Xir.— NORAVAY. 



[Keiioited by Lieut. Col. \V. K. Livermoiv, Corps of Engineers, I'nited States Military Attache at 

 Copenhagen and Stockhohii.] 



The Norwegian government, not contemplating the inva- 

 sion of any foreign country, has organized its army purely 

 for purposes of defense. In case of war only the line is liable 

 to duty abroad. 



Horses for the army are supplied in three different ways : 



(a) By purchase abroad, " original horses " (stamheste) 250 

 in all ; 



(b) The rest of the horses in time of peace, the so-called 

 "quarter horses" (kvarterheste), about 3,400 in all, are 

 obtained at home by the supply establishment; 



(c) The horses required in the field in excess of those avail- 

 able in time of peace are obtained by conscription. 



(a) STAMHESTE. 



The stamheste are purchased in Sweden and in England by 

 the remount commissioners. The prices vary from $134 

 to $268. 



Special orders about inspections are issued at every 

 purchase. 



The cavalry requires about 182, of which about 10 per cent, 

 namely, 18, are acquired annually. The horses are generally 

 half-blood English. They are mares or geldings. The color 

 is indifferent. The artillery lequires 39 stamheste at the rate 

 of about 4 a year ; the requirements are similar to those of 

 the cavalry. During the past few years about 25 horses have 

 been bought annually, but in 1899, at a single purchase, 80 

 were bought for the orderly squadron. 



There is no government breeding establishment in Norwa3^ 

 The Norwegian Government is making investigations with a 

 view to finding an economical remount system based upon 

 the stock now in Norway. One of the three stallions now 

 used is a hackney, the two others are Norwegian. The stal- 

 lions are lent to civilian horse raisers with the condition that 



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