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A noticeable fact, which rather upsets one's ideas of the 

 stereotyped army routine order of watering before feeding, is 

 that horses at liberty after partaking of food from their manger 

 will troop off to the water trough and take a drink. It is 

 nature's way. A!nd the stableman, therefore, who places water 

 either in a bucket or otherwise beside his horse in the stall is 

 following a correct principle. 



Fresh arrivals required no exercise beyond the quietness of 

 walking about their enclosures, but later on, exercise was a part 

 of the daily routine of treatment. Exercising tracks formed 

 part of the installations, and animals were led and driven round 

 in batches with a minimum of attendants. By this means 

 they improved much more quickly. They also were worked in 

 the Depot Transport for the same reason. 



The system of identification and treatment cards was exactly 

 the same as in hospitals, and inspections for castings by the 

 D.D.V.S. similarly carried out. 



During the war a large number were passed through 

 Convalescent Horse Depots. Castings were naturally heavier 

 than in hospitals, but the depots proved themselves valuable and 

 successful parts of veterinary organisation, supplying a much 

 felt need to a class of case that tended to congest Veterinary 

 Hospitals. Moreover, they were run at a less cost per animal 

 than the latter units. 



Chapter VII. 



SUPPLY AND DISTEIBUTION OF 

 VETEEINAEY EQUIPMENT AND MEDICINES. 



The Director of Veterinary Services with a Field Force is 

 responsible for the provision of all Veterinary Stores. 



The organisation controlled by him for the supply and 

 distribution of the same, consists of : — 



A Base Depot or Depots of Veterinary Stores 

 An Advanced Depot or Depots of Veterinary Stores 

 according to the size and distribution of the Force. 



Ordinarily, the allotment which is most suitable is one Base 

 Depot per L. of C. and one Advanced Depot per Army. 



Each has a recognised War Establishment. 



