thus ride; Colonels
Imitatae; Majors and Adjutants do the same
All, all ride, sksdaddle, ekedaddle. But ask
the hoofs Of horses 700 poor TO garry their
shoes, and II any inarticulAto noiss can be
reached In form Of meaning words, those hoofs
Win asauss you Of the approach Of mlItary riders,
ekedaddle, skedaddle. II no other interest were
at stake but those Of the9idets and tho poor tni.
mails, the first might be tssased With scorn end
military Rebuke; but the latter should be kindly
taken care Of and restored to their best possible
condition. But has the Government no interest
In NuIU mhkt6Et 10 " VI tmVVhso sohSo Az y PU-
cuniary point Of View whether the whole riding
f,roes of the public service thus ride 10 the
destruction OF tens Of thousands Of the best
horses in die United States--ihus keeping up
the pefpelual sRIndie Of the horse buyer, the
horse inspector, J, and the other between men. ,.
Are horses thus used and thus abused to their
general destruction In the armies Of Eusopel
No, verify! Horses are there mos ridden to
death when there 10 no occasion for IL; while
under almost all conceivable circumstances,
they are we'll taken care Of, carefully groomed,
and for the neglect OF which the rider has to
render account. To see an officer mounted on
o mean, shabby horse isnot 80 common. =
| Bat look ct our cavalry Arm Of the natl 70
strenRth, and what do you sect Men brought
|up TO all sallings ahd professions, all
mounted, and ppsalbly majority for the first
|ime, and greatly Ignorant Of che hrst principles
|Iof Groom knowledge and (tsot. Isit TO sbe .ex-
pected that cavslty thnsdsrived from every rank
| and occupation should be able or willing 30 %
take oSro'of horses 10 to render them durable
4 M military seYyice1 Ignorant, however, a. such
NAV be In the art ofr feeding, watering, groom.
| Ing and mounting, one thing they soon learn TO
do-that is 10 strike their vIllianous epurs Into
| the Aapks Of the doomed steeds, after the fash
lion Of Dandy Jack In the olrous-or full as like
| ", often more noble example, with shoulder
straps mounted, fly upon the road or the field
skedaddle, skedaddle, 90 If the devil or John
Morgan was after them. Now, II such was the
case, there would be some propriety in such
gait; hut In eamp training and horse riding
| Tor oscasionslly few home practitioners may
be seen, NOT 10 show themselves, but simply u
be seen BY ell who have an eye open to thi
beauties Of home aervice-it has been though
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