Photo: Dwarka from V. Pope’s book
This is a photo of Dwarka, published on page 55 in the book Hooves in the Heather by Virginia Pope, granddaughter of Arthur Hurn, who managed the Tor Royal Stud during the time that Dwarka stood at stud. This image was apparently taken after he landed in from Arabia in 1897, meaning it very well could have been taken whilst he was in India!
I think this is my favorite photograph of his profile that I’ve seen thus far. You can see the slight bulge of the forehead, the slight dip in the nasal plane, and what is clearly a wedged shape of a head attached to an arching throat.
The photo presented is a direct scan from her book, which the author has granted me permission to share until she can find her original digital file to share.
Wonderful! You have done a terrific job in researching Dwarka. The “new” photos especially shed light on an important foundation horse. His images are finally matching up to the glowing description.
From all accounts, he was a tough old man even in his very old age! I recently found an announcement that he was shown at National Pony Show circa 1917, where he took 2nd place at the age of 25, after being used as a hunter horse for quite a few years prior! (c/o The Saddle and Show Horse Chronicle, Volume 7.) This is something I am very rapidly coming to associate with the older desertbred horses 🙂
Finally! Thank you so much! I have seen that head on some horses we had here.
Agreed, Jeanne Craver. I was thinking that as well, “I’ve seen that head before.”
That’s the head of a good arabian horse
Jeanne, are you talking about the Arabesque family, or more generally?
Yes, Edouard, it is but not the only head of a good Arabian horse. It does remind of the profile of DI Pele, tail-female GHAZIEH (AP), “A Saqlawiyah Jidraniyah of the marbat of Ibn Sudan from Ibn Sudan himself and imported prior to 1855 to Egypt for Abbas Pasha.” – Al Khamsa Online Roster
I was just thinking I need to look out my pictures of Tristram.
R.J., I’m thinking of the Arabesque family, although I am not that familiar with them, because they were gone from here when I came along. Thinking of the movies of them.
But also thinking about our Davenports. Not every D, but some of them, for sure!