Item 47 - Letter from William Ridgeway to Henry Sidgwick

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Refers to a passage in Greek from Herodotus V.9, which he has transcribed. It concerns 'the [Sigynnae] who dwelt beyond the Danube', and 'may give the clue to the fact that horses seem to have been employed for chariots before they were used for riding.' Believes that the [primeval] wild horse who lived on the plains of Europe and Asia was 'a small shaggy animal', and asks [rhetorically] if the Shetland and Welsh ponies are the true representatives as far as size is concerned.