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right on them. His shoulders and hips are good and his back short. 

 This horse is always in demand, and, if 16 hands high, sells for a 

 good price, even if he has but ordinary action. He is not an extrav- 

 agant type in any particular, but a good "all round horse," and his 

 price iu England is regulated, within reasonable bounds, almost 

 entirely by his qualifications. 



While this horse is good enough for any market, and many of 

 greatly inferior quality will be produced in trying to raise him, he is 

 not yet as perfect as he should be, as he still lacks some of the qual- 

 ities which the highest-priced horses must have; but I mention him as 

 we ascend the scale action. At 16 hands high he would fill almost 

 any position between the bus horse and the high-class carriage horse. 

 He will do for the single brougham, and for this purpose would, when 

 well broken, sell for from $250 to -$500, the price above $250 depend- 

 ing on his style, action, size, and finish, until we see him merging into 

 the high-class carriage horse. If not sufficiently finished for the 

 brougham, or if his action and style rendered him undesirable for 

 that purpose, he would be called upon to draw the commercial carriage 

 or private omnibus, and for this purpose sell for from $200 to $250. 

 If possessed of poor knee action and only 15 hands 2 inches high, but 

 sound, he would make a first-class cavalry horse and sell at from 

 $150 to $200, according to his quality. 



My observations have convinced me that this is the horse our people 

 should have for export; but to be successful the production of this 

 horse should not mark the limit of their ambition. We should aim 

 still higher and attempt to produce the high-class carriage horse, as I 

 shall hereafter attempt to show. It is practically the same horse, with 

 a little more finish and much more style and action than would be 

 required in the one just described. 



Before leaving this horse, which in England is suited to so many 

 purposes, and proceeding to discuss the qualities of the high-class 

 carriage horse and the practicability of raising him in the United 

 States, I will devote a little space to the cavalry horses of Great Britain. 



CAVALRY HOUSES. 



Through the courtesy of the war department and the kindness of 

 the inspector-general of remounts in particular, I am able to state that 

 few, if any, American horses have yet been in the English cavalry. 

 Most of the troopers, or cavalry horses, are from 15 hands 2 inches to 

 16 hands 1 inch high, with short backs, heavy muscles, and strong 

 bones. White and gray are the only colors not used. A square trot 

 is the only gait required, except the gallop, and no pacers, single- 

 footers, or combination saddle horses are used. Each horse is expected 

 to carry with ease and run and jump with from 240 to 280 pounds 

 upon his back. Hence horses with long backs and weak loins will 

 not do at all. The army prefers to purchase horses 5 years old, but 

 many are bought at 4 and kept a year before they are turned over to 



