Horse shows
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Hunter Stallion, "Merry Matchmaker", 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the Hunter stallion, "Merry Matchmaker" standing in a field with a man in the early 20th century. The horse, bred by Donald Fraser of Tickford Park, Newport Pagnell, was foaled in 1899 and won many prizes including a first at the Hunters' Improvement Society London Show in 1902 and the gold medal at the Royal Lancashire Show in 1904.
In the Ring at the Royal Show, Sydney, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of horsewoman, Miss Morton on a rearing horse at the Royal Show in Sydney in 1914
"King's Courtship", Thoroughbred Stallion, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the Thoroughbred stallion, "King's Courtship" that was the winner of the King's Champion Cup for the best Thouroughbred stallion at the Hunter Show at Islington in 1912.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A.B Charlton, 13 December 1902
Charlton informs Ewart that the Council of the Polo Pony Society will be making silver medals available at horse shows around the district for Mountain and Moorland breeds. He awaits Ewart's choice of shows for the Connemara breed.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alexander McHardy, 20 April 1907
McHardy writes that he will let Ewart have the stallion 'Braemore' for £20 before sending him to the Highland Show, and provides some background information about him.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alexander McHardy, 24 June 1907
McHardy thanks Ewart for making arrangements for the pony 'Braemore' to be entered into the Highland Show and states that he will purchase any filly he sees comparable to 'Braemore'. He adds that he is sending a filly that he bred from 'Braemore' to the Joint Show at Dingwall.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 21 June 1902
Hagenbeck informs Ewart that the Arab mare has safely left Hamburg (for India). He also requests a list of the pedigrees of the hybrids that Ewart has sent him, and intends to take the hybrids to shows at Berlin and Hamburg.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles L. Sutherland, 10 April 1903
Sutherland mentions hearing from Arthur Yates about the zebra 'Matopo', whom he has just bought from Dr Hagenbeck. He recommends some French books on Leporidae and recounts a rabbit-hare cross-breeding hoax that occurred in France some decades earlier by a Monsieur Roux. He asks for news of 'Romulus' and hopes to see Ewart at the New Forest Pony Show on the 23rd of April.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Frank J. Connolly, 11 May 1906
Connolly invites Ewart to become a member of the organising committee for the forthcoming horse and cattle show, confined to Connemara ponies, in the County Galway, Ireland, on 18-19 September 1906.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Frederick Stringer Wrench, 25 February 1902
Wrench explains that at his stud farm they have 15 Connemara pony mares (nine of which are in foal to an Arab and two to a Connemara stallion) and two Erris ponies (in foal to a thoroughbred). This season they plan to mix the pairings and the results of the couplings will be carefully monitored. He believes that the Arab is an exceptional horse, bettered only by the winner at the Paris Exhibition. He adds that Wilfred Blunt's pony that competed against it looked quite plain in comparison.