148 Horses on Board Ship. 



consequently a large proportion of them were 

 incapable of being worked for a consider- 

 able time after disembarkation. The interval 

 necessary for the macerated and thrush-afflicted 

 feet to recover their normal condition of 

 soundness, not being allowed by our military 

 authorities, it was natural that only a very 

 small percentage of these remounts proved 

 fit for service. 



