72 BREEDING ARMY HORSES. 



with three breeding studs, originally designed 

 to furnish the royal stables with carriage 

 and riding horses, but which were subse- 

 quently employed to breed covering stallions 

 for country studs. Twelve such studs were 

 established (which have since been added to), 

 and prizes awarded, besides, to stallions kept 

 by private persons and approved by official 

 heads of depots, with subsidies also to good 

 brood mares and foals. Something like this 

 was doubtless the idea of the Royal Com- 

 mission in the establishment of Queen's 

 premiums, which we hope may be productive 

 of good results. But what we want to see 

 is the Government stud for the direct supply 

 of the army. 



What shall we breed when we have them ? 

 It is recorded that General Walker, our 

 military attache to Berlin some years ago 

 (when probably our cavalry was better 

 mounted than it is now), was much exercised 

 to account for the superior endurance of the 



