452 Report on the Studs and Breeds of Horses in Hungary. 
The 1800 stallions are of the following breeds . — 
73 English pure bred, 
45 Arab „ 
550 Half-English, 
450 Half-Arab, 
220 jSTormandy, 
230 Lippica stud, 
50 Norfolk, 
and the remainder of mixed or uncertain breed. 
Of the depots enumerated, I had an opportunity of inspecting 
those at Szekesfehervar (Sthulweissenburgh) and Debrecsen, and 
the sub-depots at Mezohegyes and Babolna, altogether a total 
of 538 stallions. 
I visited the first-named depot twice. There were 220 horses 
occupying six large stables. The stables I liked very much ; 
they are solidly built, open to the roof, horses' heads to the outer 
wall, with a broad centre passage — in fact, on the same principle 
as our new model stables, with the difference that there is no 
ground ventilation, no skylights, and much fewer windows. 
Drainage surface. The stalls are simply divided by swing bales, 
and are very long, at least 14 ft. by 6 ft. The horses are tied 
up in the usual way, no heelropes. I was informed that acci- 
dents were rare ; certainly of the half-dozen in hospital none 
were under treatment from kicks. They all seemed perfectly 
quiet and docile. 
The diet consists of hay and oats exclusively ; 8 lbs. of oats, 
12 lbs. hay, and straw ad libitum. There is at all the studs and 
depots an excellent riding-school and open Menages, the former 
for breaking-in and exercising the horses, and for use in frosty 
or wet weather. The discipline and management is exclusively 
military, and everything appears to be conducted with the 
greatest care and regularity. The horses standing here afford 
an illustration of the class and breed in all the depots. For 
example, in the district of which this depot is the centre, there 
are 508 stallions, as follows : — 
English 24 
Half-English 240 
Nomiandy 60 
Lippica 30 
Arab 20 
Half-Arab 94 
Divers not indigenous 40 
Total 508 
with this difference, that in districts where the mares are large, 
a greater proportion of the English and half-English, including 
large Nonius horses, are stationed ; on the other hand, where 
the mares are small, the Arab and half-Arabs are located. 
