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Four of the above are getting old and the Persian is a coarse horse
unfitted for stud purposes. At my recommendation, 4 new stallions were
purchased, viz., 2 Arabs and 2 Thoroughbred Australians. The latter were—

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These horses should prove of great value to the stud.

Mares.—I inspected 118 belonging to the stud, many of these were mares
of great promise, but I was pleased to find that many undersized animals
were being weeded out, and being relegated for mule breeding. It has been
decided to increase the number of mares employed, and amongst the late
purchases were 8 grand Guriani mares which, with the good stallions pro-
vided, should produce excellent remounts.

In addition to the stud mares, the State Authorities were good enough to
collect some mares from each tehsil, in order to give me some idea of the class
of mares existing in the State. The majority of mares were such that if mated
with good Arabs would produce excellent remounts. The zemindars are so
alive to the necessity of obtaining better stallions than are provided by the
State, that they take their mares to be covered by Government stallions in the
Rohtak and Delhi districts.

The present system of State aid is that of posting one or two stallions with
each of the 12 regiments of Cavalry located in different parts of the district,
but I was informed that they are either country-breds or Kathiawars.
Gradually I hope to see these replaced by good Arabs.

Young Stock.—Too much praise cannot be given to the arrangements for
rearing the young stock derived, both from the State stud and from mares
belonging to the State's Cavalry. Brought up in paddocks entirely on the
liberty system, these cannot but produce a number of remounts.

I inspected 106 colts and 117 fillies, my inspection proved conclusively
that whilst many of the stallions employed in the district must be excellent,
still, that there are many that should be got rid of.

Mule breeding.—The smaller mares of the stud, unfitted for horse breed-
ing, are being covered by donkeys. When mule-breeding is once fairly started
in the stud, I trust to see the industry extended amongst the zemindars, as