Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-03-01
ro IMPROVE ARMY STUD.

.a,r exhaustive Investigations Of
9 ,.roan armies and Of their system
.orlenshing their cavalry with re-
Y ,nnts the war department of the
r.,ted States has adopted plan
hioh will not only attain the object
,..,red but will incidentally result
y raising the type of horses in all
narts Of the country.
p' rho departments plan is, briefly, to
INV A number of first-class stations,
.ai,sble for cavalry use, and to farm
NAM ont to horse breeders of estab-
s.hed reputation in various parts OF
~ country where horses are raised.
r,rmers who have mares coming up
Y I srecfications may have service
ram these stations free of charge.
\ !, return for this privilege the gov
.rnment is given an option on the
I hal resulting, so that 1t may be
houabt for army use at any time dur
NJ its third year for $3.50. Farmers
nave already become interested.SEfor
othav have nothing to lose by. such an
,,reement with the possibilities OF
. ,sin in case the government does not
make use of it's option Through this
Method one of the greatest stations
.vsr shipped vest of the Mississippi,
s,ndringhan, brother Of an English
4 nsrby winner, has been placed on
IN farm of DR.. A. w. McAlester of
I columbia, Mo-, for free service pur-
E noses. others will be placed soon.
q The mares to be mated with the
cavalry stations must be of medium
,ize and must be in perfect health.
With no indications of hereditary de-
iects.
The young cavalry horse must be
less than 16 hands high and must
conform to the following description
. IN other respects:
Y A gelding Of specified color, in good
health and fair condition, from three
to four years old; weighing from S75
to 1000 pounds, depending on height,
which should be from Is to 1914
hands.
r ;Head-Small and well set on neck:
With ears small. thin, neat and erect;
forehead broad and full; eyes large,
prominent and mild, with well-devel-
opened brow and fine eyelid; vision
perfect in every respect; muzzle small
and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and
firmly compressed; nostrils large and
hne and branches of under jaw-ad-
Joining neck-wide apart.
Mcknight, moderately long, and
hpering toward the head, with crest
firm and longer than under side;
name fine and intact.
Withers-Elevated, not unduly fine,
well developed and muscled.
Shoulders-Long, oblique and we'll
sMuscled. ~-,.ss, .rs-atF''r"snc4~. - a. 49,
y Chest-Full, very deep, moderately
broad and plump in front.
Forelegs-Vertical and properly
placed, with elbow large, long, promi-
nent and clear of chest; forearm
large at the elbow, long and heavily
muscled, with knees large, prominent
and wide in front.
Back-Straight and we'll muscled.
Loins-Broad, straight, very short
and muscular.
Barrel-Large, Increasing in size
toward flank, with ribs we'll arched
and def1nftelv nenaratod
Hind Quarters-Wide, very long,
full, muscular and rounded externally.
Tail-Fine and intact; we'll carried
and Arm.
Hocks-Neatly outlined, lean, large,
vide from front to rear, we'll situated
and will directed.
Limbs-From 7 knees and hooks
downward vertical, short, wide lateral
~ with tendons parallel and stand
ing we'll out from bone and distinctly
defined.
Pasterns-Strong, medium length,
not too oblique and well directed.
Feet-Medium size, circular in
'haDe, sound, with horn dark, smooth
md Of fine texture, sole moderately
concave and frog we'll developed,
sound. firm, large, elastic and healthy.