THE HORSES OE THE PRUSSIAN ARMY. 
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In the Field and on the March. 
Heavy ration . 10^- lbs. oats; 3 lbs. hay; 3^ lbs. straw. 
Medium „ . 9f lbs. „ 3 lbs. „ 3| lbs. „ 
Light „ . 9 lbs. „ 3 lbs. „ 3^ lbs. „ 
When the rations are issued in oats only, the foregoing 
amounts are increased by three and a half, three and a 
quarter, and three pounds of oats respectively. 
When carried by railway or on board a transport, each 
horse receives an additional ration of three pounds of hay 
and two pounds of straw for each trip of eight hours or less 
duration, with an extra three pounds of hay when the journey 
is of longer continuance. In field manoeuvres extending over 
a period exceeding four weeks, the horses of the Cuirassier 
and Landwehr heavy cavalry regiments, and the draught 
horses of the artillery and train receive a ration of 
11£ lbs. oats; 3 lbs. hay; 3| lbs. straw, 
and those of the rest of the Line and Landwehr cavalry, and 
of the squadrons of Landwehr battalions, and the riding 
horses of the Artillery, 
10 lbs. oats; 3 lbs. liay; 3| lbs. straw. 
Other horses, including the chargers of general and staff 
officers, do not receive extra rations under these circum¬ 
stances. 
The average cost of keep is not stated. 
The weights ridden in the mounted corps of the German 
army are at present as follows: Cuirassiers, twenty stone two 
and a half pounds; Uhlans, eighteen stone half a pound; 
Dragoons, seventeen stone three pounds; Hussars, fifteen 
stone five pounds. These are the weights in the Guard, in 
marching order, and English weight. In the rest of the 
army, the men are smaller on the average, and the weights 
ridden are consequently less. 
In Sir Henry James’ f Equipment of Cavalry 5 (1870), the 
weights ridden in our own service, in marching order, are 
given as below: 
Household Cavalry 
Dragoons . 
Lancers . 
Hussars . 
20 stone 11 lbs. 
19 „ G lbs. 
19 „ 0 lbs. 
19 „ 1| lbs. 
