Animal Training
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 25 October 1903
Hayes reports that his book is progressing well. He asks Ewart's permission to visit him and break in his Przewalski's horse to prove that they are not untameable.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 14 March 1911
Alexander writes that he has received a Przewalski's colt from Woburn and that he will give him some training before letting him run with the mares.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 17 June 1911
Alexander reports that the Przewalski's colt is now doing lessons with a dumb jockey and progressing well.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Walter Heape, 14 October 1910
Heape writes that he is looking forward to learning of Ewart's conclusions on the ancestor of the coarse-legged horse, which he guesses to have been a wetland horse, and compliments Ewart on his horse handling ability.
Long-Shafted Exercise Break, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a long-shafted exercise break harnessed to a horse in a field.
Mounting a Colt - Galvayne, 1870s-1930s
Two illustrations on how to mount a colt from Galvayne's manual. The top image shows a rider in 'second position when mounting a colt, either on near or off side; and the bottom image shows the rider mounted on the colt.
Right and Wrong Mounting [a Horse], 1870s-1930s
Illustrations on the correct and incorrect way to mount a colt - the top image shows the right way to mount, while the bottom shows the wrong way.
The Runaway Twitch, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a runaway twitch used on a horse running on a track.
Thirteen-Year-Old Girl as "Trainer", 1870s-1930s
Photographs of Naomi Shankland, the thirteen year-old daughter of John Shankland of Effingham, Surrey taking care of racehorses on her father's farm in the early 20th century.
To Prevent a Horse From Rising, 1870s-1930s
Illustraton of a horse lying on its side on straw with 'the head pulled round to the surcingle, so as to prevent the horse from rising.'