The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-09
CANADIANS HORSE HOSPITAL AT FRONT
 DOES EXCEL ENTLY

Ottawa Canada, Dec. 9--An inter esttng official account of how horses fare in war is contained in a report received here from the Chief Re mount, ofcer with the Canadian troops in France There are ap- pr0xinaateIy 15s00o horses with the Canadian Army Corps in France and the report points out that even in rfodern warfare. each infantry division of z1,oO0 men requires 6, 200 horses
 Continuing. the report reads:
 sAThe horses of a division are taken care of by twelve veterinary officers and one mobile veterinary section of %t4rehty-ses-eu men, which attends to the horses in the firing line
 esgstere is one Caz1adian field hos pfta1 in France composed of three hundred cases and the work which is done there is really reznarkable. Horses which in previous wars and in cfvilftn fife, would be destroyed at once. are treated so successfully that in due course they become fit for mil ftary duty in the firing Inc It is Interesting to note that of six hun dred and seven horses sent in<on one occasion, only twf1ve died Five hun dred and seven horses sent in on one occasions only twelve died Five hum dred and ntnety-ffve eventually be- caune fit for reissue or to be sold as cazfs for easy duty.
 Ehe men work under the most try ing conditions. often exposed to the ire of rife and big gun They are up and arourd.fhe lines san the time gathering in wounded horses. their hOTsennansaafri is remarkable. Wound etd horses are diate1ys given first aid Amy horse that can walk is Ensaaed> back to the mobile section or ds1d hospital. his wounds are care fully treated and every care given him.
 During the second battle Of Ypres when the Canadians were pressed to their utmost. at no time was the sup ply of horses diminishec at the firing line. As casualties occurred anong 2 s battery and transport horses, rein Agreements were rushed through the storm of bursting shells to take their places. Although our guns were within three hundred yards of the enemy. there never was a wagon or a gun lost, in what is known as one of the heFeest engagenentsI that has taken place in this war f*
 Horses wounds heal more rauid1v than mars. Gases of horses with ten bullets in them have been known very few weeks. If a horse cannot walk, however, he is usually consid- cred a hopeless case and must be de- stroyed- These horses and those which are killed outright. are thrown to one side, during an engagement and buried after
 Tn the Hospitals. cases are divided Into contagious diseases and wound- ed The hospitals are absolutely mod ern in every respect. Great care is taken to avoid putting the horses to undue pain Animals are seldom ex,- srated on without chlorofernl. Te dale only 10 per cent. of the Canadian horses at the front have succumbed and very few of these died from dis ease Most of them are killed in bat tIa
 sDoctorzng horse is no small mat ter. There are over four hundred diseases to which a horse is subject. As he cannot tell you how he is feel Ing. it is very difficult to diagnose his case. The Canadian veterinarians eshow great skin in this respect They use active principal drugs and they have also developed to . high degree