CHAPTER VII 



THE MILITARY HORSE 

 Figs. 33, 34. 



FOR military purposes, several distinct types of horses 

 are required according to the use to which they are 

 to be put; and each type must conform carefully to a 

 standard set by the War Department. The specifications 

 for each type issued by the War Departments of the 

 United States and Great Britain (for Canada) are inserted 

 for their reference value, and also that farmers interested 

 in breeding horses for army use may be informed as to 

 what is required. 



227. Horses, general description. (U. S. War Dept.) 



Head. Small and well set on neck ; with ears small, 

 thin, neat and erect; forehead broad and full; eyes 

 large, prominent and mild, with well-developed brow and 

 fine eyelid; vision perfect in every respect; muzzle 

 small and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and firmly com- 

 pressed ; nostrils large and fine ; and branches of under- 

 jaw (adjoining neck) wide apart. 



Neck. Light, moderately long and tapering toward 

 the head, with crest firm and longer than underside; 

 mane and forelock fine and intact. 



Withers. Elevated, not unduly fine, well developed 

 and muscled. 



Shoulders. Long, oblique and well muscled. 



Chest. Full, very deep, moderately broad and 

 plump in front. 



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