280 APPENDIX. 



Copy of Report by the Director, Army Remount Operations 

 for 'India. 



11 Captain Hayes visited the Saharanpore Army Reserve 

 Remount Depot on the i6th and iyth of April, 1886, and gave 

 some lectures on horse-breaking, as well as proving by practical 

 demonstration his power of curing horses of nervousness, and 

 rendering them easy to handle. He first of all operated on a bay 

 waler gelding that had only recently arrived from Australia in 

 February last, and would not allow himself to be handled or 

 approached for treatment in hospital. 



" In five hours after making him over to him, he was saddled 

 and bridled, and ridden round the school by a Depot Riding-boy. 



"A brown waler mare, which had been five months in the 

 Depot and would not allow herself to be snaffled or handled in 

 any way, was then taken in hand, and in five hours was able 

 to be saddled, bridled, and ridden about by Captain Hayes' 

 Assistant * Ted.' 



" I am of opinion, and so were those who witnessed his mode 

 of breaking a horse of obstinacy, nervousness, vice, &c., that the 

 treatment he showed us will be a valuable adjunct to those who 

 have executive work to do in Remount Depots. 



" BEN. WILLIAMS, Colonel. 

 " Director, Army Remount Operations for India" 

 SAHARANPORE, 2oth April, 1886. 



