Horses in India

[Surya P. Mittal]

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Our Ref No.: EME/FI-2309-96                       Jan. 15, 1997


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indology at liverpool.ac.uk

Dear Dr. Tritsch,

Enclosed is a list of three books on horse breeding published
from India. Hope you find them of interest:


 1. Imam, S. A. H. A. A., 1920-
 The centaur : a critical analysis of horsemanship plus
 related equestrian history / S.A.H.A.A. Imam. --
 Hazaribagh,  Bihar, India : Indian Heritage, 1987.
 xxix, 255 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
 1. Horsemanship--India--History. 2. Horse sports--
 India.
 $10.00                                          DK-63638


 2. Rathor, Sohan Singh, 1933-
 Thoroughbred breeding in India / Sohan Singh Rathor. --
 1st ed. -- Ludhiana, India : Dept. of Surgery & Radiol-
 ogy, College of Veterinary Science, Punjab Agricultural
 University, 1992.
 iii, 145, iii p., [9] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ;
 22 cm.
 Includes bibliographical references (p. i-iii) (last
 group).
 1. Thoroughbred horse--India--Breeding. 2. Horses--
 India--Breeding.
 $14.60                                          DK-83071


 3. Vijay, B. (Bakthavatsalam), 1955-
 The science of bloodstock breeding / B. Vijay. -- 1st
 ed. -- Madras : Curzon Industries, 1986.
 ix, 426 p. ; 25 cm.
 Bibliography: p. 423.
 Includes index.
 1. Breeding. 2. Racing. 3. Horse breeding. 4. Horse-
 racing.
 $16.70                                          DK-47452

Can be obtained from D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd. subject to availability
and the prices might change in accordance with the publishers current
prices.

Best wishes,

					Yours sincerely,
					Surya P. Mittal
					surya at pobox.com

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Mark F. Tritsch wrote:
> 
> 1) Is it correct that horses are difficult to breed in India and
> therefore fresh blood was always imported from outside? The British
> apparently used Pathan horse-traders. Did the Moghuls do this
> too, and what about the Marathas? How early do records go on this
> kind of thing? What is the problem with breeding in India, is it the
> climate?
> Mark Tritsch
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