CHAPTER XIII. 



Importation of Colonial Horses into India— Horse Dealing at Calcutta — The 

 Saddle selling the Horse — Horses on Board Ship — Mr More on Lord 

 Combermere — Saddles— Colonial Horse Dealers — Mr John Stevens — 

 Maoris — Teddy Weeks — Kerouse — Treatment of Sprains in Horses — 

 Racing in India — The Apcars — Lord William Beresford — Paper- 

 Chasing — A Jingle — India as a School for Riding. 



BESIDES the paper, I had horse dealing, veterinary prac- 

 tice, and training to occupy my time ; the first two, all the 

 year round ; the last mentioned, for about seven months out of 

 the twelve. I may explain that the large majority of superior 

 saddle and harness horses used in India come from Australia 

 and New Zealand ; 2500 to 3000 being yearly imported into 

 Calcutta, and about 1000 to 1500 into Madras. Few are sent 

 to Bombay, which imports annually about 1200 Arabs and 

 Persians. Out of the Calcutta lot, 600, more or less, are 

 taken by the Government Remount Department for army 



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