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has entire charge of the horses, and is in no 

 way bound to consult his qualified assistant. 

 Therefore we need not wonder that many 

 veterinary surgeons are not anxious to occupy 

 this false position. 



Few remount officers would disregard the 

 welfare of their own pockets sufficiently to 

 be their own stud grooms, or to buy horses 

 for themselves without consulting a veterinary 

 surgeon ; but when public money can be played 

 with, they consider themselves, and are re- 

 garded by the War Office, to be thoroughly 

 competent to superintend the management 

 and to undertake the selection of horses for 

 Government. When sent to purchase re- 

 mounts they are supplied with veterinary 

 surgeons to help them in deciding questions 

 of soundness, but these qualified men are 



