ITT. 



Preliminary Work. Exercise by Leading. When young 

 horses, sent from remount depots or by purchasing hoards, 

 arrive at the station, the squadron commander should phicc 

 them all together in the best stable of the sgua(h-on, turn 

 them over to troopers l?:no\vn to be fond of horses and nuike 

 sure that all precautionary and hygienic measures are taken 

 to gradually accustom them to changed conditions and to 

 handling by men. 



Young horses should be exercised daily; at first l)y men 

 on foot and later led beside kind old horses. This exercise, 

 which is at a walk, is of great advantage not only to 

 strengthen the animals but to quiet them by making them 

 familiar with outside objects. The only drawback is that, 

 ordinarily, the mistake is made of invariably leading the 

 horses on the same side. They eventually acquire a false 

 set of the neck which could be easily avoided by holding 

 them for a time on the left as well as on the right. 



Care of Young Horses. After each exercise, the legs are 

 rubbed and the tendons massaged. Following a wash down 

 with plenty of water, the application of flannel bandages 

 produces highly beneficial results to the fetlocks and ten- 

 dons; the bandages retain the heat, help circulation, sup- 

 port the tendons, prevent windpuflfs and swellings. 



Put on in the stable, they should encircle the fetlock 

 and the lower half of the cannon. They must not be too 

 tight; the fastening tapes in particular should be somewhat 

 loose. It is useless to leave flannel bandages on the legs all 

 the time; the important thing is to put them on after exer- 

 cise; during the five or six hours following hard work they 

 are especially efficacious. 



. In addition to the precautions generally adopted, it is 

 well to see that the blanket strap or surcingle is fastened 



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