490 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



to the hips by a short, broad loin. The barrel should be deep and 

 round, the ribs well sprung, and the chest deep; the croup should be 

 long and the hips nicely rounded. The legs should be well placed and 

 heavily muscled, the bone broad and clean, and the pasterns of good 

 length and obliquely set, joined to well-shaped feet. The runabout 

 horse is not quite so stockily built as the cob, being not so heavy in 

 neck and crest, not so full made and rotund in body, and not so heavy 

 in quarters. The action is more moderate than that of a cob; he does 

 not need to be as high an actor, but should have more speed. The 

 action should be bold, frictionless, and straight, such as is conducive 

 to speed and beauty of form. 



The demand for runabout horses is for single drivers. They are 

 used in cities and elsewhere on runabouts and driving wagons. They 

 are of more or less mixed breeding, Standardbred breeding predominat- 

 ing. 



Roadsters. — The chapter dealing with light-harness or roadster 

 type sets forth the requirements for roadsters in form, action, and speed, 

 and discusses the uses to which they are put. No further discussion 

 is needed here. 



Saddle Horses 



The saddle horse group includes the five classes known as Five- 

 Gaited Saddlers, Three-Gaited Saddlers, Hunters, Cavalry Horses, and 

 Polo Ponies. All of these except the cavalry horse have received full 

 consideration under the subject of types of horses in preceding chapters. 



Cavalry horses. — The Quartermaster General of the War Depart- 

 ment has sent out the following specifications as the requirements for 

 an American cavalry horse: 



"Each horse will be subjected to a rigid inspection and any animal 

 that does not meet with the requirements should be rejected. No 

 white or gray horses will be accepted. The mature horse must be 

 sound, well bred, of a superior class, and have quality; gentle and of a 

 kind disposition; well broken to the saddle, with light and elastic mouth, 

 easy gaits, and free and prompt action at the walk, trot, and gallop; 

 free from vicious habits; and otherwise to conform to the following 

 description: A gelding of specified color, in good condition, from 5 to 

 8 years old at time of purchase; weighing from 950 to 1,200 pounds, 

 depending on height, which should be from 15 to 16 hands." 



Cavalry remounts for the U. S. War Department are purchased as 

 needed through contract orders, the contract being let to the lowest 

 responsible bidder. In filling orders, dealers are often obliged to edu- 

 cate many of the recruits to the saddle, in order to meet the specific 

 requirements. 



