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ou the horn of the hoof, the quality of the foot becoming 

 fixed in the breed, so that tliere are but few defective feet. 



Tlie brand of the breeding stable, M surmounted by the 

 royal Hungarian crown, is placed on the right side of the back 

 behind the withers. An initial indicating the pedigree of the 

 sire is branded on the left side opposite. 



All the horses are very gentle, being accustomed to man 

 from an early age. They are never ill-treated. The price of 

 the stallions raised at the breeding stables is estimated at 

 $463. On the whole, these horses are good, but are lacking 

 somewhat in style. The stallions are worked every day from 

 two and one-half to three hours at a walk or trot, and once or 

 twice a week they are galloped live or six minutes. During 

 the covering season they are not exercised at the gallop. 



The stallions are divided into two classes, those that remain 

 permanently at the stables for reproduction, and those sent 

 to the stallion depots. The former class consists of 5 English 

 thoroughbreds, 6 half-English-breds, 4 Anglo-Norm ands, 3 

 Gidran, and 13 Nonius. The price of serving the best English 

 thoroughbreds is from 832 to $38.60. In general the gaits are 

 not fancy, as only the gallop is cultivated for horses for the 

 army. 



The stable has an auction sale every year at Budapast 

 during the month of October. Eight horses are annually 

 sent from the stables to the cavalry school at Vienna to be 

 ridden, in September and October, at the hunts with hounds 

 at Holies. 



Stallions are furnished by the Government to the communes 

 (districts) at a price ranging from $120 to $200 each, under 

 the following conditions : Good maintenance, which is verified ; 

 maximum price to be charged for covering $1.16 ; to cover not 

 oftener than twice a day ; and not more than 88 mares annually. 



The Hungarian breeding stables at Kis-Ber have 18,000 

 acres of land. The specialty of this stable is the reproduction 

 and acclimatization of English thoroughbreds and of half- 

 English thoroughbreds to improve the native breed. The 

 celebrated stallion Buccaneer, purchased in England, in 

 twenty-one years covered 726 mares, and his offspring have 

 won $1,100,000, including the English Derby and the Grand 

 Prix in 1876. Draft horses for agricultural purposes are also 

 bred here. In addition, silver-gray Hungarian cattle and 

 sheep and hogs are raised. There is an annual sale at the 



