The Black and white days of hunting

[Simsar]

Hope this works and I hope you enjoy the pictures.

http://s965.photobucket.com/albums/ae140/Huntingdays_Simsar/

 

[SusannaF]

Aha – another era! Where is Cragside? Is it still standing? It looks extraordinary - an overgrown mock-Tudor manor bolted to the side of a castle on a cliff. Fantastical and beautiful.

 

[Red30563]

What fascinating photos, Simsar. Thank you for posting them. Are they your family pics?

 

[Dirty_D]

Fantastic photo's, thanks for sharing

 

[Simsar]

This is Cragside now (link below), a very interesting house it was the first house in the UK to have electricity! I think that would have been when my Great-grandad Jo was head groom, and then later my grandad joined him.

I'm glad you like them thank you for your comments it was a nice thing to do today to put them together so thank you. I'm sorry but I wasn't going to do all of them!


http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cragsidehousegardenandestate

 

[Simsar]

What fascinating photos, Simsar. Thank you for posting them. Are they your family pics?

Hey thanks for the comment yes they are I have labeled some of them so you can see who is who.

 

[Simsar]

Fantastic photo's, thanks for sharing

Your welcome DD.

 

[AML]

Thank you very much for that glimpse into the past.

I have a lady who helps exercise, once a week. She is 81 this year and hunted, when hunting was hunting. I think the word "character" was invented for her ...

 

[SusannaF]

Simsar, could I put one of the pictures and a link to the album on my blog (link in sig)?

 

[LauraWheeler]

Oh wow thanks for sharing. It was so nice looking at all those old pics of real hunters. Thankyou for taking the time to post those all online

 

[JenHunt]

they're some wonderful pic Simsar. what a heritage!

 

[Baggybreeches]

Wow how elegant are those photos? I love that house! Thank you for sharing them Simsar.

 

[Double_choc_lab]

What wonderful photos - thanks so much for taking the time to share them. I did notice there wasn't an ounce of fat on those hunt horses!

 

[Angua2]

They are amazing, thank you so much for sharing. It was like a glimpse into another world

 

[Simsar]

Thanks guys that is really nice of you all to say such lovely things, and I thought you lot would be bored!!!! LOL.

 

[Simsar]

Simsar, could I put one of the pictures and a link to the album on my blog (link in sig)?

Thank you for asking of course you can if it is easy to do?? Do I need to do anything?

PS if you ever meet Banksy, tell him I'm his number one fan! Only if he supports hunting that is and isn't a tree hugger. xx

 

[Simsar]

What wonderful photos - thanks so much for taking the time to share them. I did notice there wasn't an ounce of fat on those hunt horses!

LOL they look more like today's polo ponies don't they.

 

[Enfys]

Love them, thoroughly enjoyed looking through those, thankyou.
Totally brilliant, fascinating in so many ways, kind of real life Flambards.
What sort of dates do they cover?

 

[SusannaF]

Thank you for asking of course you can if it is easy to do?? Do I need to do anything?

PS if you ever meet Banksy, tell him I'm his number one fan! Only if he supports hunting that is and isn't a tree hugger. xx

Dead easy, and thank you for permission! It should go up tomorrow at 8am UK time.

I haven't collected any horsey Banksy stuff yet, but my eyes are peeled

 

[Simsar]

Love them, thoroughly enjoyed looking through those, thankyou.
Totally brilliant, fascinating in so many ways, kind of real life Flambards.
What sort of dates do they cover?

Dates??? Some are dated will have a look early 1900's the sidesaddle ones will be, GGdad and Grandad ones will have to ask mum, 1940/50's??

 

[Simsar]

Dead easy, and thank you for permission! No thank you for the interest. It should go up tomorrow at 8am UK time.

I haven't collected any horsey Banksy stuff yet, but my eyes are peeled The bloke is a genius or is it a bloke? I have two copies of his work waiting to be framed Q Vic and the dust under the carpet, Don't think they are called that but hey ho.

Thanks again.x

 

[Maesfen]

Great pics, must see if I can sort some out too just to catch up with you!

 

[chestnut cob]

Great pics, must see if I can sort some out too just to catch up with you!

You must!! The ones you have up on your walls are fabulous, I loved looking at them!

 

[Maesfen]

You must!! The ones you have up on your walls are fabulous, I loved looking at them!

Thanks CC, we've got so used to them but some of them are real one-offs you won't find anywhere else, like some of Simsar's.

 

[Doncella]

Thank you for sharing these photographs. More I say more!!!
Wish some one would do the same with early show jumpers!!!!!

 

[Simsar]

Maybe start a post??? The response I have had is amazing. xxx

 

[Simsar]

Simsar, could I put one of the pictures and a link to the album on my blog (link in sig)?

Awesome thank you for doing that. x

 

[Kallibear]

Amazing pictures. Such a shame there's not more picture docunmetation of the olden days.

And I was thinking the exact same as other about the horses condition - it makes you realise quite how fat todays show horses are!

 

[tootsietoo]

They are fantastic pictures Simsar, thank you.

Don't they all look fabulous! The bowlers, the breeches.... The horses are generally much skinnier than today I think. I guess they probably had to be a lot fitter as they probably hacked to most meets for miles. And there is not a plait to be seen! Most of them are hogged.

 

[Alec Swan]

Simsar,

I've spent the last half hour going through your pics.

WONDERFUL, no other word will do!! and thank you.

Alec.