Horses--Breeding
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Cannington of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 24 November 1910
Cannington informs Ewart that the Development Commissioners are prepared to recommend that £40,000 annual grant be made for the encouragement of light horse breeding in Great Britain. He requests that Ewart serve on the Advisory Council of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and outlines their proposals for use of the money, namely as the payment of premiums to stallion owners.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles R. Heatley, 20 August 1913
Heatley provides details about the pack horse stallion 'Lord Nelson'. He reports that he has only been able to find in the district one Devon pack horse, plus a colt, to serve as a stud. He complains about the Board of Agriculture and proposes setting up a 'Pack Horse Association' among Devon gentlemen and farmers, and asks Ewart if he would care to join.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from F. Lort-Phillips, plus 2 typed copies, 04 January 1916
Lort-Phillips criticises the conduct of the Board of Agriculture for their collaboration with the Hunters Improvement Society in the army horse breeding scheme. He disparages the emphasis that has been placed on the Premium Thoroughbred horse, 'the wretched brutes that have done more harm to Light Horse Breeding than anything else.'
There are also two typed copies of the letter, presumably made at a later date.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.H.K Mursenden, 11 February 1912
Leather requests that Ewart submit his article on the homozygous breeding and evolution of type connected with the attempts now being made by the Board of Agriculture concerning light horse breeding for national service.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.L.C Koud, 31 July 1916
Koud writes on behalf of the President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries to thank Ewart for his letter and report regarding the best means of breeding artillery horses.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Frederick Lort-Phillips, 05 February 1912
Lort-Phillips provides comments on Ewart's treatise on 'eugenics and the breeding of light horses', which suggests ways in which funding from the Board of Agriculture should be used to approach such a scheme of breeding.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles R. Haveley, 14 February 1912
Haveley comments on Ewart's essay on scientific horse breeding, in relation to his own advocacy of the revival of the Devon pack horse and the work of the Board of Agriculture. He also comments on the Shales stud farm.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles R. Haveley, 13 April 1912
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 22 May 1912
Alexander writes that he would be delighted to take Ewart's colt and breed from him as he wishes. He will try to send Ewart any samples of wool that he wants, and is glad that Ewart is willing to speak to the Board of Agriculture on his behalf.