A Russian Horse Stud Farm: A Large Estate In The Government Of Poltava, South Russia By Bernard Hamilton. An Uncommon Original Article From The Badminton Magazine – Circa 1913

Those who from time to time have witnessed the brilliant feats of the Russian officers at Olympia will not need the assurance that the land of the Tsar is a paradise for the lover of horses. From prince to peasant the Russians are devoted to the noblest of man’s servants, and even in the most unlikely quarters the points of a horse will be discussed with an interest and intelligence hardly to be found in any other country….Two years ago it was my privilege to spend some months on a large estate in the Government of Poltava, South Russia, where horses are bred in fairly large numbers, principally for military purposes…’ An uncommon original article (1918) – 10 pages, illustrated H:24 x W:15.8cm