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Trumpeters ok the Cuirassiers 



thousand in times of war. Her remounts come 

 chiefly from Hungary, only a few being obtained 

 within her own borders. 



Belgium has more than ten thousand horses, 

 and her annual remount is one thousand ; the 

 draft or transportation horses are easily derived 

 from the Ardennes. The breeding of cavalry 

 horses is encouraged to the utmost by the 

 government. 



England has an annual need of nearly three 

 thousand remounts, which it is easy to obtain 

 in that country itself. The government takes 

 no interest in breeding, except in the poorest 

 districts of Ireland, where it has stationed a 

 few Hackney stallions. 



Luxemburg, having a cavalry force of eight 

 horses, finds little difficulty in the matter of 

 remounts. 



The Netherlands has eight thousand military 

 horses, of which all those for the cavalry and 

 artillery come from Ireland, while about a hun- 

 dred heavier horses are annually bought in the 

 provinces of Groningen and Gelderland. They 

 are bought at three and four years of age and 

 spend one year at Millingen in large stables 



that communicate with vast fields, where they 

 can run at liberty. Nourishing food, much 

 exercise, and fresh air prepare these horses 



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Horse of a German Artillery Officer 



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