On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 1
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The Importance of Horsemanship
It is a good plan first to drag the foeman towards one self, and then on a sudden to thrust him off. The horse it is obvious is not open to instruction by speech and reasoning. If you would have a horse learn to perform his duty, your best plan will be, whenever he does as you wish, to show him some kindness in return. It is well to bear in mind that so long as the skirmisher is close to his own party, valor and discretion alike dictate to wheel and charge in the vanguard might and mane.
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