Cecil, Arthur, Lord, 1851-1913 (captain)
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 21 September 1902
Cecil discusses the engravings, which he has seen in 'Munro's pamphlet', of the Combarelles cave in the Dordogne area of France, which include almost exact reproductions of the heads of horses. He goes on to discuss his discussions with the Hamburg Board of Agriculture about Dartmoor ponies, and mentions that the India Office are expressing a strong interest in acquiring Ewart's hybrids.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 22 June 1902
Cecil requests that the two Highland ponies be sent in a horse box. After providing some personal details, he goes on to describe the physical characteristics of the Dartmoor pony.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 06 August 1902
Cecil states that he has been to the Zoo to inspect the 'Kitchener hybrid', which he goes on to describe.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 07 September 1902
Cecil states that he encloses a cheque for the mare that he recently purchased from Galbraith. He remarks on some other horses which he is interested in purchasing.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 14 September 1902
Cecil, who is confined in London after a cab accident, speaks of his low regard for the innkeepers, and he believes they will have more luck dealing directly with the crofters. He goes on to discuss the merits of different Highland ponies.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 28 December 1902
Cecil mentions an Indian man named Jusaf and refers to the resignation of various factors in the Highlands. He recommends that Ewart see some ponies on Mull and Skye.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 30 January 1903
Cecil informs Ewart of the time of his forthcoming horse sale and provides information about other sales. He also gives directions as to the delivery of a puppy by train.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 13 February 1903
Cecil provides details of the Gaick ponies which are to be sold shortly in Perth. He states that all of his Highland ponies have chestnut callosities but only small ones.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 20 April 1903
Cecil writes that he thinks Ewart's 'Cushendall discovery' by far 'the most important and interesting you have yet made' (presumably referring to Ewart's reported sighting of some dwarf horses during his visit to Northern Ireland). He then goes on to make observations on what Cecil calls 'Irish-looking' features of chestnut ponies with white manes and tails.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 07 May 1903
Cecil states his preference for the Barra pony ' 'Mais', although he is also interested in 'the Jumping Connemara' pony. He enquires about the ancestry of 'the Gondal mare' in relation to her colouring and mentions the colouring of the foals belonging to mutual acquaintances.
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- Ponies 23
- Animals--Colour 16
- Horse Sale 13
- Animals--Transportation 12
- Mares 12
- Crofters 9
- Cross-Breeding 9
- Highland Pony 9
- Horses 9
- Foals 8
- Hybrids 8
- Stallions 8
- Animal Pedigrees 6
- Experiments 6
- Horse Farms 6
- Bulls 5
- Funding 5
- Horse Breeds 5
- Horses--Breeding 5
- Publications 5
- article 5
- Photographs 4
- Physical Characteristics 4
- Animal Markings 3
- Animals--War use 3
- Arabian Horses 3
- Jersey Cattle 3
- Kiang 3
- Social Interaction 3
- Zebras 3
- Animal breeders 2
- Callosites 2
- Calves 2
- Cattle 2
- Committees 2
- Connemara Pony 2
- Dartmoor pony 2
- Donkeys 2
- Exmoor pony 2
- Hybridisation 2
- Illustrations 2
- Kathiawari horse 2
- Proofreading 2
- Przewalski's Horse 2
- Puppies 2
- Report writing 2
- Reports and Dissertations 2
- Sheep 2
- Shetland Pony 2
- Vaynol cattle 2
- Agricultural exhibitions 1
- Animal Breeding 1
- Animal embryology 1
- Animal sale 1
- Animals in Art 1
- Animals--Health 1
- Appointment to Office 1
- Art, Prehistoric 1
- Artificial Insemination 1
- Barra pony 1
- Basuto Pony 1
- Birds 1
- Burchell?s Zebra 1
- Cattle--Breeding 1
- Chartley white cattle 1
- Chillingham cattle 1
- Colt (horse) 1
- Dog breeds 1
- Embryos 1
- Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 -- Correspondence 1
- Ferns, Classification of 1
- Fillies 1
- Government purchasing 1
- Guest books 1
- Guinea Pigs 1
- Hackney horse 1
- Highland cattle 1
- Horse shows 1
- Horses--Behavior 1
- Horses--Feeding and feeds 1
- Iceland pony 1
- Leghorn chicken 1
- Marwari horse 1
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- Photographers 1
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- Societies and Clubs 1
- Terriers 1
- Welsh pony 1
- Wild Horses 1
- Working animals 1
- Zoology, Arctic Regions 1