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Instruction.
Marching
inspections.
39. The S. V. O. in a station will, under the orders of the O. C. the
station, inspect and report (see I. A. F. V 1755) on the animals of British
and non-silladar mounted corps and heavy batteries on their leaving,
passing through if unaccompanied by a veterinary officer, and arrival at
a station by route march.
Instruments,
etc., march-
ing scale.
40. The scale of instruments and necessaries for units on the march
is laid down in Appx. V. The veterinary officer in charge of a chief
hospital is responsible that any body of British or non-silladar mounted
troops leaving a station in his charge is supplied with a proper propor-
tion of instruments and medicines, and, if necessary, with written
instructions for the use of the latter. They will be packed in veterinary
camp boxes which will be handed over to the S. V. O. of the station of
destination, who will bring them on charge together with unexpended
medicines and consumable necessaries.
Sick returns.
41. The office copies of monthly sick returns for the current year will
be given to a corps on quitting a station and will be handed over by the
latter to the veterinary hospital of the station of destination.
Animals left
behind on
the march.
42. All horses of a unit should, if possible, accompany it on the
march. The officer handing over an animal which is left behind as unable
to march, is responsible that its veterinary history sheet is given to the
receiving officer for transmission to the officer in charge of the station
veterinary hospital who will, fortnightly, report its condition to the officer
in veterinary charge of the corps to which the animal belongs.
Veterinary
report on
conclusion
of a march.
43. On the termination of a march the veterinary officer accompany-
ing the troops, will submit a report to the I. V. O. with remarks on the
quality of the forage and water on the march, and as to any improvements
that may be desirable in the horse and veterinary equipments, and in the
shoeing appliances.
Attendance on chargers.
Free at-
tendance
on chargers.
44. If a veterinary officer is present at a station on duty he will,
within the limits of the station, when requested, treat, supply medicine
to, and advise regarding sick chargers of officers of any corps or branch
of the service. It rests with him to decide whether an animal should be
sent to the station veterinary hospital. He will only attend a charger
outside the station in a case of urgency and if his travelling expenses are
defrayed by the owner.
No animal, the property of an officer, other
than a charger, shall be admitted into a station veterinary hospital or
supplied with government medicines.
Veterinary
opinion
with-
out fee on
proposed
charger.
45. The officer in veterinary charge of a remount depot will furnish
an officer selecting a charger therefrom, with a written opinion on its
soundness. In other cases the officer purchasing a horse for use as a
charger may send it to a station veterinary hospital for the written opinion
of the veterinary officer in charge.
Instruction.
Training of regimental establishments.
Qualifica-
tion, of
shoeing-
smiths and
farrier-
sergcauts.
46. The rules for the selection, training, and examination of men for
the appointment of shoeing-smith are laid down in the King's Regulations.
For advancement to farrier-sergeant a shoeing-smith must be able to make
a pattern shoe, compound medicines, diagnose and treat minor cases of
sickness and impart instruction. The proceedings of boards of examination
for the appointments of shoeing-smith and farrier-sergeant will be approved
by the I. V. O. The instruction of farriers and shoeing-smiths in
shoeing will be supervised by veterinary officers who should frequently
visit forges during working hours.
Cold-shoers,
non-silladar
cavalry.
47. The
O. C. a non-silladar cavalry regiment is responsible that, in
addition to the squadron shoeing-smith, there are always two sowars in
each half-squadron who have qualified as cold-shoers and are kept in prac-
tice as such.
Veterinary
training of
farriers.
48. In order that the farriers of British mounted corps may be in-
structed and practised in practical veterinary matters, the O. C. a station
at which there is a veterinary officer will bring them on a roster for