Horse-Breeding in Turkey 



The Ottoman Government possesses four important studs, 

 all of which are situated in Asia Minor and are organised on 

 lines similar to the great Hungarian establishments, Mezoheyges, 

 Babolna, &c., and which are under the pontrol of the Minister 

 for War. 



The Tchifteler stud, situated in the province of Brousse, 

 on the sea of Marmora, was established in the year 1832 ; the 

 lands, covering over 29,600 acres, consist of somewhat varied 

 pasture and of vast prairies watered by three streams. After 

 the Crimean War a thousand mares were received at Tchifteler 

 from the English and French armies, and these, like the animals 

 already at the farm, were allowed to range at liberty until the 

 year 1886, when nearly the whole stock perished through 

 drought. 



In 1886 three hundred Hungarian mares of inferior and 

 unsuitable strains were sent to this stud ; these were kept under 

 cover, but the native mares and their produce continued to roam 

 at large. As stable accommodation was built, however, the 

 latter were housed, as well as fifty brood mares which had 

 been purchased in Russia. 



Since 1892 Arab blood has been introduced, and only since 

 this step was taken the Tchifteler stud has been able to furnish 

 annually over a hundred good and efficient Remounts. The 

 progress made has, however, been continuous, and this year the 

 total number available for the Army will be three hundred. 



The Arab stud consists of 55 stallions of pure blood and 

 eleven half-bred stallions got by Arabs out of native mares ; 

 there are ten pure Arab mares, and 188 half-bred mares. 



In addition to these, there are 91 native stallions and six 

 Normans, which were bought in igoo, 13 Hungarian, and 



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