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Dekani. — A good hardy pony, but small and light. Practically 

 extinct. 



JFuziiri. — Good looking and hardy, but light. Has curiously 

 pointed ears. 



Kata. — A breed in the MozufFarnagar district. Encouraged a 

 good deal by the Sikh Rajahs for Cavalry purposes. They were 

 large, big- framed animals, and of a good stamp. The Kata still 

 produces good animals. 



Punjabi. — Bad colour, white, dun, etc. Pink nose, sheath, arms, 

 etc. ; but largo, and frequently possessing much bone and substance. 

 A favourite stallion with many natives, but disliked by Europeans 

 for his colour, heavy shoulder and bad action. All the same, there 

 are many good horses amongst them. 



Other stallions are Thorough-bred, Norfolk Trotter, and Half 

 bred, Waler, Cape, and New Zealand. These may be called Foreign 

 or Exotic horses 



Thoroiigh-hred English. — About this horse opinions vary so very 

 widely that I almost fear to touch on the subject at all. 



I know my ideas differ considerably from those of many experi- 

 enced men, and are likely to call forth, if not a torrent of vitupei'ation 

 and indignant denial, at least sneers and contemptuous remarks. 

 Let me preface the expression of my opinion by stating that I 

 consider a good English Thorough-bred the finest horse in the world. 

 As a stallion racer, hunter, or charger he is unequalled ; but unfor- 

 tunately the good English Thorough-bred is not common, and there 

 is an enormous demand for him ; hence, his price corresponds. If 

 breeding in India were on a small scale. Government could go into 

 the market against the private purchaser, and by the length of its 

 purse, beat him and obtain such horses as by breed, shape, and 

 general conformation, would in a very few generations supply ua 

 with magnificent stock. This is, however, not the case. Exclusive 

 of Bombay, Government use 300 stallions in India, and could not 

 possibly afford to pay the enormous sum which would be required to 

 have them all, or a majority of them, the best class of Thorough- 

 breds, even if this large number were procurable, which I very 

 much doubt. The Thorough-breds now imported for stud purposes, 

 though I honestly believe the best to be had at the price, £ 250 to 



