THE MORTALITY OF THE WAR-HORSE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXV, Issue XXXV, 18 January 1902, Page 4

THE MORTALITY OF THE WAR-HORSE.

On the principle of locking the stable door after, at any rate, some of the steeds have been stolen, an organised effort is now being made at Home to lessen the mortality among war-borß6B. Addressing the last batch j of troopß for the front, the Com-mander-in-Chief said to both officers and men: — "One thing I most 1 earnestly impress upon you, is never to be on your horse's back when you can be on your feefc. Only ride your horses when you want to move quickly. In my experience I have seen tbe mounts of regiments tbat acted so last well, while regiments that were 1688 careful lost their horses.' The excellence of this advice has not escaped the critics, who, however, urge that it errs in not going far enough. They Btate tbat instead of advising his men to nurße their horses, the Commander»in-cbief should have put his ideas in the form of a strict regimental order, and should bold tbe officers responsible for the proper care of the animals. It is satisfactory to find that the colonials are exempted from the charge of working their horses to death, and are credited