Gentle Giants OSI

A history of the heavy horse. As the author charts the story of the various breeds of heavy horse, he conveys the atmosphere of a life known for two millennia and swept aside only by the spread of the internal combustion engine. This book is illustrated with over a hundred photographs including twelve in full colour.;The work of these horses, both in the town and in the country, is discussed in great detail, making this an account of agricultural and industrial Britain in the era of the horse. Mr Whitlock draws upon the folklore of previous generations to provide us with details of heavy horse proverbs and horse lore and with an appendix entitled "A Blacksmith's Reminiscences".