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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    ( « ) acquainted Las detaiueJ Mr. De L'Etang at Ilajeepoor. It is submitted that this gentleman be relieved, and take upon himself the charge to which he was appointed, as there is now a considerable body of Colts requiring a degree of exercise, which cannot as safely be given, as under his care. I have had the honor to present to the Board a sketch of a project of Horserbreeding on a very extensive plan, and which, from being particularly advantageous to the farmer, may in time become popular. Increase in num¬ ber, improvement in quality, moderateness in price, and permanency in practice, have never been lost sight of in its construction. Breeding Colts by means of the natives, and rearing them at the expense of the State, have been insisted upon as necessary for obtaining Horses of good quality, at a reasonable rate. Diffusing the business of Horse-breeding by the assistance of the State in Stallions, by brood Mares, and by a fair price, have been considered likely to ensure good produce, adequate number and per¬ manency. The two fomier points may be looked upon as established, the latter as subject to doubt. I have advo¬ cated the practice of extensive diffusion amongst the na¬ tives, as multiplying resource, as diminishing chances of injury, whether of natural or poUtical origin. But it re¬ mains to be seen whether diffusion in its most advantage¬ ous form have not a Usa extensive range, than my reason¬ ings or plans may have suggested. For I have projected a general breeding line from the Great Gundhuk to Hurd- This must, however, be taken in a comprehensive war. and take upon Uim the diitiue ol tlio former Kto- tion. Objecte of foi«goin^ plan. Increase, Jmprove- mciit, imHicratepric«aud 1>сгшшепсу, ш ТЬе l.ilter donbtftil. Extensive diffusion why desirable. But may be cinicd too far. Breeding line. and not in a literal sense, that is, as a line of Stations at irregular and considerable distances, and not as an unin¬ terrupted series of villages, each more or less occupied in breeding Horses. Great chasms mu.st occur, as for in- ^ » stance by the intervention of the State of Oude, and of other tracts not eligibly situated for the pursuit It was represented as Qiie line in the view of security from in¬ road, but in relation to the direct object, it would have been more smtable to have stated it as broken in its • -i-X i Consists of ЯП npper and Itfwer ;>QTtioii.