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depending on height. A smart, active, draft horse, with plenty 

 of bone and substance, and enough quality to insure staying 

 power in fairly fast work, is required for this service/' 



The work of the heavy artillery horse is much heavier and 

 slower than that of the light artillery horse, and the type de- 

 manded in the horse is quite different. Here it is a question 

 of power rather than of speed, and the heavy artillery horse is 

 in fact a light draft horse, though some fall somewhat short 1 of 

 the weight desired in light drafters. Heavy artillery horses 

 might properly be classed with draft or chunk horses, but for 



Fig. 147. Heavy Artillery Horses. 



convenience are included in the same general class as the light 

 artillery horses. 



The demand for artillery horses is rather spasmodic, at 

 some times being much greater than at others. Contracts are 

 given to the lowest responsible bidder to supply them in large 

 numbers at a specified time. Because of the rigid examination 

 and requirements of official inspectors, some men have lost 

 money in filling contracts. 



Fire horses. The fire horse is more rangy in conforma- 

 tion than the expresser, he being required to throw weight into 



