Rough

Rider. A person who is indispensably nece ary in every cavalry regiment. He is a sort of non-commi ioned officer, and should always a ociate with the serjeants in preference to the private men. Rough Riders are the a istants of the riding master, and one should always be appointed to each troop. The nece ary qualifications, for every Rough Rider (independently of a thorough knowlege of horsemanship) are activity, zeal, and good conduct. Every rough rider must provide himself with a proper jacket for the riding school busine , according to the pattern fixed upon in the regiment. To ROUGH horses , a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. To ROUGH it , a cant word used among military men, signifying to face every sort of hardship.