American homes and gardens (1905) (14782139422)

Identifier: americanhomr03newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York, Munn and Co
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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With One Trooper Sitting on the Shoulders of Another, Hurdle After Hurdle is Taken Without Mishap August, (906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 101
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Over the Hurdle in the Roman Style 102 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS August, 1906 over the horse and onto the back of another trotting besidehis own, landing first in the natural seat, then facing therear, and then standing. After he has acquired these trickshe is permitted to do what else he can, and he is encouragedby the officers to learn new tricks. These things are permittedand encouraged by the officers because they give the man con-fidence in his ability to manage his horse, and help him there-fore to become a good soldier. Some of the exhibitions givenfrequently at cavalry posts outshine even the best efforts of acarefully trained circus rider. But while the rookie, as the recruit is called, is learningthese fancy tricks, he is also being drilled in other branchesequally as important, but, to him, the most onerous and use-less task he has to perform. These are, to groom, policeand drill. The first sergeant and even the officers give him in-structions in grooming, and the wise rec