426 THE HORSE 



following year, and have suffered no detriment whatever 

 from having been put to the stud. 



The General Conditions applicable to Army Remounts, as 

 published in the leaflet issued by the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries, are as follows : — 



Age. — The limits of age for horses entermg the Army as Eemounts in 

 time of peace are between 4 and 7 years, and in time of war from 

 6 to 12 years. 



Colour. — Whites and greys are only required for special purposes, and 

 are always specially ordered. Very light or washy-coloured horses 

 not accepted. 



Soundness. — Entire, unmanageable, or vicious horses, crib-biters, wind- 

 suckers, parrot-mouthed or under-shot horses, or horses with capped 

 elbows, damaged knees, injured or deficient teeth, are not admissible. 

 Horses with short docks are not accepted. 



Soundness in eyes, wind, and limb is essential ; no animals with 

 worn, upright, or over-shot joints, and none witli curby hocks, are 

 passed. 



There are no specified dates for the assembling and inspecting of 

 horses. The Inspecting Officer of the Remount Staff is the final 

 authority to decide on the purchase or rejection of any animal. 



Types of Horses Required. 



The horses required for remount purposes may be divided into 

 five fairlj' distinct types : — 

 Houseliold Cavalry. — Horses for the Household Regiments must be 

 well bred and at the same time able to carry weight. Their work 

 being chiefly escort duty in London, a certain amount of action is 

 necessary, and they must be good-looking animals. The price paid 

 for these horses is considerably higher than that paid for the 

 ordinary trooper. 



The colour required is black, and height at 4 years 15.3 hands, 

 and at 5 years 16 hands. 

 Cavalry of the Line. — The class required is a deep, short-legged, short- 

 backed, good barrelled horse of the hunter stamp, with substance 

 and quality, true action, and going without brushing the joints. 

 Light, active, well-bred horses, that move truly and well in all their 

 paces, well ribbed up, with plenty of bone and short backs, may be 

 said to represent the cavalry type. 



Height at 4 years 15.0^ to 15.2J hands, over four years 15. li^ to 

 15.2J hands. 



The number of cavalry horses required annually in peace time is 

 approximately 1 ,000. 

 Royal Artillery. — The type required for the Artillery is the weight- 

 carrying hunter, and as every horse, whether in the gun-team or 



