HORSE BREEDING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20627, 28 July 1930, Page 15

HORSE BREEDING.

AID IN AUSTRALIA. The West Austi alian t lovernmcnt is prepared t• > generously assist heavy horse breeders in that Stale who desire to secure draught stallions. '1 he fiovei nnieni is piepaied to advance to flppiovrd applicants 50 per cent, of 'ho price iif a stallion up In £'lUO. Any a mount in excess, of the .sum stated "uist lie I.«line solelv by the purchaser. Ihe appli-aiils must undertake that the stallion will lie available for service within the district for at least three years. 11 1° stallion must not be younger than li.sing three years, nor older than rising SIX years, must possess a (lovernnient • °rtilicate of soundness and be eligible 'or registration m the stud book. '1 he horse is to be selected by a representative of the Stallions Hoard, or, if selected by tiifi applicant, must be approved by the representative before the subsidy is Available. Stallions may be purchased from breeders in the eastern States, or from local breeders, provided the. animal is sold direct from ihe breeder lo the applicant, for the subsidy. .As only a limited sum is available, intending purChasers nf stallions under the scheme are advised to make earlv application to the Royal Agricultural Society.