Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-01
SELECTING cav, =.
Animals That Ar. - "
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animals That Are r..
In th s' s naasp's aud HI. 'i n Oh. s..
g Eha knowledge in horse ,osy remoa
animals must be consiIa. u action Of
S ama sound shn horses that would NJ Many
sne shafts dh or at the pols ' D., Dc asetu
sorry chargers. The best ry ,r, Would
upon a miserable beast i ,h,ooper mOuI
10 ms troop and no one pa. an hr
Of efan a ,ne trooper himself pn, this
o ot a good a., animal and he i '" an nm ast
at once. The trooper sbo = aanothr.
voice In the selection Of tb'' have
ride, and which is to h hug morse he R
measure his alter ego. Il lt ! nc. mag
recommended that remoup + not, ofcou
60 dissatiiied men indiscr l, 9e iprnk
when a good cavalryman eom,,,G,alely
troop commander and sat; oaialpais 10
ms complaint has reason in !, him
SHOULD be paid to his demand II at'ent
Inc eve necked horse is nar.,
M Tor the saddle. Sneb b"''.eularly
though generally active o anllnals,
u,mer :, parts of their bodies a ars w veal
narrow and misshapen, whio% %re sener
course, from their bottom ue'ract'
can tell ut u glance whether ~ good id
be purely or well bred T vi hota b
pred prea mas mas, straight Group, :" Anu aaol0u|
broad between the eyes. Win 'ae leg
tive, small and pointed r iSn ears sa
animal has sloping Quarters ' low
.ne tan is set; large floppy ear, a aa, VII
lines , a mustache. Much Of r ua',s'
garding the horse can be leorn NJ value
eye, That of well bred ani nea llon
and alert; that of the low hnna Is o.
9alf closed. Much of the wb whit a asl !. I
denotes timidity and solnetims .'e y, sloSl
course TO mount the cavalry on tb hSe
breds would be too much III o' a slloloul
troopers paradise. Such n m rrsalnl
can never be hoped for, but the ,,'i mem y
ton OF low bred horses into tho ai NO
service can and should be avoided ia Java .
better his breeding the better V i ~. :,
be his action, although soma . - 'Aely
oreds are deficient in this respect '10'Ou
In selecting horses for remonr,. :,
with hoofs pointing inward shonl ,S i, IN
lected, as should those that bara " :,
turned out. When the framewo, u
properly constructed the hoofs 'l 4
straight to the front. Such horses ~. +
interfere or overreach, and penerall I' Y
good action. The horses action ;a .i N
ally governed by his formation and 81 H.
too much care cannot be bestowed ny Y,
his general make up. The animal w n
deep chest combined with high vii,
possesses as necessary alimct a sl'
ing shoulder The Conformation ' ~I
accompanied by an arched crest an
head well set on, makes a model COZ
horse, granting, Of course, that hs
sound and not ruined in the training
Much of the usefulness of the +,
horse depends upon the trooper who +
him. Every cavalryman should be tan
something of "the nomenclature nf
beast" Why should not man Of
mounted service know as much abont
animals construction that he rides AZ
srtilleryman knows of his weapons,
stead of wasting time over studies vi
do not pertain to his arm OF the sery
Instruct the trooper in pharmacy
veterinary surgery, in shoeing and in
secret lore of the knowing horseman.
mounts will then be less frequently
CURED, and when they are they vii
better. New York Times.