308 KEMOUNT SYSTEMS OF FOREIGN ARMIES. 



The horses procured on the market for money advanced are 

 entered in the i)roper category and are assigned as follows : 

 First category, i-year-olds (thoroughbreds may be 3-year- 

 olds) to 9-year-olds and of a value not under $175.50. 

 Second category, from 5 to 12 years and of a value not 



under $96.50. 

 Third category, from 5 to l-t years and of a value not 

 under $58.50. 

 The height must be between 14^ and 15^ hands for officers 

 entitled to second-grade rations, exception being made for 

 officers over 5 feet 9 inches in height who may procure horses 

 15f hands high. Officers entitled to forage of the first grade 

 have mounts between 15^ and 15f hands high. 



The horses procured on the market by general officers for 

 money advanced are entered into one of the two above- 

 mentioned categories, according to age, value, and height. 



The advances of money for the acquisition of horses come 

 generally from the treasury of the corps to which the officers 

 belong or from the units in which they serve. 



ASSIGNMENT OF HORSES TO SUBALTERN CAVALRY OFFICERS. 



Thirty-four horses in each cavalry regiment are assigned 

 to subaltern cavalry officers. These mounts are selected from 

 among the best received by the regiment from the studs or 

 from the cavalry remount service. These horses, called 

 chargers, are entered on a special roll (the roll of chargers) 

 and are distributed among the squadrons. The chargers are 

 not branded, and are not subject to the regulations for troop 

 horses with regard to uniformity of dimensions and cut of 

 the tail. Chargers are obligatory for subaltern officers but 

 optional for captains and field officers. 



A corps commander may permit a lieutenant, applying 

 for such permission, to turn in the charger received from the 

 state and substitute for it one of his own. 



A newly appointed second lieutenant who has graduated 

 from a military school must, before entering the cavalry 

 school, join the regiment to which he has been assigned, and 

 there the commander, taking into account the build, the apti- 

 tude, and even the wishes of the officer, assigns him a horse 

 from among the available chargers of the regiment. 



The charger is used only in the service and on such occa- 

 sions outside the service which the commander believes 



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