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. 



fATvrmv SCHEDULED REAL PRICE 



PRICE. PAID AT THE REMOUNT. 



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 " 



Troop Horses. 



Reserve 232 " 21C 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. 1 



We will now quote from Captain Rivet, 2 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 Good. 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, VetSrinaire en ler a\i d6p6t de remonte de Caen. (Note communique^.) 



2 A. Rivet, Guide pratique de 1'acheteur de chevaux, p. 19, et suiv., Caen, 1877. 



