| The British Racehorse 1963
Complete, very good in original navy binder. Issue 1: Racing season in GB and Ireland Issue 2: Equestrian Painting-Past and present by artist Richard Dupont; Admiral Rous part II by Peter Willett; The "Indicated Stamina" Of the Racehorse; Brantome, son of Blandford-his influence on international breeding by John Aiscan; Tesio's Theories on Heredity-a critical review; Inbreeding, Outcrossing and Heterosis. Issue 3: Artist Sir Edwin Landseer; British Horses in the Grand Prix de Paris-the last 100 years; The Best Three Year Old Colts in Europe since 1929 by Franco Varola; American Classic Races of 1963; Herold, Son of Dark Ronald. Issue 4: Breeding for Performance; Selecting a mate for a Mare; Artist Theodore Géricault; Leading Sires of the Century- an endeavour to establish new 'Dosages'; Founding a Stud-general approach and buying of prospective brood mares by John Hislop; The St Simon line sire Vatellor and his influence on international breeding by John Aiscan. Issue 5: Artist Raoul Millais; Lord Glanely by Peter Willett; The 1962-63 season in Australia; Give the Mare a Rest-or Leave it to Nature? by K. Bobinski; Purity of Descent and The Stud Book; Racing and Breeding in South Africa; "Reconstruction" of Eclipse-an attempt to depict a true likeness; Summer Racing USA; Hyperion's Sons in Argentina by John Aiscan. |