ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. 207 



PREFATORY NOTE. 



Owners of Thorough -bred StalHons in every County in Ireland 

 were invited to Kegister their horses for service under the Horse- 

 Breeding Scheme of 1893, as in the previous year. The condi- 

 tions of Eegistration required that the StalHon sliall be entered 

 in Weatherby's Stud Book ; shall be over three and not over 

 eighteen years of age ; shall, by the Eoyal Dublin Society's 

 Veterinary Surgeons, be declared free from all hereditary 

 diseases, and shall in other respects be considered suitable for 

 the objects of the Horse-Breeding Scheme. 



Applications were received for the Eegistration of 137 

 Stallions.''' Of these Stallions, 11 failed to pass the Veterinary 

 inspection. Eight could not be registered for other reasons. 

 The remaining 118 were accepted, and appear in this 

 Eegister. 



Special importance was attached to the test of soundness. 

 The Veterinary inspections were carried out by the Eoyal 

 Dublin Society's Veterinary Surgeons at the stables of the 

 owners. This work involved a considerable outlay, but it was 

 felt that the advantages to the public of having so large a 

 number of Stallions passed through a searching Veterinary 

 examination would amply justify the expenditure. 



Every one of the 118 Stallions has, by the Eoyal Dublin 

 Society's Veterinary Surgeons, been declared free from all 

 hereditary diseases. This fact is of importance to many beside 



=■= In 1892 the figures were : — Ai^plications for registry, 147 ; 29 failed to 

 pass the Veterinary inspection and 17 could not be registered for other 

 reasons. The regulations for 1892 were similar to those enumerated in 

 the subsequent pages. 



