lution in the execution of all necessary undertakings.

Keenness, the very life and soul of all Cavalry action, can only grow
where the troops believe themselves fully equal to all eventualities.
The idea, therefore, that Cavalry, even when dismounted, is not equal
to any Infantry, must never be allowed to show its head; rather, the
men must be brought up in the conviction that, owing to their longer
term of service, absence of reservists, etc., they are, unit for unit,
more than a match for the best. Only when they feel this thoroughly
will they develop their utmost fighting value. But it is indispensable
that they should be thoroughly at home in all forms of the dismounted
combat, for only then will they feel confidence in the weapons they
carry.

This ideal is as yet far from being attained in our service, and we
must break entirely with the existing training and enter on new paths
if it is in any way to be attained.

For the tactical subdivision of the squadron, and the elementary forms
of skirmishing action, the Regulations afford a sufficient foundation,
but their application must be brought home to the men in a totally
different manner to that at present in use.

A few weeks after their arrival--at latest the beginning of
November--the recruits must be taken out into the country and
practised in utilizing all the advantages it offers, both as a group
and in firing lines, and at the same time they must be taught with the
carbine, aiming, judging distance, etc., always from the point of view
of making each man a practical independent shot, without any
theoretical mystification or pedantry. Soon after Christmas they must
be sufficiently far advanced to commence practice on the range, which
must be carried out with the utmost individual care.

_A considerable increase in the amount of ammunition is essential_ to
keep the men constantly in practice, so that there are no long pauses
between the days set aside for shooting, that these are divided over
the whole year, and that firing at long distances and under field
conditions can be carried out on a greater scale than at present.
Before the beginning of the squadron drills, the men must be
thoroughly at home both in mounting and dismounting for fire action;
with this object, vaulting exercises with horses in full kit must be
especially practised. They must also have progressed so far in the
elementary preliminaries that tactical training of the dismounted
squadro