CONTENTS 



Horse-Brkeding IN 1884 



The Present State of Affairs 



Horses Bred in England 



Horses Bred for Sport Only 



Purchase of English Mares by Foreigners 



Horses Wanted for the Army 



Sizeable Harness Horses 



Private Enterprise in England 



Brf.eding Without Prejudice 



Landlords would do well to give Choice ok Stallion 



Cause of Failurk in English Horse-Breeding 



Height of Race-Horses from 1700 to tgoo 



Character of Race-Horses from 1700 to 1900 



The Introduction of Short Races 



The Roadster of a Century Ago 



What Foreign Nations are Doing 



Horse-Breeding in France 



Horse-Breeding in Germany 



Horse-Breeding in Hungary 



Horse-Breeding in Austria 



Horse-Breeding in Italy 



Horse-Breeding in Russia 



Horse-Breeding in Turkey 



Horse-Breeding in India: 



Opinions of the Late Veterinary- Colonel Hallen — 



First endeavours lo improve Native Breeds. Army Remounts 

 and Horse-Breeding. Native Mares. Difficulties in the way of 

 improvement. Purchase of stallions. English Thoroughbreds. 

 Objections to Thoroughbred Stallions. Thoroughbreds from 

 Australia. Hackney Stallions. Results of using Thoroughbred, 

 Hackney and Arab Stallions. Thoroughbred and Arab Sires in 

 Bombay Presidency. Relative merits of young stock by various 

 stallions. Commission of Inquiry igoo. Errors in working the Horse- 

 Breeding Scheme. Demand for horses for sport in India. Stallions 

 overworked. Small size of the Arab. Climate and size of the horse 

 Opinions of Major- General Sir John Watson — 



Work of old Bengal Studs. Shortcomings of e.\isting system. 

 Indiscrimiiiate breeding. Character of mares ignored. Hopelessness 

 of evolving an Anglo-Indian horse 



The Horse-Breeding (India) Commission of 1900-1 



(Prussia) 



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