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Hayes, Matthew Horace, 1842-1904 (veterinarian and author on horses)

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Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Blackett [James Cossar Ewart?] from Matthew Horace Hayes, 03 December 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/105
Scope and Contents Hayes states that he has concluded the deal with Hurst and Blackett to publish a further edition in 2,000 copies of his Points of the Horse.. He goes on to discuss the financial aspects of the publication and states that he would be grateful for a copy of the recipient's lecture on 'Callosites and the New Pony'. Although the letter is addressed to Blackett, this may well be an error. The reference to the 'Callosities' lecture suggests the actual recipient...
Dates: 03 December 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to [George Arthur?] Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 31 January 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/14
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Hayes asks if Ewart's father could send him the negatives of the ponies to a printer in Coventry.

Dates: 31 January 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Hayes, 04 November 1905

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/40
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Hayes writes that the translation Ewart has written to her about should not take long to complete, as most of it has been completed by her late husband. She asks if she should send the book for Ewart to complete. Hayes wonders what to do with her husband's favourite horse and asks Ewart to let her know if anyone would like to have it.

Dates: 04 November 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Hayes, 10 November 1905

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/41
Scope and Contents Hayes writes that she is glad that Professor Bradley will complete the translation of her husband's work, and that Professor Ridgeway has sent her a copy of his book The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse (Cambridge, 1905). She observes that Professor Axe is bringing out a nine volume history of the horse (The Horse : its treatment in health and disease, with a complete guide to breeding, training and management), but that she...
Dates: 10 November 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 09 January 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/3
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Hayes informs Ewart that he is thanking 'Master Arthur' for sending him negatives and prints of a rabbit hybrid. He encloses a chapter on 'Evolution of the Horse' for Ewart's corrections and additions. He goes on to state that he is in the process of drawing up an agreement with the publishers Blackett about the translation of an article.

Dates: 09 January 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 30 January 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/13
Scope and Contents Hayes describes a forthcoming visit to Manchester Museum with Professor Boyd Dawkins to see the teeth of Equus stenonis. He makes other remarks about the teeth of various mammals and describes a mathematical problem about horse trotting which he has been trying to solve. He mentions some pictures of Barra and Skye ponies which 'Master Arthur' has sent to him for inclusion in his book Points of the Horse. He also mentions that he would...
Dates: 30 January 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 01 March 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/26
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Hayes writes that he encloses five photographs of the feet of zebra (photographs not present), and that he wishes to have blocks made to scale. He offers Ewart cliches of the blocks. He asks if Ewart has a foot of a Przewalski's horse, as he would like to photograph it.

Dates: 01 March 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 26 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/25
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Hayes thanks Ewart for his article on Connemara ponies and agrees with his notion that the breed is no longer pure, having seen examples in Galway that winter. He is reminded that as a boy he had seen a distinct breed of Kerry pony, which has now become extinct. He adds that the Batak or Deli pony is fast losing its distinctiveness due to excessive breeding with Arab ponies.

Dates: 26 March 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 29 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/27
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Hayes replies to Ewart's invitation to visit him at Penicuik, stating that is able to put his research to one side in order to make the trip. He adds that the Duke of Bedford has given him the opportunity to take photographs of his Przewalski's horses, some of which he intends to send on to Ewart.

Dates: 29 March 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 10 May 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/34
Scope and Contents

Hayes requests the opportunity to come to Penicuik to photograph Ewart's animals.

Dates: 10 May 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

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Subject
Publications 17
Photographs 11
Horses 8
Social Interaction 8
article 8
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Ponies 6
Publishers 6
Translations 6
Illustrations 4
Photography--Negatives 4
Przewalski's Horse 4
Callosites 3
Cliché-verre 3
Horses--Breeding 3
Photographers 3
Zebras 3
Asses 2
Authorship, Collaboration 2
Connemara Pony 2
Equine dentistry 2
Fjord horse 2
Prehistoric animals 2
Teeth 2
Agricultural Experiment Stations 1
Animal Markings 1
Animal Migration 1
Animal Training 1
Animals--Colour 1
Arabian Horses 1
Art, Prehistoric 1
Australian pony 1
Barra pony 1
Batak Ponies 1
Chinese pony 1
Copyright -- Royalties 1
Cysts 1
Equus (Allohippus) stenonis 1
Extinct animals 1
Foals 1
Funding 1
Grand National Handicap Steeplechase 1
Highland Pony 1
Hoofs 1
Horse Breeds 1
Horses--Behavior 1
Hybrids 1
Lectures and Lecturing 1
Museums 1
Mustang 1
Newspapers 1
Physical Characteristics 1
Pliohippus 1
Proofreading 1
Rabbits 1
Research Institutes 1
Shetland Pony 1
Specimens 1
Stallions 1
Thoroughbred Horse 1
Wild Ass, African 1
Wild Horses 1
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