234 MILITARY COMMISSION TO EUROPE. 



For a 1st captain, about $6 50. 



For a 2(1 captain, about $4. 



For a lieutenant, about $2 50. 



Very few of the horses used in the army come from the government breeding establishments, 

 these consisting mainly of good stallions, and having for their object the improvement of the 

 breed in the country. 



The heavy cavalry horses are principally from the German provinces ; they are of fine appear- 

 ance, but generally wanting in endurance, being often long legged and narrow chested. 



The light cavalry horses are excellent ; they are of fine appearance, active, hardy, intelligent, 

 and seldom vicious. They are mostly from Hungary, Transylvania, and Poland. Large num- 

 bers are imported from Kussia. 



The average price of the cuirassier horses is $80. 



The ration of a heavy cavalry horse is 6 pounds of oats, 10 pounds of hay, 2 pounds of straw; 

 for a light cavalry horse it is C pounds of oats, 8 pounds of hay, 2 pounds of straw. 



Five days' rations are carried on the march. 



The hay is twisted into a rope, and then coiled into a circle ; 2 men are needed to twist it in 

 different directions, first wetting it a little. 



In barracks there are 3 equal feeds each day; one at reveille, another at 11|, the last at dark. 



The horses are watered 3 times a day. 



As a general thing, the horses are not fed during a march. 



In the field sickles are carried. 



The ration of straw mentioned above is for the litter. 



STABLES, AND STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



The variations in the plan and arrangements of the stables are very great. In some there is 

 a single passage way, with a row of stalls on one side only ; in others, a long hall, with a row 

 of stalls on each side ; in another, two halls, with two rows of stalls on each side of each hall. 



Some are for 8 horses, others for sixteen ; others again for 200. 



In some, the mangers are of wood ; in others, of wood, lined with iron ; in others, of stone ; 

 some of these mangers being continuous, others for a single horse. 



The hay-racks are generally of iron ; sometimes a rack for each horse, in other cases, one 

 long rack for many stalls. 



Single stone mangers, and iron racks, seem to be the best. 



In Vienna the stalls are floored with plank, the head of the stall being of clay, that the fore- 

 feet may rest upon it ; a drain, covered with moveable boards, runs along behind each row 

 of stalls. 



In Verona there are stalls paved with small round paving stones. The passages are some- 

 times paved with stones, sometimes with wooden blocks. 



The roof is supported by pillars. The stalls are separated by swinging bars ; in the stables 

 for officers' horses, cushions are suspended from these bars. 



There is a shelf over the rear of each stall ; a hook, or pin, on each post. 



