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MSS. : the practical portions have been verified in discussions with 

 old-fashioned dealers. It is hoped that this technical vocabulary, 

 as well as the note on sign-language, will prove of some practical 

 benefit to native cavalry oflBcers attending horse-fairs. Further, 

 some acquaintance with lucky and unlucky marks may prove not 

 unuseful when purchasing from breeders. 



Those interested in the old-fashioned Indian horse, the horse of 

 "another world and another time," should study Lockwood 

 Kipling's chapter on horses and mules in Man and Beast in India, 

 as well as ^Ali Baba's' inimitable Twenty-one Days in India. 



My acknowledgments are due to Jemadar Sardar Khan, 

 formerly of the 3rd Panjab Cavalry, who for more than thirty 

 years followed his hereditary profession of sdlotri, and, in spite 

 of an English technical training of several months, earned the 

 gratitude and affection of all ranks with whom he served. 



D. C. P. 



