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HOW THE CAVALRYMAN RODE. 155horse. These footmen proved usefxil in cheeking disorder,and the archers were so active as to be able to keep up withthe horse in all their marches and evolutions.Greek Headstall.Greek Headstall.The cavalryman had no stirrups, nor were the horses shod.The manner in which the horses got through the long winterand mountain marches proves that their feet were very soundand the animals extremely hardy. The rider sat on a blanketheld by a cireingle.Some of these blanketslook like a species ofsaddle-tree.The drillwas largely adapted togive the man thestrength of seat whichthe modern saddle withstirrups lends. Ofcourse he could notstand in his stirrups tocut and thrust as themodern cavalrymanRider from Frieze of Parthenon.does ; and was accordingly somewhat handicapped. But sowas the enemy, and the drill made him strong and active.Despite, or perhaps by reason of, these drawbacks, the cav-