Observations on the breeding of horses, within the Provinces under the Bengal establishment, submitted to the consideration of the President and members of the Board of Superintendence [of the East India Company, 1814].

  • Moorcroft, William.
Date:
1862
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Credit: Observations on the breeding of horses, within the Provinces under the Bengal establishment, submitted to the consideration of the President and members of the Board of Superintendence [of the East India Company, 1814]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    yorniR Colts to be kept at Studs. 2 yc.irs Colls to be sent to Gliozccpoor. Eiirorxsans required at Studs. Emulation betwixt Stud Officers desirable. BedncUon of expense imtueduitOe the Boaril, to he so far advanced, as to afford a fair and rcasoiuibJe 2^^'0S2^cct of succeeding, the Mares of both Studs to be gradually reduced by drafts of 25 at a time to each District. The drafts to be taken in the proportion of three Mares from Poosah to oiie from Hajeepoor. It is presumed that a trial of two yeai-s, made through a judici- ously selected body of farmers, will prove whether they be sufficiently interested to bestow upon the Cattle the atten- tion necessary. If this attention be not steadily and generally given, it will be useless to persevere. , Some other mode of disposing of the Mares should be adopted. 10th. That the Colts collected from the Districts be kept till two years old at the Studs, under the influence of which they were respectively raised, and be designated accordingly in the Register and descriptive Rolls. 11th. That all sound Colts above two years old be sent from each Stud to Ghazeepoor, to be gently exercised and ridden before they be despatched to the Army, or to the market. 12th. That a European Groom be added to each branch for the purpose of instructing Native Syces, and of introducing a more perfect system of Stable discipline ] and that a European be also employed at Poosah and at Hajeepoor, as a general Store-keeper. An increased trust, and an increased opportunity for displaying zeal and talent, will necessarily excite a manly and laudable emulation betwixt the Officers at the head of each branch, to have its home business executed with the greatest exactitude, efficiency and frugality practicable, and that of the Districts conducted with the diligence and activity required, to ensure attention to the Stallions and Mares, to secure the desirable produce, and to extend and give stability to the system. Immediate reduction of expense will follow the drafting of the Fillies and Mares proposed to take place Immediately and by periodical succession. And should the Fillies he well fed, the Stud will be freed from a large expense in future. Suppose a Filly of the first quaUty at 12 months