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VISITS TO REMOUNT DEPOT AT SAHARUNPORE. 
breeding, the result of allowing colts and fillies to run together at 
grass; out of 800 horses at Saharunpore I saw twenty foals at 
foot, twenty that were weaned, and there were ten more mares to 
foal; these, in the majority of instances, were useless produce, and 
the dams were irreparably injured. I must remark, however, 
that six or seven foals were from Waler mares who had joined 
enceinte. 
Wounds amongst so large a number of fresh, highly-fed 
horses, accustomed to run out together, must of course be ex¬ 
pected ; hock lameness is very prevalent. 
Description of Horses at Saharunpore at present time. 
In all 733, viz. ; 
Walers . 
Arabs and Persians 
Stud breds 
Ditto (2 and 3 years old) 
Country breds 
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. 35G 
. 33 
73 (passed for service). 
. 106 (not passed). 
. 165 
733 
No. 1 stable I found occupied by Walers only,, which had 
been selected for horse and field artillery, medium cavalry, and 
chargers. These horses are known by brands, usually of the 
initial of the breeder, and generally situated on the shoulder; 
celebrated brands are sometimes forged in order to increase the 
value of the animals, but such forgeries are easily detected by 
the initiated, and this is more frequently practised with theE. C. 
brand than any other. There were seventy-five horses on either 
side. I had several brought out for my inspection, and found 
them generally of very suitable size and substance for military 
purposes, but a great variety of blood w r as evident, and some 
w r ere decidedly coarse. Most exhibited freedom of action, with 
the exception of their hock joints, in which they seemed to be 
generally deficient, and in many cases there were legitimate 
spavins causing absolute lameness; exostosis of all kinds 
appears common in Walers; calf-knees are also a frequent im¬ 
perfection. Grey horses are absolutely prohibited. It is re¬ 
markable that although Walers are often techy when their fore 
quarters are handled or even approached, they seldom show 
any disposition to kick when a person is passing behind them. 
Certain peculiarities were pointed out to me as indicating 
special families, one breed being particularised by a broken 
appearance of tail, said to resemble that of the scorpion. 
u Scorpions ” are considered non-enduring horses. 
No. 2 stable also contained Walers. 
No. 3 stable, stud breds and Walers; also a few boxes at 
the end for invalids. This is the depot for horses returned from 
