Meaning of troop horse | Babel Free

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A cavalry horse.

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“I rode past the gate of Leamington barracks.—Do you recollect anything, Fletcher, here?—I saw the old stables, in which I had fagged over a splashed troop horse for many a weary hour.”

“In speaking of cavalry, he would suggest to those Gentlemen, whose only knowledge of horses was derived from the hunting field, and the usual uses they were put to in civil life, that they could make no comparison between a troop-horse and a hunter. They did not require the former to go at a great speed for mile after mile, jumping fences, probably the greatest strain that could be put upon the powers of a horse. A troop-horse had to carry a great weight often for many hours, but the speed was seldom beyond a good trot, except on occasions and for a comparatively short distance.”

“Feather Head had already righted, and was about to give the finishing touches to this motley pack, when I appeared, and my Kentucky-bred troop-horse, which would never entirely fraternize with these pigmy brothers, gave a startled neigh. A quick snort and a frightened leap followed from the pony, and the pack lay scattered upon the ground, with a ludicrous intermingling of baby brothers and puppies.”

“There was a regular beat of hoofs in the darkness, and a big troop-horse cantered up as steadily as though he were on parade, jumped a gun-tail, and landed close to the mule.”

“Then the hoisting-gear became very busy, and men grew sick when they heard the rattle of loosening chains and so many loud splashes from the sea below. Five days out, and there was more room in the stables for the suffocating troop horses still on their feet.”

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