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Tack Collection (#3)

"Tack: Honoring the Timeless Bond Between Horses and Humanity" Witness the timeless tradition of horses pulling the plough

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 571. Hauling; Light-Gray Mare Johnson, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 571. Hauling; Light-Gray Mare Johnson, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950547 Plate 571. Hauling; Light-Gray Mare Johnson, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16.7x44.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 570. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 570. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950546 Plate 570. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.8x36.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Saddling (oil on canvas)

Saddling (oil on canvas)
BSA266157 Saddling (oil on canvas) by Alken, Samuel Henry (1810-94); 22x29.5 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Background imageTack Collection: Horse Bit, possibly 9th-7th century BC, Iran (bronze) (see also 113753)

Horse Bit, possibly 9th-7th century BC, Iran (bronze) (see also 113753)
AMQ419870 Horse Bit, possibly 9th-7th century BC, Iran (bronze) (see also 113753) by Persian School; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Persian, out of copyright

Background imageTack Collection: Horsekeepers, or Ghorawallahs, c. 1860s (b / w photo)

Horsekeepers, or Ghorawallahs, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
495535 Horsekeepers, or Ghorawallahs, c.1860s (b/w photo) by Hooper, Willoughby Wallace (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 574. Walking; Free; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 574. Walking; Free; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950550 Plate 574.Walking; Free; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.7x38.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 569. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 569. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950545 Plate 569. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Hansel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.1x31 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 566. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 566. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950542 Plate 566.Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.7x33 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 565. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 565. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950541 Plate 565.Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.9x35.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 564. Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel

Plate 564. Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel
3950540 Plate 564.Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.5x31.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Background imageTack Collection: Feeding the Horses (Horses, Figures and Poultry), 1858 (oil on canvas)

Feeding the Horses (Horses, Figures and Poultry), 1858 (oil on canvas)
3744219 Feeding the Horses (Horses, Figures and Poultry), 1858 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 127x106.7 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageTack Collection: Carriages, Horses and Dogs (oil on canvas)

Carriages, Horses and Dogs (oil on canvas)
3743814 Carriages, Horses and Dogs (oil on canvas) by Tomson, Clifton (1775-1828); 73.7x91.4 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageTack Collection: Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, the Match for Her Majestys Cup

Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, the Match for Her Majestys Cup, the First Tack Off Old Castle Point (engraving)
2785504 Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, the Match for Her Majestys Cup, the First Tack Off Old Castle Point (engraving) by English School

Background imageTack Collection: Horses in a Stable, 1791 (oil on canvas)

Horses in a Stable, 1791 (oil on canvas)
BAL18669 Horses in a Stable, 1791 (oil on canvas) by Morland, George (1763-1804); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: ); English, out of copyright

Background imageTack Collection: Relief depicting the tributaries of Sargon II, from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad

Relief depicting the tributaries of Sargon II, from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
XIR116846 Relief depicting the tributaries of Sargon II, from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, Iraq (gypsum) by Assyrian, (8th century BC); 162x306 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Background imageTack Collection: Euclid with his Jockey Conolly and Trainer Pettit (oil on canvas)

Euclid with his Jockey Conolly and Trainer Pettit (oil on canvas)
BSA266154 Euclid with his Jockey Conolly and Trainer Pettit (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 61.5x71.5 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Background imageTack Collection: Rein ring (terret), Iron Age (cast bronze with red and blue glass inlay)

Rein ring (terret), Iron Age (cast bronze with red and blue glass inlay)
AMQ185035 Rein ring (terret), Iron Age (cast bronze with red and blue glass inlay) by Iron Age; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageTack Collection: The stables of Caligulas horse, Incitata, c. 1800-1818 (coloured engraving)

The stables of Caligulas horse, Incitata, c. 1800-1818 (coloured engraving)
STC175872 The stables of Caligulas horse, Incitata, c.1800-1818 (coloured engraving) by Biasioli, Angelo (1790-1830); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 572. Hauling; Head being Pulled; Light Gray Mare, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 572. Hauling; Head being Pulled; Light Gray Mare, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950548 Plate 572. Hauling; Head being Pulled; Light Gray Mare, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 26.2x26.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 567. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Billy, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 567. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Billy, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950543 Plate 567. Hauling; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Billy, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21x36.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageTack Collection: Plate 563. Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel

Plate 563. Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel
3950539 Plate 563. Hauling; Broken Log Chain; Dark-Gray Belgian Horse Dusel, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.3x35.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Background imageTack Collection: Iron Bit, 1939. Creator: Ethel Dougan

Iron Bit, 1939. Creator: Ethel Dougan
Iron Bit, 1939

Background imageTack Collection: Iron Bit, 1938. Creator: Ethel Dougan

Iron Bit, 1938. Creator: Ethel Dougan
Iron Bit, 1938

Background imageTack Collection: Snaffle Bit, 1938. Creator: Ethel Dougan

Snaffle Bit, 1938. Creator: Ethel Dougan
Snaffle Bit, 1938

Background imageTack Collection: Bar Bit, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Bar Bit, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Bar Bit, 1935/1942

Background imageTack Collection: Bit, c. 1938. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Bit, c. 1938. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Bit, c. 1938

Background imageTack Collection: Reitpferd (Riding-Horse), 1916. Creator: Lovis Corinth

Reitpferd (Riding-Horse), 1916. Creator: Lovis Corinth
Reitpferd (Riding-Horse), 1916

Background imageTack Collection: Curb Bit, Italian, Mantua or Milan, ca. 1550. Creator: Unknown

Curb Bit, Italian, Mantua or Milan, ca. 1550. Creator: Unknown
Curb Bit, Italian, Mantua or Milan, ca. 1550

Background imageTack Collection: Pendant for Horse Trappings, Spanish, 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Pendant for Horse Trappings, Spanish, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Pendant for Horse Trappings, Spanish, 15th century

Background imageTack Collection: Harness Pendant, possibly Spanish, 13th-early 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Harness Pendant, possibly Spanish, 13th-early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Harness Pendant, possibly Spanish, 13th-early 15th century

Background imageTack Collection: Curb Bit, Franco-Neapolitan, second quarter 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Curb Bit, Franco-Neapolitan, second quarter 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Curb Bit, Franco-Neapolitan, second quarter 14th century

Background imageTack Collection: Snaffle Bit, European, ca. 650-475 B. C. Creator: Unknown

Snaffle Bit, European, ca. 650-475 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Snaffle Bit, European, ca. 650-475 B.C

Background imageTack Collection: 2nd County of London Westminster Dragoons Camp

2nd County of London Westminster Dragoons Camp
1910

Background imageTack Collection: King George V (1865-1936) riding a horse. Date: circa 1910s

King George V (1865-1936) riding a horse. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTack Collection: Two stable grooms with four beautiful carriage horses

Two stable grooms with four beautiful carriage horses in full tack - Windsro, Berkshire, England. 1909

Background imageTack Collection: The Vicars Family on their Road to Church, from The Vicar of Wakefield'

The Vicars Family on their Road to Church, from The Vicar of Wakefield"
The Vicars Family on their Road to Church, from " The Vicar of Wakefield", May 1, 1817

Background imageTack Collection: A Victorian Grandmother Driving in a Pony Carriage... early-mid 19th century, (1942)

A Victorian Grandmother Driving in a Pony Carriage... early-mid 19th century, (1942)
A Victorian Grandmother Driving in a Pony Carriage with her Granddaughter, early-mid 19th century, (1942). From " Life Among the English", by Rose Macaulay. [Collins, London, 1942]

Background imageTack Collection: Shopkeepers dog looks out of the doorway, Mahon, Menorca

Shopkeepers dog looks out of the doorway, Mahon, Menorca
The shopkeepers white and brown gundog looks out of the doorway of a basket shop ins Arraval, Mahon, Menorca, Spain. The shop sells everything from guns to saddles, baskets and ironmongery Date: 2010

Background imageTack Collection: Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 4

Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 4
Sailing outrigger fishing boats off the coast of Sri Lanka. The boats are also known as perahu, prau, proa, waka, perahu, prahu, or multihull vessels

Background imageTack Collection: Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 3

Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 3
Sailing outrigger fishing boats off the coast of Sri Lanka. The boats are also known as perahu, prau, proa, waka, perahu, prahu, or multihull vessels Date: 1994

Background imageTack Collection: Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 2

Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 2
Sailing outrigger fishing boats off the coast of Sri Lanka. The boats are also known as perahu, prau, proa, waka, perahu, prahu, or multihull vessels Date: 1994

Background imageTack Collection: Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 1

Sri Lankan outrigger boats - 1
Sailing outrigger fishing boats off the coast of Sri Lanka. The boats are also known as perahu, prau, proa, waka, perahu, prahu, or multihull vessels Date: 1994

Background imageTack Collection: Short groom with tallest shire horse - 1

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 1
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time

Background imageTack Collection: Short groom with tallest shire horse - 2

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 2
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time. Date: circa 1969

Background imageTack Collection: Horse bits, good and bad, c1909 (c1910)

Horse bits, good and bad, c1909 (c1910). From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co. Ltd, London, c1890]

Background imageTack Collection: Coach and horses, 1889

Coach and horses, 1889. The Abuse of the Bearing Rein - Ellimans no use here. The bearing rein is now believed to be cruel to animals. Illustration from the The Graphic, (17 August 1889)

Background imageTack Collection: Chinese Horse-drawn carriage / car

Chinese Horse-drawn carriage / car
Chinese Horse-drawn carriage/car. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTack Collection: A heavy horse pulls a light plough

A heavy horse pulls a light plough
A heavy shire horse pulls a light one-wheeled plough througha field with grazing cattle. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith




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"Tack: Honoring the Timeless Bond Between Horses and Humanity" Witness the timeless tradition of horses pulling the plough, as they effortlessly navigate the fields with grace and strength. Step into a bygone era with Gypsy Caravans, where majestic horses were an integral part of nomadic life, providing both transportation and companionship. Marvel at the sheer power of a Shire horse team during a Ploughing Match, their synchronized movements showcasing their unwavering dedication to hard work. A pair of working Shire Horses & Farmer form an unbreakable bond as they toil together in harmony, exemplifying the deep connection between man and beast. Behold as mighty Shire Horses pull the plough through fertile soil, reminding us of our agricultural roots and how these noble creatures have shaped our history. With elegance and poise, a Shire horse effortlessly pulls a hay wagon along country lanes, embodying both beauty and functionality in perfect harmony. Experience nostalgia as you witness a Horse-drawn harvester gracefully gliding through golden fields, paying homage to simpler times when horsepower meant more than just engines. Admire a team of working horses at work - their coordinated efforts symbolize unity and cooperation while highlighting their indispensable role in various industries throughout history. Watch in awe as a heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake across vast meadows; its immense strength is matched only by its gentle nature that has endeared it to generations past. Delight in the sight of a Palomino Horse - Pony grazing peacefully in lush meadows; this serene image serves as a reminder that amidst all our advancements, nature's simplicity still holds great allure. Capture the spirit of rural England with Clydesdale Horses leading two adults on their journey through picturesque landscapes during ploughing matches – a testament to the enduring bond between man and horse.