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Dartmoor Ponies, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a herd of Dartmoor ponies on the moorlands of Devon, England in the early 20th century.
Dartmoor Pony, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a Dartmoor pony standing in a field in the early 20th century.
Draft letter of introduction to Charles Alexander Sheldon from Henry Fairfield Osborn (unsigned), 18 February 1905
Osborn introduces himself and Ewart and describes their research in Mexico on the common breeds of horses which are the offspring or descendants of the horses originally introduced by the Spaniards. He states that they wish to gather as much information as possible about the behaviour and character of the horses, as they can only stay ten days in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Horses. A Mexican Hacienda, 1870s-1930s
Photographs of the different breeds of horses at a Mexican hacienda: 'typcial Mexican horses of the striped dun and Andalusian varieties; a Syrian Arab stallion that belonged to Don Carlos de Zulonga of Bustillos, Chihuahua; and half-bred horses of the get of te Syrian Arab and ordinary Mexican mares.'
Horses - Hungarian Breed with an Acacia Avenue in the Distance, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a herd of Hungarian horses grazing in a field with an avenue of Acacia trees in the background in the early 20th century.
Kathiawar Horse, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a Kathiawar horse standing in a courtyard with two men standing behind it in the late 19th or early 20th century. The other photograph is of a Manipur pony standing in a road with a man holding its reins in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A. Irving, 14 August 1913
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A. Irving, 22 September 1913
Irving writes that he could not get hold of any copies of the abstract of his paper on the Solutré horse, but that his presentation of it went well. He acknowledges Ewart's help with his work with the Equus robustus.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A. Irving, 26 September 1913
Irving writes that he has had the opportunity to inspect several 'mustangs' in a stud, and was struck by their resemblance to the Stortford horse, except in the development of the hind quarters. He speculates that differences in the development of the hind quarters in various breeds may be connected to how hilly their local region is.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton, 05 March 1911
Willoughby, who signs himself 'Middleton', provides details about his hunting and steeplechase horses and the differences between half-bred and throroughbred horses.