troops who were encamped there under 

 General Beatson in readiness for summons 

 to the Crimea, whither they were eventually 

 dispatched. 



The horses on which these troops were 

 mounted ranged from 14 hands to 14.3 ; 

 all had a strong strain of Arab blood, and 

 had come with the troops from the Islands 

 of the Archipelago. They were perfect 

 horses for light cavalry work. The economy 

 with which they were fed was surprising : 

 their feed consisted principally of chopped 

 straw with a small daily ration of barley 

 when the grain was procurable, which 

 was not always the case ; and on this diet 

 they continued in condition to endure long 

 journeys which would have speedily broken 

 down the best English charger in the British 

 army. 



CAPE HORSES. 



The universal opinion of residents in 

 South Africa is against the introduction of 

 imported horses for general work, inasmuch 

 as they cannot withstand the climate, hard 

 living, bad roads and rough usage which 

 make up the conditions of a horse's life in 

 the Colony. 



In past years, before the present war, 



