The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-09
% S. PRESSING NEED
FOR CAVALRY HORSES
Net Only For Immsdlats War r.
qsIrsments, But FOR
the Future

Washington. D. C., July s.-Ihe TASK
n horsing Uncle Sans troopers = one
81 the problems Of the day II IL moi
alone q matter Of supplying sufficient
number Of remOunts for the cavalry
arm Of the service for present d.g
needs The question OF q reserve Of
the proper type for the future buIks
IarSs IN the foreground Col John s.
Fnir Of the Qnartsrmaster Corps has
this most important work In hand for
the Federal Government Col Fair is
in intimate touch with horse condi-
tons throughout the United States.
and no man speaks with greater knovi-
edge Of the countFy's needs in the mat
ter OF riding horse type He realizes
that II Is from the quick. active fAmt
lies Of which the thoroughbred stand
ard bred and Morgan are representa-
tfves. that the rsmount supply must be
drawn. Col Fairs plea for an accelsr-
atsd campaign OF remount production
should carry weight with breedsrs IN
every part Of the Union and make
them eager 70 assist the G0yeEnnsnt
I think said be today that ne
we're all begailed into feeling Of Sc
curity By the census Of 1910. which an
n0uneed that there were zz.00Oy00o
horses in the United States II vas
not until ne we're ~ var ourselves
that the fact struck home that very
large proportion Of these we're dr.ught
breeds and that cavalry remOunf ma
terial vas eIeeedingly scarce Trans
pOrt and gun horses ne have in abund-
1 anes. thanks 70 the importation Of
Percheron and other dr1aght breeds.
but in the matter OF the riding horse.
aimIsas and purp0ssless breeding out-
side Of . few regions has reduced our
standard % mediOcrtty. There has not
been that systematic effort IN horse
produofion which Is . feature Of The
economic deveIopment Of most foreign
pOssrnmsnts. notably I'D Of Ernnos
whioh IL generally rsoogni.s1 - .
r,odsi for the World Tia only haUcnl
uHnanoo ksOH q thaf - bo1n con
stnnf = that eEsroissd b. ths hroo1-
tng bursaz Of the Joshsy CAB h Nss
Yo-k STATE and . stnilnr 0rB1nl1arion
q m0rs restricted Hnes IN KsntnclU-
The onIy Hight horse families 70
sunsd Col Fsir. that have been Dro-
duoed systsnafic.lly n the United
DsAfss 11r . sDssins purDoss are The
ehnrOughbrsd q stan1Ar1 5rsd trottsr-
81 thsse have bssn dsvsioDed Or rae
~ p.rposes Il - fortunate for this
counrry that thH should have heer
dona. a. these animals furnish An i'd
Iuirnble Foundation upon which q
bald or uar horse structure Botk
have besn brought 70 their high stste
\ q perfection through breeding and
rncing tssts. ard n the process Of eso-
Fufion ehr0ugh uhich thsy have passec
the weak have fallen By the uzy side
Mature IN every breeding venture
gfvss . esrtain propostiOn o. fAilurss-
Thsse trials Of speed have deveiODec
The heart and lung power Of the AMI
rnals taking part n then We iii
therefore rot have 70 brss6 those qnal
tiles into the riding horse q ths fixture
II re follow the lines Which success
has blazed for our guidance ! an
therefore greatly in favor Of the breed
fnx activities for the production Of the
thoroaxhbred. - this i the lire uPOr
Which ne hope 70 build type o. cav
alry horse
-Of TIE foreign natio1s nOu A.
var resumed Col Fair. -E1giAnd was
the only cOuntrT hat lad not rel
Grounded plan for cavalry reDo1nr pro
ducfion- Her troopers we're hOrssd
largely frun The rsesoOzrse and ne
hznrfng neld. and thsss furnished IL
I7aooo lad n TIE emergency follow
fnr the robsIfzatkon To-Day through
rhs rsnerOsity q Col Han Walker she
has hsr Oun breeding sends under TIE
confroi q a expert ard = British a.
csr told ne q fsE days sgD thsx -
work Eas Progressing sADO11iT-
TIE Race cosrs. TIE In1isps-..his
Tsst
n sires whk1A aDs eEpectod =
Keep up ths hiEh s.a11.rt q sE.sh
1 IEDL- nIel E40NE 49, - - -
dee thszsslrss- ThsT ars tsg,od -
$500. oourags. soE1na1s 81 bo.,1l-
Tht, : - $40 Dsth06 vhiEh - -
ro-us Il Franos AL 0thar co1El1u.1a
e0untEfs1
Thare sssus % - n - u so1e
,ors1rns q the Ua11sd st.1es -
narss 81 ~ - w0<hs1 prsor .
uoshsrnood - - $500 tie anG
~ ss.11 h.ss bssn bornL vn-n1s =
Frnnee an1 rurL Esgla.1 I'D con.
f-uvEing tAslr 6sns nho.k ~ nsl1z
- - nntro.s hslp q - - 81 =
zurnsr IL h.rvsst M0dG1te usrk >
he-.arsa1 ~ z11hsr 1n1 o4sDrAE
-Anoxhsr U1ttr upon wAteA -
f.rur 5000 - snlLEAt.led : ths1
hr.salng cpsr.ssons ~ - carried
into ~ s1tzmn- vhsn nna q II
Il rsrr's uu1k - besn eo1cln1e1 u
ncsha- .,1 f1sl are wsu nnrt1rse -
warmly h1nse1 Erauth IN - rapia
"a n uone instHnosa - ysarilnU
sher@ IN - nl1ls ttEzrslca bs<Eee1
Ia. ara early f1als Whol CIR cav