Woburn Abbey
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
An Alderney Ox, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of an Alderney ox from the stock of Woburn Abbey, bred by Thomas Crook, Esq. of Tytherton, Wiltshire.
Dimensions of Three Beautiful Specimens of the Stock at Woburn Abbey, 1870s-1930s
Table of the dimensions of a Hereford Oakley bull; a fat Devon cow; and "Bandy", a long horned cow of the stock at Woburn Abbey and belonging to the late Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.
Letter to Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford from James Cossar Ewart (incomplete), 02 May 1907
Ewart describes the three ponies that he will send off to Woburn shortly. He states that the main questions relating to the origin of the domestic breeds of the horse will be settled if one of these mares has a foal to one of Russell's Przewalski's stallions. He states that unfortunately his Przewalski's mare is not in foal.
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is not present.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 13 April 1909
Oliphant writes that the Duke of Bedford wishes to send Ewart three Przewalski's hybrids, a Mongolian pony mare and a Przewalski's stallion and he warns Ewart that they are not tame.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 21 April 1909
Oliphant asks Ewart to give his opinion on sending the three Przewalski's hybrids in separate crates due to their wildness.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 26 April 1909
Oliphant writes that they will keep the Mongolian mare at Woburn until she foals before sending her to Ewart, and that he will send the Przewalski's hybrids in crates shortly.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 30 April 1909
Oliphant reports a delay in sending the Przewalski's hybrids to Ewart due to having to make adjustments to the size of the crates. He provides details on the animals so that Ewart can identify them when they arrive.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 26 May 1909
Oliphant writes that one of the Przewalski's mares has died after miscarrying her foal. He asks if Ewart could let them have the use of his Przewalski's mare that season to keep the race going. He reports that a Przewalski's foal and two hybrids have been born, but they have not yet been able to approach them to ascertain their gender.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 03 June 1909
Oliphant provides details on sending Ewart's Przewalski's mare and foal to Woburn. He reports the death of two of their horses, and that two of the pony mares have foaled.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 15 June 1909
Oliphant provides information concerning the gestation period of three of the mares at Woburn.
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- Przewalski's Horse 29
- Mares 27
- Animals--Transportation 18
- Foals 16
- Hybrids 16
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- Experiments 6
- Pregnancy in animals 6
- Horse Sale 5
- Physical Characteristics 5
- Social Interaction 5
- Animal housing 4
- Bulls 4
- Grevy's zebra 4
- Horses 4
- Horses--Behavior 4
- Kiang 4
- Mongolian Pony 4
- Colt (horse) 3
- Donkeys 3
- Museums 3
- Skeletons 3
- Soay sheep 3
- Animal Training 2
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- Horse Breeds 2
- Horses--Wounds and injuries 2
- Photographs 2
- Prehistoric animals 2
- Zebras 2
- Animal Breeding 1
- Animals--Health 1
- Argali (sheep) 1
- Basuto Pony 1
- Burchell?s Zebra 1
- Characters and characteristics 1
- Crofters 1
- Domestic Animals 1
- Embargo 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ewes 1
- Fat-tailed sheep 1
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- Highland Pony 1
- Horse Farms 1
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- Shetland Pony 1
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