| Show WHAT THE HORSES CARRY french german and austrian animal are taxed more mora than english and russian cavalry are playing tin an unexpected 1 large part in he ha war and the weight carried by cavalry horses in the various armies s of 0 interest the british cavalry is i armed with the phort loo enfield rifle the magazine of which holds ten rounds the sword which la is carried by 11 ll 11 ranks ranka except signalers and the revolver carried by warrant officers staff sergeants sergeants trumpeters trum peters and rivers each trooper carries rounds of ammunition in a bandolier bandoleer ban dolier over ver t the left shoulder lancer regiments carry the lance each cavalryman like the infantryman carries tn n emergency and the iron ration and a ration tor for his horse then here Is the kit altogether the british troop horse carries about two hundred and eighty pounds the regular russian cavalry are armed with sword rifle and bayonet and each man carries 40 rounds of ammunition there are the two days oats cats and hay ration a cloak and an entrenching tool the cavalry mans kit two days rations spare horseshoes horse blanket canvas bucket and a mess tin go to form the complete equipment and weigh altogether about one hundred and nineteen pounds the cossack pony carries about two hundred and thirty eight pounds the average weight carried by tho the indian troop horse when ready tor for war Is about two hundred and six ty six pounds the austrian troopers carry a weight between tw two 0 hundred and eighty and two hundred a and nd eighty six pounds and the average in the french and german armies Is about the same manchester guardian |
