London council brings in the heavy horses

[Arch]

Looking at the Wiki entry, I see it's a local nature reserve, so I imagine any clearance is done sympathetically.

 

[RedRider]

It's a fantastic little bit of woodland near me that's somehow survived the industrial revolution and all the rest of it, against all the odds. Keep it to yourself...Queen's Wood. It's all kicking off in January apparently. I'll post pics if & when I see them in action.

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I think I cycled along Queen's Wood Rd on a Crystal/Ally Palace ride. Is there a short, steep section near the Ally Pally end? .

 

[swee'pea99]

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I think I cycled along Queen's Wood Rd on a Crystal/Ally Palace ride. Is there a short, steep section near the Ally Pally end? .

Strangely enough, tho' I've walked there several times a week for many years, I don't think I've ever been on that road...but most roads round that part of the world have steep sections!

 

[vernon]

That's great......there's nothing better than seeing working horses going about their business.

Sadly Leeds lost its last working horses when Tetley's brewery brought their dray horses' activities to an end in 2006. They were a magnificent sight in the city center.

 

[swee'pea99]

They've arrived! (To be strictly accurate, 'it'..there's only one so far...whether others will follow, I'm not sure. But it looks wonderful anyway, and there are many delighted bystanders.)

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6tajyQTMG8&feature=youtu.be

 

[swee'pea99]

Cassie & the horse...

 

[RedRider]

Cassie & the horse...

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Looks brilliant. Do you know how long the work's gonna take? I've some time off last week in Jan and would like to see the horse in action.

 

[swee'pea99]

Looks brilliant. Do you know how long the work's gonna take? I've some time off last week in Jan and would like to see the horse in action.

I was told they'd be around for at least the whole of this month. Beyond that seemed uncertain.

 

[Ganymede]

Aw! Cassie looks lovely too! Thanks so much for posting this swee'pea.

 

[swee'pea99]

Last day today for the horses - but according to the nice horse man, they're moving on to Coldfall Wood next week, which is in the same neck of the woods.

PS Thanks Ganymede...missed your message earlier.

 

[robjh]

No doubt there will be a spate of blethering from motorists in said London council area about arrogant/irresponsible/non-roadtax-paying horse owners holding up traffic and causing all manner of abominations while this work goes on, not to mention arrogant/out-of-touch/council-tax-wasting bureaucrats in said council...but me, I think it sounds wonderful.

 

[bof]

Seen heavy horses doing similar work in Richmond Park while I was taking a spin there a couple of years back. Hope to see them again one day

 

[Puddles]

They are just lovely to watch working, we are blessed with the Weald & Downland Museum near us and they work them there too. They also race them and the thunder of the really really heavy horses being allowed full rein to run across the field is a sight to behold, despite their size they can really shift

Looking forward to more pictorial news @swee'pea99

 

[slowmotion]

I heard that Kensington and Chelsea use elephants.

 

[swee'pea99]

They are just lovely to watch working, we are blessed with the Weald & Downland Museum near us and they work them there too. They also race them and the thunder of the really really heavy horses being allowed full rein to run across the field is a sight to behold, despite their size they can really shift

Looking forward to more pictorial news @swee'pea99

I'm afraid there won't be any - like I say, they're finishing today in my woods, I won't be seeing them again.