The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-04
9oRsEs FOR CAVALRY USE.
Germany Understands the Problem Of
Finding Them Better Than ANY
Other Country.

The problem Of supplying the cav
,lry with new horses TO take the place
II those grown old or disabled in SER
siee. says ths author Of The Cavalry
dOrse." Is better solved in Germany
han II any other country. says the
.hicaeo Chrcniele.
The foundation Of The solution In ev-
ery land IS a thorough knowledge OF
he horse population" Our 0wn cen
sus report shows more than zl.O00:00o
of horses oi all sorts and ages. ou-
army needs s.000 annually for al pur-
poses and buys them on contracf. pay
ms al average price Of SIS. The eavaI-
~ horses are the best Of these. They
ire bought when five years old. and
price for them Is above the average.
IN tie American army each cavalry
man has bis OWE animal and trains IL
himself.
Russia. the only nation which has
more horses than America. counts 25.-
0e0.0 600 In Europe and Asia The Rus
sian government buys very young
horses and trains them hard, with the
exception Of those for Cossack regf-
.aents. The Cossacks are master train
ers and educate their own horses. Great
Britain and France each has 3.000 900
aorses France. with an annual re
mount" In time OF peace OF 1900
horses, had to buy in America In the
var Of 1871.
Great Britain uses only about 1000
remounts year and does not supply
every cavalryman with a horse. In
deed. for $4,000 eavalrymen In the Brit
ish army there are but 1900 horses.
This proportioned Is maintained on the
theory that certain percentage OF
the men are always sick or otherwise
rnht for duty and do not need mounts.
Austria has 3 horse population Of
nearly 1900. 900. but the government
maintains its own breeding farms for
cavalry horses. In Germany The mat
ter of obtaining remounts has been re-
dueed to IN almost perfect system un-
der government paternallsm. The gov
eminent provides fine bred ssalllens At
convenient posts throughout the conn
try and IN return for this servies cv-
ery horse owner is required to bring
bis animal To the local horse muster
once In ten years. From the muster
are exempt stations. horses under four
years old or those which are blind IN
both eyes. mares with foal and horses
working in mines. The muster serves
10 show exactly the available horse
strength Of the nation.
Horses are bought every summer b.
commissions Of veterinary surgeons
and army officers. They par shout $3.50
each for horses between three and four
years Of age. and send them on trias
to four depots. whsre there are kept
one rear under scientific ualuIng 10
develop the eksracter!stics necessary
20 cavalry horses. Nine thousand are
needed eseh year. hnt i've per cent.
more are bought.
They run In paddocks and sheds On
the depot farms. are groomed ten min
nies q day aud fed the regular ration
of Il pounds Of hay. seven and ! haif
Of oats and Is q stray each day. with
green food part Of The year. Each reg
iment has certain number Of horses
condemned eaeh year ana send : squad
70 The depot for an eqnnl number of
nev horses There Is always 4 reserve
OF several thousand u the government
lepols and n an emergency eonad
erahle resfrv force can he mounted
without the uncertainty due 70 huylne
Or contract