Horse Farms
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 17 March 1908
Forsyth congratulates Ewart on his letter to The Scotsman, which he states fits in very well with Forsyth's report on the Stud Farm.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 02 April 1908
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John Frederick Lort-Phillips, 20 October [1912]
Lort-Phillips apologises for not answering Ewart's letter sooner but he has been travelling extensively trying to find what remains of the Welsh pack or cart horse in order to form a stud for the Government. He has been able to find some old stallions of the breed, of whose existence he was previously unaware, and believes that the breed, crossed with the thoroughbred, produces the best horses he has ever seen.
The year is not written on the letter.
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 Lord Arthur Cecil, 08 September 1904
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 08 October 1905
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 22 September 1907
Cecil writes that he thinks the Congested Districts Board pony stud 'an unqualified success' and believes the concept could be extended to other animals such as bulls and sheep. He believes there are around 20 stallions running wild on Barra and wishes Lady Gordon Cathcart would exert her influence to rectify this.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil (incomplete), 22 March 1908
Cecil describes the three colts he has seen at Monkstadt (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board) and provides details about the Kathiawari and Marwari breeds of horse.
The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is not present.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 11 July 1900
Blunt says how much he agrees with Ewart's volume about animal hybridisation. He explains that his latest horse sale was not a great success. He also includes a list of the dams, sires and their produce at his horse farm for the year 1900.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 24 May 1897
Blunt reveals that he has 10 foals this year at his stud farm from pure Arab mares, by the same chestnut horse. He gives a physical description of each foal, and analyses their colour and markings. He also suggests a seven year old mare that might be suitable for Ewart's experimental breeding.