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Horses

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 453 Collections and/or Records:

Curing a Kicker in the Stable, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2297
Scope and Contents

Illustration of 'the author's method of curing a kicker in the stall (one which amuses itself by constantly striking the partition)' by tying a rope from its harness to a girth strap and then its hind legs.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Curly Haired Horse, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2015
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a curly haired horse standing in a field on the plains in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Custom about maidean bhuana [corn dolly], 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/12
Scope and Contents

Custom probably collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Tobar Mhoire/Tobermory, Muile/Isle of Mull, about maidean bhuana [corn dolly] which reads 'Saw two maidean bhuana in house of Don[ald] Maclean Tobermory. Try who can have it This again is given to horses in first sgriob turadh.' [Tobar Mhoire, Am Muile/Isle of Mull].

Dates: 7 August 1886

Custom for making a mare retain a foal, 26 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/50
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Custom probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist which reads 'Going 3 times southwise of the cladh [graveyard] made a mare retain her foal, and this was done to all the mares in Uist [Uibhist]. Also notes that that Clann Mhuirich had a tearmad or sanctuary, which meant that when someone reached Clachan Staoligeary [Clachan Stadhlaigearraidh] they were safe.

Dates: 26 May 1869

"Dan Patch" 1:56, Champion Harness Horse of the World, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2244
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the champion Harness horse, "Dan Patch" whose record breaking time was 1:56 during a race in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1906.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Deer Stalking, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2242
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Photograph of a man tying a dead deer onto a horse as it grazes while another man assists in Scotland in the early 20th century. The two men were out deer stalking.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Demobilising the Horses, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1975
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Photograph of a horse used by the Army rearing up on its hind legs with a few soldiers trying to control it as it was being demobilised after World War I.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Dental Battery of the Horse, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1968
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Photographs of the dental battery of the horse with the bony wall or the skull removed to show the location of the teeth. The top skull shows a three year old horse; the middle shows an eight year old horse and the bottom image shows a twenty-seven year old horse to demonstrate the changes in growth.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Different [Livestock] Brands, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/860
Scope and Contents

Illustration of different types of livestock brands for cows and horses in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Draft letter to Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford from James Cossar Ewart, 14 January 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/1
Scope and Contents Ewart writes that the examination of the skulls from the Roman fort near Melrose has proved that horses representing four distinct varieties or species were living under domestication during the first century. The Zoology Board of the Royal Society Government Grant Committee have started an investigation to ascertain the origins of various species of horse by examining bones and cross-breeding. Ewart requests Russell's financial help with meeting the costs of this investigation....
Dates: 14 January 1909