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ample bone, more or less feather, and sound feet. He should carry a 

 fairly high head and show some style. 



Action. — The work of this class is performed almost wholly at the 

 trot, and, accordingly, we will look for a horse that is a "straight line 

 mover" — that is, straight and true in movement. He should have plenty 

 of activity with a moderately attractive action, but especially with a trot 

 that is quick, straight, elastic and smooth — a true, frictionless gait. 



Demand. — These horses are used in large numbers on the streets of 

 foreign (especially English) cities to draw the omnibuses that are a com- 

 mon means of transportation. Some are employed in the trade of Ameri- 

 can cities demanding a light, stocky, active horse for miscellaneous pur- 

 poses. He fills to some extent, the call for a general-purpose horse, but 

 he should not be confused with the horse quoted as "general purpose" in, 

 market reports. The prices that bussers are bringing show not only the 

 strength of the demand but the camparatively small supply. 



THE TRAM HORSE. 



Trammers are very little different from the bussers except that they 

 are rather plainer, an inch or two smaller in size, and correspondingly 

 lighter, but they should have as much weight as possible for their 

 height. They are used on the tramways of European cities. 



ARTILLERY HORSES. 



Contracts for horses for the army artillery service often give an 

 outlet for small horses of the draft type weighing from 1,100 to 1,250 

 pounds. They are not of any particular line of breeding, being often of 

 the blood of the light breeds, but they must fill very exact requirements 

 to be acceptable. Two classes are generally recognized, one for light and 

 the other for heavy artillery. Quite large numbers are purchased for 

 use in the British army, a horse answering the description of a light 

 parcel carter being taken for this purpose. 



The specifications herewith given for the United States artillery 

 horse will be seen to be those of an expresser without the weight: 

 (Article 1142, United States Army Regulations, 1901.) 



"The artillery horse is required for quick draft purposes, and should 

 move the carriage ordinarily by weight thrown into the collar rather 

 than by muscular exertion. 



"The animal must be sound, without blemish or defect, well bred, of 

 a kind disposition, and free from vicious habits, a square trotter; well 

 broken to harness, and gentle under the saddle, with easy mouth and 

 gait, and with free, prompt action at the walk, trot and gallop; other- 

 wise to conform to the follow description: 



"A gelding of uniform and hardy color, in good condition, from 15% 

 to 16 hands high; weight of the lead horse not less than 1,050 pounds 

 and that of the wheel horse not more than 1,200 pounds; from 5 to 8 

 years old, head and ears small, forehead broad, eyes large and prominent, 

 vision perfect in every respect; chest full, broad and deep; fore legs 

 straight and standing well under; shoulders sufficiently broad to support 

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