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790. In concluding my remarks on horse-breeding by Provincial or District
Board Agency, I feel I cannot do better than quote the following extracts from
reports by the Judging Committee and the Superintendents, Civil Veterinary
Department, bearing on the subject.
791. From these extracts it will be seen that not only are these ponies and
galloways producing fillies that are sufficiently well developed to enable them to
be branded and served by Imperial stallions, but also in a few instances they are
producing Remounts.
Jellalabad Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
states :—
Class I (A)—Branded mares in foal. Three of the prize-winners were by 'Sir Frank' District Board Arab
a very good stockgetter.
Class IV.—Natice Cavalry Remounts. One of the three prize-winners was by 'Sir Frank' District Board Arab.
Class V.— Yearlings.—Two of the prize-winners were by 'Sir Frank' District Board Arab.
District Board stallions arc doing very good work. 17 colts and fillies by them were given prizes at the Show
by the Mamdot Estate. 'Sir Frank' Arab, was the sire of 9 of these including the first five. 'Franunj' Arab, sired
4, and 'lnglas' Arab, 4."
The Judging Committee state :—
The Committee beg to record that the District Board stallions are evidently doing good work in producing
improvement in the general quality of young stock in the district. Indeed some of their produce has been selected
for branding as brood mares.
Delhi Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
states:—
District Board stallions are doing good work. Prizes were given by the District Board to the following
classes:—
Mares in foal to District Board stallions.—12 competed—3 prizes awarded.
Mares with foal at foot by District Board stallions.—4 competed—4 prizes given.
Fillies 2 & 3 years old by District Board stallions.—17 competed—5 prizes awarded.
The young stock by District Board stallions were, with a few exceptions, an improvement in every way on
their dams.
Multan Horse Show.—The Judging Committee state :—
The Committee wish to draw attention to the excellent work the District Board stallions are doing in the
district in improving the stamp of the ordinary ponies met with. The zemindars appear to freely avail themselves
of the services of these stallions for their mares in preference to their own stallions. One filly, District Board produce,
was branded at this Show.
Dera Ismail Khan Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, states :—
Sixty-two fillies competed in the class for 2 and 3 year old fillies; 13 prizes were given to some very nice animals
2 of the prize-winners were by the District Board 'Sangharee' stallion, the remainder all by ordinary Country-breds.
Umballa Horse Show.—The Judging Committee state :—
The District Board stock is of better quality and conformation than the other, and if anything is to be made
in the future of this district as a horse-breeding one, the credit will be due entirely to the District sires and to the
selection of their fillies for branding.
The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, states :—
In shape and quality the District Board horse stock compared very favorably with the Imperial stock
though of course it was smaller. There was a country-bred stallion in the Show and it may be that there are others
in the district; it is wonderful how much harm or good a stallion may do, but the harm is always more noticeable
than the good. Every endeavour should be made to get rid of a bad sire whenever one exists.
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Shahpur Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
states:—
The competition for prizes given by District Board was next held, and some most useful stock was shown.
The Arab pony stallions are doing good work and I branded several young mares got by them. There were only few
youngsters shown, by no means representing the number of stock in the district.
Lahore Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
states :—
In the competitions for District Board prizes, in which only Rs. 50 was given, 3 mares competed, and in the foal
class, that is, foals by District Board stallions, 17 competed, in which were some very useful stock.
Garhmuktesar Horse Show.—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, states :—
There were also 6 young stock by Provincial stallions, three of which were exceptionally good, especially a
Chestnut filly by ' Chilwa' Arab. This youngster was 1 year 8 months old and measured 13-2.