Wallhausen - Ritterkunst figure 4

Reproduction of Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen's Ritterkunst.

The fourth figure shows disembarkation from water and how to train a skittish or awkward horse. We can certainly agree that the tips below are not recommended when training one's horse.

1. Here you have a team while swimming, when the rider remains seated in the saddle holding sword and gun in raised hands so as not to get wet.
2. How he has dropped the stirrups and is kneeling in the saddle, holding his gun high.
3. When the horse is too weak for the rider, he holds the tail with his right hand and the reins with his left, and thus sets off through the water.
4. If you have a troublesome horse, which is afraid of shots, let some persons, 6, 7, or 8, fire at it with loose shots from all sides and edges, so that it gets used to the fire.
5. If you have a stubborn horse that doesn't want to move out of the spot, or that lies down when you have to sit up, then take a small rocket, tie it to the saddle, and let someone else set it on fire when the horse refuses move, and it will not remain standing for long, and will also thoroughly forget its capriciousness.
6. You also get your horse used to sitting through a fire, so that it gets used to the shooting.
7. This way you also teach your horse to walk on a narrow lead, something that will often give you a significant advantage.

The image is accompanied by a reproduction of the text associated with the image, both in German and translated into Swedish. And which is conveniently placed on the back of the painting, or framed separately and placed next to it.