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animals so tied up, which results in the skin being rubbed off 

 the hips, while the centre horses are almost flattened by 

 the pressure. Fig. 217, B shows that with a little longer 

 connecting rope they can march in comfort without injury. 



"While daylight lasts the transport supervision must be 

 kept up ; at the halts it must still continue or animals will 

 be allowed to go unwatered and unfed. Nothing, in fact, 

 can take the place of the eye of the watchful officer, and 

 when fully exercised it means the difference between neglect 

 and efficiency. 



The care of the transport must be largely left to the 

 transport officer ; Generals have their hands full of matters 



Fig. 217. — Method of Tying up a Group of Horses for Leading. 



A, from its shape, might he known as the ' cartridge clip ' method, and 

 is due to the heads being tied too close together : it results in the most 

 utter exhaustion from the lateral pressure each horse exerts on the other. 

 B, is the common-sense method, which allows the horses to walk freely 

 straight to their front, and with no lateral pressure. 



The star in both figures indicates the position of the man leading the 

 group ; each group may consist of from four to six horses. 



at the front. The transport officer should be the most 

 highly trained and resourceful officer in the field ; nothing 

 should escape him ; his first and last consideration should 

 be his animals. 



Neither men nor horses can fight on an empty stomach, 

 and the officers whose successful management and organiza- 

 tion have supplied them with food, cover, and often ammu- 

 nition, with a minimum of wear and tear to the animals 

 which have carried them, cannot be too liberally rewarded. 



Selected veterinary officers should be attached to the 

 transport ; it is the hardest work in the field if properly 



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