There are two classes of horses: 1. Kháçah; 2. Those that are not kháçah. The kháçah horses are the following—six stables, each containing forty choice horses of Arabia and Persia; the stables of the princes; the stables of Turkish courier horses; the stables of horses bred in the Imperial studs. They have each a name, but do not exceed the number thirty. His Majesty rides upon horses of the six stables.

The Second class horses are of three kinds, viz., sí-aspí, bíst-aspí, dah-aspí i. e., belonging to the stables of thirty, twenty, and ten. A horse whose value comes up to ten muhurs, is kept in a Dah-muhrí stable; those worth from eleven to twenty muhurs, in a Bíst-muhrí stable, and so on.

Grandees and other Mançabdárs, and Senior Ahadís are in charge of the stables. Hay and crushed grain are found by the government for all horses, except for the horse which the Yatáqdár (guard) of every stable is allowed to ride, and which he maintains in grain and grass at his own expense.