Cecil, Arthur, Lord, 1851-1913 (captain)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 02 October 1904
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/108
Scope and Contents
Cecil agrees with Fincastle's remarks that the cross-bred horses for the crofters should maintain quality as well as increase size and comments upon various mutual correspondents. He states that he met a man called Scott who is going to send two Highland ponies and 'Braemore' and comments that the ponies on the east side of Skye appear to be identical to those on the Isle of Rum.
Dates:
02 October 1904
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 08 October 1905
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/38
Scope and Contents
Cecil is puzzled that Ewart mixed Spanish and horse blood and produced a Celtic pony, as he would have thought the mix would have produced the Island pony. He reports that Ritchie is annoyed that his neighbours prefer to use a crofters' pony to the Arab breed. He has written to Forsyth asking him to let the pony 'Atholl' to stand at the head of the Monkstadt stud (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board) on the Isle of Skye. He writes that he saw the best Highland ponies he...
Dates:
08 October 1905
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