Photo-a-Day  (Wednesday, 15th May, 2024)

What a beautiful animal. I bet they don’t need to mow the lawn every week.

2G2A I would know that horse anywhere

She is beautiful,horses are such lovely creatures..and the sound of them walking trotting or running is a more soothing sound that the roar of any vehicle.

Sunday morning . Sunshine and breakfast over . Birdsong . Then .....wait a little. . Somebody starts up the power tools. . Strimmers . Hover mowers .
In unison . Then a chain saw . Car doors start to slam . Radios begin to blare their horrid plastic pop . A dog starts barking . Then another one in support . An alarm goes off . Motorists start hooting at each other . A D.I.Y job gets underway . Let the hammering begin. .

Bring back the horse and gentle summers . And the mechanical mower with it's lazy hum like someone snoring sporadically in a deck chair . May the fragrance of honeysuckle overpower the carbon monoxide . Bring back soft winds and the tunes of Ferretti and da Roma . Zoom lollies and bumper issues of the Beano . Picket fences . Being able to nod off in the sunshine with the News Of the World , the hiss of the hosepipe spraying the roses ..etc ,

Ah but they're not as comfortable Mo, you wouldn't want to have to ride into Wigan on one would you.

Neigh yon caunt bi 31 con it Dennis,a proper photo.

Tom, I’d love to be given the chance to find out..I’d either enjoy it or finish up on the floor…either way she’s still more beautiful.

She had sore feet (the horse that is) so she was being walked on the grass because the ground was very soft due to all the rain we have been having.
Apparently she likes to eat dandelions ( the horse that is) unfortunately they give her wind (the horse that is) which she demonstrated while I was taking the photo.

My eyesight isn't good these days but it looks like the date on the horses back reads 2024. Anyone else seen it?

Tommyt it’s actually 2G2A I’m thinking.

Tommyt I’m always happy to help anyone.

Tommyt,there's not much wrong with your eyesight..I've had to get my magnifying glass out.

No contest Dennis, the horse is more beautiful, reliable and probably less expensive to feed.

A wonderful picture of bygone days Poet. Thank you!

Lovely pic

I wish we could have those days back Poet.
The peace and quiet of walking up Wigan Lane on a Sunday afternoon with practically no traffic and admiring the beautiful young ladies like Veronica making their way to Haigh Hall in their Sunday best.
Haaa me, how green was my valley then boys.

Dad's up the step ladders ,
With the clip clip snip of the shears
As the privets fall on the flags ,
His elbows going like two fiddlers ,
Only his head visible , the blades well oiled
Then hung between two nails in his shed ,

In fact every tool hung on nails ,
Pliers , hammers and the saw
That folk are too lazy to use these days .
With that saw he made my trolley ,
Each cut sounding like a runner gasping for breath ,
The splash splosh of the watering can
Showering and sparkling in the sun ,
And Teddy Bears Picnic chiming in the next street .

Poet

Colin - you have to feed a horse whether you use it to get about or not - and it doesn't just eat grass (which is only free if you walk it around grass verges all day). They also need shoeing every 6/8 weeks - at a cost roughly equivalent to that of a tyre each time. Then you need somewhere to keep it - and if it's kept in a stable, you'd have to muck it out. And you can't just leave it until you next want to ride it - you have to groom and pet it almost daily. Then there's vet's bills, insurance, etc.... If you do decide to go shopping on your horse, you have to put its saddle on at the start of the trip - and take it off at the end - and you'd need to take a pack-horse with you to carry your shopping home... and pay an urchin to stand guard over them while you did your shopping....

It was all a dream..I’m convinced! It’s all too long ago to be real. I feel I’ve always been as I am now..it must have been somebody else. That wasn’t me then tripping about in floaty frocks and running home before the clock struck 11 00. No it couldn’t possibly be me…not when I look in a shop window and see my mam and sometimes grandma with a stern face. What trick is this that nature plays on the unsuspecting human race?

You can always rely on Reverend David to bring us back down to earth.
And that’s no fairy tale.

2G2A it is, thanks John.

You see some horse riders allowing there horses feed whilst a riding reigns are on which is not good as they are ruining there teeth eating with a steel bit fitted through there mouth.

1 horse power verses 150 horse power

John’s…….this horse has a halter on with a lead rein but NO bit.

T.A.B.that’s correct I was referring to others that you see in full riding gear like you say the halter is not a riding halter on this Bonny Filley.