Woburn Abbey
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 14 February 1911
Oliphant reports that the Duke of Bedford will gladly send a young stallion along with the Przewalski's mare and the hybrid filly, on the understanding that the Woburn estate gets the first-born Przewalski's filly foal.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel George A. Oliphant, 20 March 1914
Oliphant writes that he is glad the hybrids arrived safely and that he considers the mare to be the best of the three in every respect.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from George A. Oliphant, 28 March 1910
Oliphant writes that the Przewalski's mare is ready to send to Ewart, but that Mr Collier has wired to ask if the mare is safe to be housed with other horses in a hedged enclosure. He will prevent sending the mare until he hears from Ewart.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from George A. Oliphant, 01 March 1911
Oliphant writes that he will communicate further with Ewart about the Indian cattle. He dispatched the Przewalski's mare and hybrid filly to Claud Alexander, but the stallion could not be sent due to being too violent.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 09 April 1907
Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford', writes that he is ready to continue experiments with Przewalski's horses and asks Ewart to send the pony mares that he wants to cross to Woburn. He comments that his Grevy's zebra is due to foal soon.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 14 March 1911
Alexander writes that he has received a Przewalski's colt from Woburn and that he will give him some training before letting him run with the mares.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Ganson Brothers, 14 May 1904
The letter requests more detailed particulars about Lord Cecil's pony than Ewart previously provided. The purchasers intend to cross the stallion with Shetland mares to produce a reliable carting and ploughing pony for crofters.
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- Animal housing 3
- Colt (horse) 3
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- Mongolian Pony 3
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- Horses--Behavior 2
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- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
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