Animal Training
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 06 March 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/30
Scope and Contents
Hagenbeck states that he would like to buy some more of Ewart's zebra hybrids to get them in harness. He offers to exchange his Korea stallion for Ewart's two Shetland stallions, and asks how many mares he thinks a good zebra stallion could cover in a year. He also asks Ewart to recommend him some people who wish to buy zebras for breeding purposes and asks if Ewart could let him have 'Romulus' and the sister of an Exmoor hybrid, born 1901, in exchange for some of his zebras. He comments...
Dates:
06 March 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 08 April 1903
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/41
Scope and Contents
Hagenbeck mentions the zebras he has in exchange for 'Romulus' or the Exmoor hybrid and states that he is surprised to find that some people at the London Zoo consider the Przewalski's horse to be a mule. He states that he has sold 'Matopo' to Arthur Yates, refers to the Kiang pony and Korea stallion which he is trying to sell and writes of his anticipated delivery of East African zebras which he will train to harness.
Dates:
08 April 1903
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from John K. Butter, 25 September 1904
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/105
Scope and Contents
Butter asks for advice on breaking in and handling the two zebras he has purchased from Carl Hagenbeck in Hamburg. He writes that natural history is his greatest hobby, and that he recalls Ewart from his time at Aberdeen University, where Butter was a student.
Dates:
25 September 1904