The protest rally, staged in the centre of Djakovo, was organised by the town authorities with the support of several farmers' associations in the region of Slavonia.
Recently the government has announced its plan to merge these two stud-farms into one legal entity to be headquartered in Lipik, in order to make savings in this sector.
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor ruled out the transfer of horses, explaining that each Djakovo and Lipik would have their stud-farms.
According to agriculture ministry estimates, the merger would cut costs by 20 percent in the management of those two farms.
However, Djakovo Mayor Zoran Vinkovic today reiterated his vociferous opposition to this move, explaining that Djakovo insisted on the continuation of keeping its stud-farm as a separate legal entity.
Some of the speakers at the rally spoke about long history of that stud-farm.
Mayor Vinkovic announced more protests throughout eastern Croatia if the government did not revoke its decision.
The plan to combine the two stud-farms, as one of steps in efforts to streamline government agencies, institutes and centres, caused wrangling between Vinkovic and his counterpart from Lipik, Antun Haramija.
Haramija recently said the merger would only eliminate two managing boards and make savings in running the farms.
Djakovo residents held a protest rally also last Sunday.
Last Monday, the head of the Djakovo stud-farm, Pavo Sabolski, said at a news conference that the government would continue caring for the Djakovo stud, which has been entirely a state-owned entity since 1997.
He said the merger would not cut the current number of 39 workers in the Djakovo stud-farm.