Norfolk Country Life of Farming and country pursuits
- The majestic horse
With only a few exceptions the role of the horse was to work. The heavy horses provided the raw muscle that not only ploughed the fields but did the heavy lifting and carrying on all the farms, Much loved by many and equally respected their life was one of toil with few rewards but few images evoke a sense of times past than the big horses ploughing the fields accompanied by a cloud of gulls.
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Ploughing a single furrow.
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Reaping the rewards of a good harvest.
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Looks too posed - especially if the lady with the horse is carrying her high heels
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Pretty picture but the ladies do not look like farm workers
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Heavy duty work with the heavyweight horses
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Even the soil looks heavy for these hard working horses
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Exuding pride in these fine heavy horses
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Lighter work for the donkeys
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Running repairs
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These look like swedes
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Is this a root crop or could they be flints?
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A cheerful band but are they working or posing?
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The carriers also rely on the work of the horses
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Well dressed for a day in the fields and not just the horses
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Ready and willing to take the strain
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Piled high probably very heavy for these two
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These look like horses for riding rather than pulling
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These ones definitely pulled their weight
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Light work for these two fine specimens
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Not at all sure what is going on here
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Never realised farming regulations were so rigorously enforced