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Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1910s

Gentleman with shire horse, Mid Wales
A gentleman holding the reins of a shire horse in front of a house, probably somewhere in Mid Wales. A little girl watches from a distance

Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake
A farmer and his heavy horse take a break from working to gather hay on a field. They stop to talk to another farmer and a young lady in white dress

Bronze Statue of The Charioteer (c. 470 BC) - Delphi, Greece
Bronze Statue of The Charioteer (c.470 BC) - Delphi, Greece. Also known as Heniokhos (the rein-holder), the artwork is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece

Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Shire horses and cart on Marazion beach, Cornwall
Two white shire horses pulling a cart along Marazion beach in Cornwall, with St Michaels Mount in the background

Goat Carts Felixstowe
Goat carts and people at Felixstowe, Suffolk

Immovable - 2 young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move
Immovable - two young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move! As stubborn as a mule... Date: 1907

Princess Elizabeth riding as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards
Princess Elizabeth (1926-2022) (later Queen Elizabeth II) riding in the uniform of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - pictured outside Buckingham Palace. Preparing to hold the reins of power

How the elephant crosses a river
A man, somewhere in the Asian subcontinent, crosses a river standing on the back of an elephant. The man has rudimentary reins attached to the elephants tusks

Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg
A girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg

A pair of chestnut Suffolk Punch working horses in harness with blinkers, Suffolk, England Date: 2010

Falcon stagecoach at Wadebridge, Cornwall
Falcon stagecoach with passengers, and crew in historical costume, on the road at Wadebridge, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980

A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse up the hillside. He carries one of his flock across his shoulders. A charming scene. Date: circa 1920s

Aerial view of a horse trap and jockey, taking part in a race

Man riding out of town on a Bank Holiday
A man rides his skinny white horse out of a smoky town on a Bank Holiday

London Life - The Bus Driver. See 13924942 for the card reverse (a fine example). Date: circa 1908

Victorian scrap, cart watering the road Date: late 19th century

Three little boys go for a ride on the back of a bullock. Free Rides - Hurry up now for a ride, room for just two more outside. Date: circa 1909

The Fairy Inn Date: 1925

George IV Drives to Ascot
Reproduction of a print from 1830, showing King George IV driving to Ascot. Date: 1830

Lord Shrewsbury at Hurlingham polo club
Major Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl of Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot KCVO (1860-1921) was keen on polo. Here he is attending a pony show at the Hurlingham Club

Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a Kangaroo
Jump to it! - Humorous illustration on a Valentine's postcard by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a Kangaroo! Date: circa 1930

TAKING UP THE REINS
A gentleman takes up the reins of his four-horse team - a more delicate operation than turning your key in your car's starter... Date: 1872

The lady takes the reins while her groom watches admiringly. Date: 1902

London Life - Driver of a Horse Omnibus. The last LGOC horse-bus ran in October 1911 between London Bridge and Moorgate Street

Comic postcard, Boy and girl riding donkeys on beach Date: 20th century

Original Artwork - Design for Christmas card
Original Artwork - Design for a silhouette Christmas card - Greetings from the Nursery Folk - Mother Goose. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Christmas card design - Santa and sleigh
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas Greetings card - silhouette in black and red of Santa flying his sleigh across a snowy scene, en route to deliver presents. Date: circa 1937

Butterflies, musical play from the Apollo Theatre, London, touring to the Princes Theatre, Bristol, starring Ada Reeve. Libretto by W J Locke, music by J A Robertson, lyrics by T H Read. Date: 1908

Fashionable woman in front of the Bains Vigier, 1797
Fashionable woman or Merveilleuse in front of the Bains Vigier or Vigiers thermal baths on the banks of the River Seine, Year V, 1797. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Regency gentlemen riding horses using whips
Regency gentlemen riding horsesat a gallop using whips. How to Ride up Hyde Park. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury from Geoffrey Gambados

Regency designs for wooden chin pieces for falling animals
Regency designs for wooden chin pieces to protect animals when they fall, and to keep away boring Christians. The Puzzle for the Dog, The Puzzle for the Horse, The Puzzle for Turk, Frenchman, or

Regency gentleman rider on a horse at a crossroads in a storm blinded by his hat brim. A couple in a carriage behind him also blinded by the wind. How to Lose Your Way

Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin piece
Regency physician riding a horse wearing a protective wooden chin piece. A bewildered family of farm labourers watch him go. Dr. Cassock F.R.S. Inventor of the Noble Puzzle for Tumble Down Horses

Regency gentleman with cudgel on a thoroughbred horse, while another loses his wig on a galloping steed. A Bit of Blood. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration

Henry Bunbury as Geoffrey Gambado riding a horse. A stage coach laden with passengers and a man beating a nag in the background. Mr. Gambado Seeing the World

Allegorical illustration of a winged woman riding a hobby horse with horn and portrait of Henry Bunbury. The Apotheosis of Geoffery Gambado

Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tied
Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg buckled into the surcingle. A man with tobacco pipe and ale jug shouts at him. Another rider falls from galloping horse

Regency gentleman on a horse that has bolted. He rides it full gallop into a chicken coop to stop it, and a farmer watches in horror. How to Stop Your Horse at Pleasure

Regency gentleman losing control of his horse
Regency gentleman losing his hat and control of his horse passing a gig on the wrong side (passengers side). How to Pass a Carriage

Regency gentleman using a whip to steer a horse. Behind him, two women in a gig struggle to control their horse. How to Turn any Horse, Mare or Gelding

Regency man riding a horse sliding down a hill on its hind legs, its forelegs straight. A man with a peg leg and eyepatch tumbles behind. How to Travel Upon Two Legs in a Frost

Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern. Drinkers laugh at his struggles to control his horse, as a stage coach rides off in the distance. A Horse with a Nose

Regency man with a cudgel riding a horse prone to tumbling. In the background, a woman falls off a horse with panniers. The Tumbler, or its Affinities

Regency gentleman riding a horse that barely lifts its feet. He loses his bicorne when the horse hits a pig while a woman screams from a thatched cottage. A Daisy Cutter with his Varieties

Regency man riding a horse, while other riders struggle behind him on galloping and bolting mounts. The Mistaken Notion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration

Regency gentleman riding a horse without a bridle
Regency gentleman riding a horse with only a string around its neck. A man is dragged off by a horse, his foot caught in a stirrup, in the background. How to Ride Without a Bridle

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