Animals--Colour
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from J.H.K Mursenden, 01 March 1912
Mursenden thanks Ewart for the article he sent for publication in The Foxhound. He had urged Colonel Haveley to consider the bay Shales rather than the grey Findon Shales due to the colour, and provides details about the hardiness of the latter.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles R. Haveley, 08 March 1912
Haveley reports that he failed to persuade his Committee about the bay Shales and complains of lack of scientific support on his Committee, especially concerning the pedigrees of horses. He asks Ewart's advice on the horse 'Snowflake'. He is still making enquiries about Findon Shales.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles R. Haveley, 19 March 1912
Haveley thanks Ewart for his advice on selecting the most suitable stallion for their pack mares and states that he would like to get a better understanding of Mendelism. He describes his experience with different breeds of horses in the army. He is making enquiries about the Goonhilly breed of pony in Cornwall, and is going to East Cornwall to see some dun mares that have been offered him.