I am glad, for the horses’ sake, that it’s no longer fashionable to “check” their heads quite so high …
September 14, 2012
a portrait
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September 14, 2012
I am glad, for the horses’ sake, that it’s no longer fashionable to “check” their heads quite so high …
September 15, 2012 at 8:11 pm
I find it interesting he has rolled reins, open bridle and thimbles for breeching. I also just learned something new from this picture…that thimbles required an additional strap that went fromthe saddle to the carriage. Makes sense, however I have never seen that extra strap on a harness today
that has thimbles.