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height. A smart, active, draft horse, with plenty of bone and sub- 

 stance, and enough quality to insure staying power in fairly fast work, 

 is required for this service." 



The work of the heavy artillery horse is much heavier and slower 

 than that of the light artillery horse, and the type demanded in the 

 horse is quite different. Here it is a question of power rather than of 

 speed, and the heavy artillery horse is in fact a light draft horse, though 

 some fall somewhat short of the weight desired in light drafters. Heavy 

 artillery horses might properly be classed with draft or chunk horses, 

 but for convenience are included in the same general class as the light 

 artillery horses. 



The demand for artillery horses is rather spasmodic, at some times 

 being much greater than at others. Contracts are given to the lowest 

 responsible bidder to supply them in large numbers at a specified time. 



Fig. 188.— Fire horses. 



Because of the rigid examination and requirements of official inspectors, 

 some men have lost money in filling contracts. ^ 



The fire horse is more rangy in conformation than the expresser, 

 he being required to throw weight into the collar and often to take 

 long runs. The requirements are very rigid, as will be seen by the 

 specifications set forth by Peter F. Quinn, former superintendent of 

 horses of the Chicago Fire Department: 



"The work required of a horse best suited to fire department 

 services necessitates almost human intelligence. Such a horse must 

 not only be well bred, sound in every particular, quick to observe, 

 prompt and willing to respond to every call, but as well, ambitious to 



'During the World War, or from 1914 to 1918 inclusive, the United States 

 exported 1,054,000 horses, valued at $219,459,000, and 357,255 mules, valued at 

 $70,926,000. 



