88 OUR CAVALRY. 



men may be very showy, but if their limbs 

 were shorter, their chests wider, and their arms 

 stronger, they would be more effective in action, 

 while pressing less on the power of their horses. 



The form of the men in our Household 

 Cavalry should resemble more that of the men 

 in our Grenadier Guards, which is for the most 

 part perfect. 



We ought not to enlist or retain, even in our 

 heavy cavalry, men of more than five feet eleven 

 inches; yet, we have still men in that force, 

 particularly amongst the sergeants, who, besides 

 being very tall, are also very heavy, and too 

 much so for any horse of proper breeding to 

 carry. I doubt not, these men, and particularly 

 the sergeants, are very deserving, but actual 

 service should ever be before the eyes of our 

 military authorities. 



It is the long limbs of the men in our House- 

 hold Cavalry which make them, when on foot, 

 look so tall ; but when mounted, they look less 

 tall than men formed like those in our Grena- 

 dier Guards would do if they were placed on 

 horseback; while these have broader chests, 

 and stronger arms than the very tall men now 

 to be seen in our Household Cavalry. 



