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INDIGENOUS HORSE SOCIETY
OF INDIA
DUNDLOD HOUSE, CIVIL LINES,
HAWA SARAK, JAIPUR - 302019
PH. +91-141-2211276 / 2211498
Email - dundlod@dil.in
Website - www.horseindian.com
  Issue - 5
New Letter
2008-2009
Chairman : Th. Randhir Singh
Vice Chairmen :  H.H. Digvijay Singh Wankaner (Admn)
                            Col. Girdhari Singh ( Finance )
                            Col. Sarpratap Singh ( Tech & Dev )
  Dr. S.S. Rathore ( Vet )
   
General Secretary : Kr. Raghuvendra Singh Dundlod
   
Treasurer :       Sh. Arun Deo Sanger
   
Joint Secretary :  Sunayana Mishra
                            Omendra Singh Danta
   
State Conveners :  Devendra Singh Nawalgarh – Rajasthan
  Gurvinder S. Dhingra – Delhi
Manoj Danwar – Bengal
Joginderpal Singh – Haryana
Madhukar Appaji – Karnataka
Ashok Kumar Singh – Chhattisgarh 
Ghanshyam Singh Chouhan – MP
Col. C.S. Sohel – Punjab
H.H. Mahipendra Singh Danta – Gujarat
Kamalbir Singh – Chandigarh
Dr. Mahesh Rangnekar – J &K
N. Tombi Raj – Manipur
Raje Mudhoji Bhonsle – Maharashtra
Amit Singh – UP
Overseas Chapter : Francesca Kelly – USA
  Caroline Moorey – UK
Caroline Adams – France
Thiloshini Abeysekera – Sri Lanaka
  Erika Young – Italy & EU Coordinator
Public Relation :    Dr. Rao Ajeet Singh Narlai
   
Press Advisor :    Ashok Singh Shekhawat
   
Assistant Secretary :  Bharat Singh
   

 

* A delegation led by Th. Randhir Singh, Chairman met Sh. Sharad Pawar Minister of Agriculture in May 2008 in regard to various issues specially in regard to the export of indigenous horses. The Minister gave his assurance to look into the petition handed over to him.

* 27th May 2008 has will now be remembered as the historic day in the history of indigenous horses as on this day first indigenous horse race took place at the Meerut Race Course.

*   Directorate of Animal Husbandry Government of Gujarat has sent and approved Kathiawari Breed Standard for publication. The   IHSI has put it on its web site for general consensus from Kathiawari Horse Breeders and has requested a national level seminar of   Kathiawari Horse breeders before its final publication.
*  We have made tremendous progress with the European Union headquarters in regard to European Union accepting horses from  India as well as to operate a disease free zone in India.
*  Associate Membership for other breed Organizations / Societies have been initiated at the fee of Rs. 5000/- per year.

*  IHSI International Endurance Committee has been formed as under:
Alan Reener Australia
Sunder Rattanvelhu Dubai
Col.Sarpratap Singh India
Raghuvendra Singh Dundlod India
Francesca Kelly USA
Caroline Moorey UK
Caroline Adams France
Erika Young Italy
Thiloshini Abeysekera Sri Lanaka
Raja Mahmood Raj Hussain Malaysia
Chemat Din Bin Ismail Malaysia
* The proposal of the Indigenous Horse Stud Book Authority of India has been presented to the Ministry of Agriculture, Government    of India.
 
INDIGENOUS HORSE STUD BOOK AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(Set up and recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. Of India

Chairperson of the Indigenous Horse Stud Book Authority of India (IHSBA) will be anyone from the Ex-Office members.
Registrar cum Keeper of the Authority will be a paid employee.
Office of the Authority will be in Delhi. Space to be allotted by Ministry of Agriculture.
IHSBA will maintain separate stud books for each Indigenous breeds.
Membership to the Authority should be open to a registered Society with the standing of 3 years with a good track record.
A membership fees per annum or for life membership should be specified.
Each member Society will be authorised to send 2 representative for a meeting
Each Society continues to register its respective breeds in their jurisdictions.
Registrations of True to breed specimens to be sent for entry to the IHSBA.
Passports of horses to be exported will be issued by the Authority.
Fees for registration and passport are to be specified.
Authority to discuss and fix parameters and conditions for export.
Meeting of the Authority to be convened every 3 months.
   

* A petition has been sent by the Chairman to Her Excellency President of India in regard to the ban imposed by the European Union on the import of horses from India. A request has been made to include this subject in the EU India Summit.
* A similar petition has been filed with the Secretary Department of Animal Husbandry.
* Petitions have been filed with the Director General Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Agriculture as to why ban has been imposed on export of indigenous horses.

  

* A draft plan for development of Endurance and Tent Pegging for indigenous horses has been drawn up by Col (Retd) Sarpratap Singh Vice President Development & Technical.
* IHSI successfully attended the Equitana Horse Fair at Essen (Germany) where a lot of interest was shown for indigenous breeds of India.
* Courses are being started to train judges for breed conformation competitions.
* A criteria for judging horse dance competition is being initiated.
* To promote indigenous breeds IHSI has been authorized to file for tenders to sell horse to police and para military forces.

 
  * The Society has been instrumental in pursuing the Department of Postal Services, Government of India in successfully releasing postal stamps on Marwari, Kathiawari, Jhanskari and Manipuri. The same are also available for sale through the IHSI office.


* Congratulations to President Col Sarpratap Singh and Secretary Kamlabir Singh on the formation of the Lakhi (Sindhi) Horse Breeders Society.
* Letter has been received from Lt. Gen S.S. Kumar QMG Indian Army giving the guidelines under which the Marwari and Katiawari horses could be inducted in the Armed Forces for Trooper and Sport horses.
* NRCE is encouraging artificial insemination for which on 2 occasions semen has been donated from Francesca Kelly's Marwari Bloodline stables.
* A scheme has been initiated to register indigenous horse breeding stud farm with the IHSI.
* IHSI registered Marwari horses in USA have now entered in Spain . This may initiate a breeding programme in Spain.
* 7th National Indigenous Horse Show and 2nd Invitational International Endurance took place at Dundlod from 7th to 13th December 2009.
* IHSI henceforth will accept the advertisements to be placed on its web site.
* A section has been opened for sale of horses of members and breeders only through IHSI website.

* News from IHSI Foreign Chapters :
   Italy Organised a stand at the Assisi Endurance.
   Arranged a visit to India of professional endurance rider and vet to judge the potential of Marwari horses in the sport of endurance.
   France Organised a stand at the Paris Horse Show.
   UK Initiated the bit donation scheme and started the project at Balotra Horse Fair. <Www.friendsofmarwari.org.uk>