HORSES FOR THE ARMY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 95, 20 April 1916, Page 2

HORSES FOR THE ARMY.

The hors e establishment of the British Ar.my in peace, Captain F. A. M. Webster tt/lls us, in an article on "The Case for Hunting," in the February number of Bailey's Magazine, was just about 40,000, and that on mobilisation the original Expeditionary Fore 1 alone required 70,000 animals. The extra 30,000 horses :i together with strength and quired eo complete the stronjyfcii and also for, the Territorial Force, were provided partly by the system which was allowed suitable people the free use of trained Army horses in return for their, keep and insurance, aril ..) irtly by the, scheme under which large stockowners drew a subsidy of ten shillings per annum in consideration for which they registered their horse? for sale t'i the Governmnt at an agreeJ price in the event of war. The of the horses not provided for. in this way had to be "commandeered" on mobilisation. Without the hunting to draw from, Captain Webster maintains; we could never have received oiu-.-t Miili of the trained horses we rs'.j.ii-.'d In the early days', and even now the old wise ;hunters are invaluable ia t ; ie squadrons; amongst the partly 1 roken Canadians and others ihei? steadying innV ' ence is amazing and ".nvalwii do.