Volume 13 Archives - The Veterinary History Society UK

Volume 13 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 13.

John Hunter: A Good friend to the Veterinary Profession John Hunter (1728-1793) was a distinguished surgeon in London. He acquired a huge collection of pathological specimens, which forms the basis for the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons. He was very supportive of the fledgling Veterinary School in London through the perilous time after the death of Sainbel’s death. Bruce V Jones The Supply of Army Horses to India During British Colonial Rule: The...

Volume 13 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 13.

The Supply of Army Horses to India during British Colonial Rule: The Stud System At the start of their occupation of India, the British Army found the supply of local horses inadequate for their needs. The East India Company set up stud farms, importing stallions from England, particularly Arabs. Local Indian owners of mares would bring them to the stud for service. There was experimentation with the use of local breeds of stallions and mares crossed with imported horses to...

Volume 13 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 13.

The Supply of Army Horses to India during British Colonial Rule: Native Breeds Horses originally came into India with the Aryans from the north. Over time many sturdy native breeds were developed. These country-bred horses were not suitable for the British Army, although sturdy, acclimatised with tremendous staying power, they were too small and their conformation was not suitable to long strides and high speeds. They also had a bad temperament. The British Army were impressed...

Volume 13 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 13.

‘The Quarterly Journal of Veterinary Science in India’ and Army Medical Management The first of five articles focussing on horse breeding in colonial India. ‘The Quarterly Journal of Veterinary Science in India’ was the first veterinary periodical published in India. There were eight volumes between 1883 and 1890, of four editions of about 400 pages. It was established by two British army vets, Frederick Smith and John Henry Steel, later joined by John’s father Charles Steel....