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All a bit much for a litle 'un, Dounby Show 1987.
View Large VersionPicture added on 05 August 2011 at 11:20
Beautiful harness on the horse though. You don't see that often these days
Added by Moira Budge on 10 August 2011
This is my grandfather's old clydesdale mare Zara, she was the last of the Orkney descended Clydesdales (all others were of 'sooth' bloodlines). The foal would have been Feolquoy Cleo and I think this may have been the County Show 1987 rather than Dounby, but I may be wrong. I dont think we ever did full harness at Dounby. I remember the countless hours that went into getting that harness and cart ready for show ! Happy memories.
Added by Steven Spence on 12 August 2011
Yes Moira, it's a pity I left some of it out of the frame. I don't know who owned the animals; if I remember rightly, Aubrey Flett was handling the mare.
Added by Ian Hourston on 12 August 2011
As regards which show it was, I can only say the original slide has Dounby Show written by me on the mount, and the slide is in a group all labelled that way. But of course it's more than likely I'd have had shots of both shows on the same roll of film, and by the time it came back from processing I might have mixed them up in my mind.
Added by Ian Hourston on 17 August 2011
Dounby
