The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-07-04
CAVALRY TAorlcs.



siry, stationed a. Fort Mcintosh. Iox. has.
according TO the 81. Louis Gi3bo.Ocnoerstt
correspondent, won so much praise for its
unique exhibitions OF dri, la which the
horses seem as much Interested ns tlia men.
that IL IS frequently referred 30 ns tho -ia
nous circus troop Of cavairvn lt roes
through what is sometimes caihh tie
mounted infantry drill with great arecis
Ton and invariably attracts 4tlte exception.
al notice. Three score slcuit sorrul horecs
display an amount Of equine utel saeo
that Is at first almost howidfriHg, uleylg
the bugle calls with tho promu acss ora ae
curacy OF old soldiers The work OF ila.n
ing commenced about the middle OF Moves
Der, 1857, the drills being Cor four hours
daily, two in tho morning and two Ia The
afternoon.
The modus opeandi was MS follows. The
horses all appeared fitted with sgrciawos
and watering bridlca only. each trooper BE-.
trg provided with two leather atrars, Qaa
about two feet and tho othcr about tea feet
.ong. At given signal each man led Ills
nOrso to n short distance from tao othtrs
aud fastened the long strip 70 tha horses
right fore Log, Just above no hooG and ca-.
RED tho end OF tho strap Under tt8 oNt-
cinglo and over tho hcrsc's Baoa. $50 tha
end trailed on the ground az tis Aa sea
left side He then fastened he shnr. strap
to the horses left foro lee. just abcve 40
hoof then raising this hoof the strap WA
carried over the leg Of the horse, above tIs
knee and firmly buckel thus leaving TIC
nstonishcd animal standing on thrco legs
and wondering what on earth his rider
meant At tho next signal tie trooper
bei1cd the bride Of the animal m his left
hand aud grasping tho long strap cose 81
tho horse's back commenced to pull upnu
tails strap, at the same time pre- sing aguiust
the left side OF the animal with ms right
shoulder The result Of this art.ico was la
oil cases, except with tho most vicious
horses (of which there were net n few, 70
bring them down with both knees on tho
ground, as the strap pulloc up the right
hoof witha jerk
firm and sustained pressure with Che
shoulder then brought the horse over 80
that he lay at fun length on bis right side.
whereupon, aftor quoting him both by tho
voice and by Btrolng him, a carpino was
ncld In front OF hun, rubbed against him
ana held so that no could smell Sc, nul &c.
discharged. with tho majority OF ttn
4 horses this, OF course, produced an amount
OF terror and tuggiug and snOrting,
that, like the eccno between ,ho
4 parrot and the monkey, can DO more
| easily imagined than described. This
was repeated during each drill until horse
and man wcro fatigued. la q week ut least
ten horses would lie down OF tho buglc-call
without straps by simply pattiug tho hoof
with the hand and telling them what was
wanted. The real work OF perseverance,
and patience lag with the remaining loss
brilliant horses. There were at least q
dozen which had apparently como 70 tha
firm conclusion that nothing would ever IN
duce them TO submit 10 tho indlgnity OF
lying down ut full length in the dust
With these animals force was used, 10 IL
true, but it was done in such way that tho
horse was not terrified, but was made tc
understand that his trooper was liz
master, whom no must In al things obey
II may BIO said, en- PEASANT, that tho trooper
In certain cases found ont this fact only "a
this drill With these high-stMng oni
sometimes vicious horsos four mcn wtrt
necessary, using two long straps to throw
them, and these were necessarily aided Ia,
the lash OF the troop commander In Six
weeks the horses would allie down without
straps, at the sound of tho buglo, with TIC
exception OF possibly sis or seven, witt
which straps were neeessar~
two which still required the H.
uent. While lying down single r.
yolleys were discharged by the men
over the horses as rests. Two or Is ~
the most stubborn brntos were con a
by sheer patience and perseveranaA.
little sorrel bronco, ia particular, NJ.
wild and vicious that his bind feet va
never been shod, nor had he ever been rii
den without serious accident he wn
literally "wild, wooly, and hard to curry.
The trouble with this imp ia equine fori
was putting tho straps on him ia tho drs
place. II was like tho mice agreeing thi
under the circumstances tho best thing
! be done was TO pUt a bell ON collar and pg
the collar on the cats neck, But no volui
teers appeared 10 put the collar on the cas-.
To accomplish tho strappingatrategy 81,
( used, and for long time without ouccas
Tue strap was laid IN O moose ou The arouu
aud the horse was led artfully so that Oh
OF his fore feet would 90 IN the Moose, th1
I with quick jerk an attempt was made
catch his hoof, but the imp was too oai,
and would never walk into any such ira
/ again willingly. six powerful men wil
, straps finally throw him one day ard he
him down. Then his protests commence
. Ills hind tCet new out, aud continued 10 J
O. out, with velocity ana n0wor that wei
wonderful and In the highest Gogreo cxlu
2 arnting. And the writer ayers solemu
- that II there had been any shoes ca fh.
horses hind feet, no matter how tipbN
nailed on, they would haya flown on aa
o. landed probably somewhere 0cgoss q
- river IN Mexico KIND measures wei
used, however, long ume, una the IN
d was finally apparently quoted and above
r. 70 rise.