Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Ridgeway, 04 June 1905
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/10
Scope and Contents
Ridgeway mentions Lydekker and Lankester's work on the preorbital part of the skulls of race horses and their theory that the 'blood-horse' derives from the Indian Equus sivalensis. Ridgeway believes that it is more likely to derive from Africa and Equus stenosis and asks Ewart if he has noticed any preorbital depressions in the skulls of Celtic ponies, as this could support the argument that the Celtic pony is a separate species or subspecies. He confirms that 'the elimination of chestnut from our racing stock is now certain.'
Dates
- 04 June 1905
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1136
Physical Description
1 leaf
- Callosites
- Equus sivalensis
- Eriskay pony
- Horse Breeds
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929 (zoologist and professor of zoology, University College London)
- Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915 (palaeontologist)
- Racehorses
- Ridgeway, Sir William, 1853-1926 (classicist and Disney professor of archaeology, University of Cambridge (England))
- Skull
- Species
Repository Details
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+44(0)131 650 8379
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