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CLIPPING OP TROOP HORSES. 
(e.) Greater facility for conditioning the horse in the winter 
months,, thus rendering him more capable of performing 
the hard work which the spring and summer field days 
entail. 
(/.) Less damage to harness and appointments. 
(g.) Tendency to galls and chafes is diminished. 
(h.) Skin diseases not so likely to occur and easier of detection 
if they do. 
(i.) It produces true action of the skin, helps the working of 
the liver, and prevents diseases of that organ. 
9. In conclusion, I may add that the army in the last few years has 
made great improvements for the comforts of its men in more ways 
than one, why then should the animal that has to carry the soldier be 
left out in the cold, and why should we not endeavour to improve the 
condition and well-being of our troop horses ! 
Horses in these days may, and will be, called upon for greater exer¬ 
tions than formerly, and it is our duty to leave no stone unturned to 
bring them up to the greater pitch of excellence which these increased 
exertions will demand of them. 
