Lecture 14.—Shoeing with the cold shoe. Different kinds of horse-shoe, &c.
Lecture 15.—On stables. Food. Rations.
Lecture 16.—Description and nomenclature of the saddle. Harness and pack. Various saddles.
Lecture 17.—On work and rest. Horse and mule on the road and in bivouac. On diseases and accidents.
Abstract of the course:—
| Interior of the horse, | 4 | 17 lectures at 1½ hours. Total time,25½ hours. Credits, 25. |
| Exterior, | 6 | |
| Health, | 7 |
The instruction on horseback can, under certain circumstances, be considered as connected with this course; and questions are asked during the time when the sub-lieutenants are not engaged in actual riding exercise. This instruction is described under the head of Practical Military Instruction; it comprises at the maximum 272 attendances, and its credit of influence is valued at 240.