Not more than 700 lbs., the weight of the carriage included.
11. What weight can a team of four horses or more, draw with useful effect?
Including the weight of carriage, 4 horses can draw 24 cwt., or 6 each; 6 horses, 30 cwt., 5 each; 8 horses, 36 cwt., 4½ each; and 12 horses, 48 cwt., or 4 each. It is usual to estimate the weight of a carriage exceeding 12 cwt. as part of the load.
12. What weights are carried by the riding, pack, and draught horses respectively?
A horse carrying a soldier and his equipments, (say 225 lbs.) travels 25 miles in a day (8 hours); a pack-horse can carry 250 to 300 lbs., 20 miles a day; and a draught-horse, 1600 lbs. 23 miles a day, weight of carriage included.
13. What are the usual paces for horses in the artillery?
Walk, trot and gallop; the last is seldom necessary.
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14. What is considered an ordinary day’s march for field artillery, and rate of motion?
An ordinary march is about 15 miles at 2½ miles per hour for 6 hours; this must depend upon the condition of the horses, state of the roads, and various other circumstances. Horses starting fresh, and resting after their work, may, on tolerable roads, perform 2 miles in half an hour; 4 miles in 1½ hours; 8 in 4, and 16 in 10 hours.