RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.02.12. John tells me that Horses when fighting bite each other's necks. CUL-DAR83.14. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1
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"Skinner, John, 1841-1903. Coachman at Down House, late 1880s. 1867 Married Helen Nightingale. His son Frank worked in the gardens. Came to Cambridge with ED for the winters; "soothing and tranquil rather than exciting company, as tranquil as the horses he drove", "John's kingdom was the harness room and his carriage whips were magic wands" B. Darwin, Green memories, 1928, p. 13. 1884 Aug. at Down, Bernard Darwin had a long game of cricket with Frank S. and Arthur." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Feb 12th 62 John tells me that Horses when fighting bite each other's necks. He has seen horses which got home in stable badly wounded & bore the marks all their lives. Have stallions fuller manes?
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