CAVALRY HORSES. 845 



duty of the presidents of the commissions on purchasing to see that the 

 latter do not exceed the limits of price allowed to them. 



^ Scheduled Real Price 



CATEGORY. PRICE. PAID AT THE KEMOUNT. 



Cavalry-School Horses .... 360 dollars. 300 to 440 dollars. 



Staff Horses. 



Reserve 280 " 260 to 320 " 



Line 272 " 240 to 280 " 



Vanguard 228 " 210 to 280 " 



Droop Horses. 



Reserve 232 " 210 to 280 " 



Line 206 " 180 to 220 " 



Light cavalry 182 " 150 to 200 " 



Artillery (saddle) .... 200 " 200 to 220 " 



Artillery (harness) . . .200 " 160 to 190 " 



We give in the above table the scheduled figures which were estab- 

 lished by the French government in 1889, and we place opposite the 

 prices which the remount really pay,* 



We will now quote from Captain Rivet,^ whose competency in this 

 direction is well known. The lines below are full of precious infor- 

 mation for purchasing officials and officers of the army. 



A. — Staff Horses. 



" They may be classed as follows : 



" 1st. Ordinary. — Regular conformation, medium neck, sufficient 

 power and speed. Those which have a rather large head, a white 

 color, washed mane and tail or coat, and slight blemishes are also 

 included in this class. 



" 2d. Good. — Those which have sufficient breeding, good neck 

 and lines, regular conformation, strong body and members, and good 

 gaits. 



" 3d. Very Grood. — Those which possess a good conformation 

 and good breeding, a fine, expressive head, strength, beautiful chest, 

 good members, prominent tendons, long and brilliant gaits. 



" The price of the ordinary horse is from 75 to 150 francs less than 

 that of the good horse, with a range of 50 francs above or below. 



" The value of the very good horse is 100, 150, and in rare instances 

 200 francs more than the average. 



" The price of the gray horse is one-eighth less than that of the 

 class in which he may be placed. 



" The standard line horse ranks between the reserve corps horse 



1 Wiart, Vet6rinaire en ler an d6p6t de remonte de Caen. (Note communiqu6e.) 



2 A. Rivet, Guide pratique de I'acheteur de chevaux, p. 19, et suiv,, Caen, 1877. 



