While the ranks are filling up, you must see
						that the horses get enough food to stand hard work, since horses unfit for
						their work can neither overtake nor escape. You must see that they are
						docile, because disobedient animals assist the enemy more than their own
						side. And horses that kick when mounted must be got rid of, for such brutes often
						do more mischief than the enemy. You must also look after their feet, so
						that they can be ridden on rough ground, for you know that wherever
						galloping is painful to them, they are useless.