25G REMOUNT SYSTEMS OF FOREIGN ARMIES. 



the cost of the first horse and equipments, wliich cost varies, 

 according to grade, from $90 for a newly appointed sublieu- 

 tenant up to $230 for an officer of cuirassiers. 



"CHEVAUX DE MANEGE" AND " CHEVAUX DE CARRIERE." 



A regular effective of about 366 horses of the first category 

 and 473 of the second is maintained for the use of the schools 

 where riding is taught, as, for instance, Saumur, St. Cyr, the 

 artillery schools at Versailles and Fontainebleau, the war col- 

 lege at Paris, etc. 



The "cheval de manege," as the name indicates, is a riding- 

 hall horse, used for this purpose alone and never for outdoor 

 work. The "cheval de carriere," on the other hand, is used 

 solely for outdoor work, in the outdoor riding school (a regu- 

 lar adjunct of the- "riding hall" at all schools and most 

 cavalry posts). The nearest English equivalent for "cheval 

 de carriere" is "cross-country horse." These horses are 

 selected and trained with great care and will exhibit to the 

 instructor the smallest mistake committed by their riders. 

 They are of course taught to jump ordinary obstacles, but 

 they are not used in the military steeplechases nor as troop 

 horses. The ideal type of the "cheval de carriere" is the 

 Irish hunter. The average price allowed for this type of 

 horse is about $360, but authority may be and often is 

 obtained to pay much more — even as high as $500 and $600, 

 The price allowed for the riding-hall horse is $250, but often 

 more is paid. Some magnificent animals of both types are 

 to be seen at the schools. Besides these two types of horses, 

 there are maintained for the schools about 1,375 "troop 

 horses" for outdoor drills and exercises under arms 



STUDS AND BREED FARMS. 



As already stated, horses are obtained for the French army 

 almost wholly by purchase in the open market. The only 

 exception is furnished by a few young horses, raised on the 

 military breed farms in Algeria and Tunis, which are found 

 unsuitable for breeding purposes and are, therefore, sold or 

 turned over to the troops. 



Government Studs. — The 22 government studs existing in 

 France proper are administered by the department of agri- 

 culture and do not furnish horses to the army. The object 



