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Further on they state that at Gujar Khan a 

 number of the young stock were a high class. 

 Sons got by a district board Arab pony Patna 

 were fine big-looking youngsters with plenty of 

 quality. They observe that there was no reason 

 why India should not be allowed to supply her own 

 horses if she could, or at any rate with the assist- 

 ance of Arabia ; and it was very desirable that steps 

 should immediately be taken to provide the supply 

 necessary, so that the whole of the cavalry, British 

 and native, may be mounted on Arabs and country 

 breds. They are hardier than the Australian, 

 and, being smaller, do better on the Government 

 scale of rations. It will be seen by this reference 

 also that the Australian horses have not the good 

 character which they at one time had ; the reason 

 is that Australian breeders have neglected the Arab, 

 which they were in the habit of using in the thirties, 

 the forties, and the fifties, and have bred from ill- 

 constitutioned thoroughbred sprinters. 



Another illustration — use the Arab, and you get 

 a good breed ; drop his use, and your breed de- 

 teriorates. 



The Commission further point out that the almost 

 unvarying type which seemed to prevail amongst 

 the stock proved that by the intelligent use of 

 highly-bred Arabs and suitable thoroughbred sires, 

 horses of the very best class for Indian remounts 

 could be almost unfailingly produced. 



One class of good mares seen at the Sibi fair 



