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"Ploughing with Shire Horses: Preserving Tradition in Derbyshire, England" Step back in time to the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England

Background imagePlough Collection: An aerial view shows a tractor plowing a field near Boryspil

An aerial view shows a tractor plowing a field near Boryspil, Ukraine April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Background imagePlough Collection: An abandoned building stands in the middle of ploughed fields on the outskirts of Venice

An abandoned building stands in the middle of ploughed fields on the outskirts of Venice May 12, 2012. Picture taken May 12, 2012

Background imagePlough Collection: A bird flies above a paddock that has been ploughed on a farm located on the outskirts of

A bird flies above a paddock that has been ploughed on a farm located on the outskirts of the Tasmanian capital city of Launceston, Australia, November 17, 2016. Picture taken November 17, 2016

Background imagePlough Collection: Donkeys plough grain during the harvest season in a farm on the outskirts of Sanaa

Donkeys plough grain during the harvest season in a farm on the outskirts of Sanaa, October 28, 2013. Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East in grain production as a result of the expansion

Background imagePlough Collection: A tractor sows seeds in a field in Lavigny

A tractor sows seeds in a field in Lavigny, Switzerland May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Background imagePlough Collection: Snow removal in downtown, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Snow removal in downtown, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Background imagePlough Collection: USA, Montana, Bozeman, tractor plowing field

USA, Montana, Bozeman, tractor plowing field

Background imagePlough Collection: Tractor plowing South Dakota USA early 1900s

Tractor plowing South Dakota USA early 1900s

Background imagePlough Collection: Plowing and spreading manure Nebraska USA early 1900s

Plowing and spreading manure Nebraska USA early 1900s

Background imagePlough Collection: The Plough Inn, Dulwich, London, Victorian period

The Plough Inn, Dulwich, London, Victorian period

Background imagePlough Collection: Plough Inn, Dulwich

Plough Inn, Dulwich

Background imagePlough Collection: Ploughing with horses Victorian period

Ploughing with horses Victorian period

Background imagePlough Collection: Farming - Ploughing Match - Victorian period

Farming - Ploughing Match - Victorian period

Background imagePlough Collection: Farming - ploughing team Victorian period

Farming - ploughing team Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imagePlough Collection: Ploughing early 1900s

Ploughing early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePlough Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, The Land Girl

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, The Land Girl
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a smiling land girl trailing her plough horses. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePlough Collection: WW2 - Peggy Speeds The Plough

WW2 - Peggy Speeds The Plough
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Peggy Speeds The Plough, written by Madge S. Smith. The images portray wartime agricultural working women, land girls

Background imagePlough Collection: A Rotary Snowplow at work - Kansas, USA

A Rotary Snowplow at work - Kansas, USA
A Rotary Snowplow at work clearing heavy drifts - Kansas, USA Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePlough Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, Speed The Plough

WW2 Greetings Card, Speed The Plough
A WW2 greetings card, Speed The Plough, the illustration shows a distant wartime land girl ploughing a field on a small red tractor. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePlough Collection: Church at Edburton, South Downs, Sussex

Church at Edburton, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imagePlough Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - new plough tested at Peterhof

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - new plough tested at Peterhof
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II examines a new model of Plough being demonstrated in the grounds of the Peterhof Palace, a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg

Background imagePlough Collection: The Plough Team

The Plough Team
A watercolour painting which shows the strength of a team of three workhorses pulling along a plough, with a farmer standing just behind as they crest the hill. Date: circa 1923

Background imagePlough Collection: The First Furrow

The First Furrow
An oil painting of a pair of strong, white work horses pulling a plough, assisted by a farmer behind, doing the first furrow of the land. Date: circa 1922

Background imagePlough Collection: Port Hamilton, New British Harbour

Port Hamilton, New British Harbour
Various depictions of local life at Port Hamilton, a group of islands off the Korean Peninsula. They became a British base in 1885, but only for 2 years until 1887

Background imagePlough Collection: Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1844

Background imagePlough Collection: Three-furrow Motrac tractor plough by Ransomes of Ipswich

Three-furrow Motrac tractor plough by Ransomes of Ipswich
Three-Furrow Motrac Tractor Plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imagePlough Collection: Brownies ploughing the fields

Brownies ploughing the fields Date: 1910

Background imagePlough Collection: The Hop Garden, Wrotham, Kent

The Hop Garden, Wrotham, Kent Date: 1875

Background imagePlough Collection: The Plough

The Plough
This oil painting shows a band of three workhorses ready to pull a plough, with a nearby farmer tinkering. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePlough Collection: Timetable, Plough Hotel Coach Office, Cheltenham

Timetable, Plough Hotel Coach Office, Cheltenham - Royal Mails and Light & Elegant Post Coaches daily to the places listed. Date: 1826

Background imagePlough Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). No deixeu cap

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). No deixeu cap arada inactiva ni gens de terra sense treballar (Dont't leave neither inactive plough nor unworked land)

Background imagePlough Collection: Spanish Civil War Poster Edited By The Departament

Spanish Civil War Poster Edited By The Departament
spanish, civil, war, poster, edited, by, the, departament, of, agriculture, generalitat, catalonia, about, decree, on, redistribution, lands, 14th, august, vertical, upright, colour, color, mule

Background imagePlough Collection: Scene from O'Casey, The Plough and the Stars

Scene from O'Casey, The Plough and the Stars
Three actors in the pub scene from Sean O'Casey's play, The Plough and the Stars (first performed 1926). From left to right, Carmel McSharry (b circa 1930) as Mrs Gogan

Background imagePlough Collection: Winter, The Plain of Chailly, c. 1862-66 (pastel on paper)

Winter, The Plain of Chailly, c. 1862-66 (pastel on paper)
4054126 Winter, The Plain of Chailly, c.1862-66 (pastel on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 72.4x95.9 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imagePlough Collection: Rochester, Kent, 1795 (w/c on paper)

Rochester, Kent, 1795 (w/c on paper)
495777 Rochester, Kent, 1795 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imagePlough Collection: A Distant View, Rouen, c. 1834 (w/c on paper)

A Distant View, Rouen, c. 1834 (w/c on paper)
495759 A Distant View, Rouen, c.1834 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imagePlough Collection: Book of the Dead of Neb-Hepet, detail of the fields, 1075 BC (papyrus)

Book of the Dead of Neb-Hepet, detail of the fields, 1075 BC (papyrus)
885863 Book of the Dead of Neb-Hepet, detail of the fields, 1075 BC (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); Egyptian Museum, Turin

Background imagePlough Collection: Vineyard

Vineyard
Niyazi Gürgen

Background imagePlough Collection: The meridian or The siesta (after Millet), 1889 (oil on canvas)

The meridian or The siesta (after Millet), 1889 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4653357 The meridian or The siesta (after Millet), 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 73x91 cm; (add.info.: The meridian or The siesta. Peasants resting on haystacks)

Background imagePlough Collection: The ploughman with oxen, 3rd-4th century (mosaic)

The ploughman with oxen, 3rd-4th century (mosaic)
7129583 The ploughman with oxen, 3rd-4th century (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd-4th century); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The ploughman with oxen)

Background imagePlough Collection: Illustration for My Farm (colour litho)

Illustration for My Farm (colour litho)
3634405 Illustration for My Farm (colour litho) by Mills, Reginald (1896-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guided by the skilful hand of the ploughman, and drawn by the two strong shire horses)

Background imagePlough Collection: The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho)

The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho)
698827 The Soldier Ploughman, 1917 (colour litho) by Arnoux, Guy (1886-1951); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: soldat laboureur;); © Archives Charmet

Background imagePlough Collection: Ploughing, 1902-03 (oil on canvas)

Ploughing, 1902-03 (oil on canvas)
BOO183612 Ploughing, 1902-03 (oil on canvas) by Seyssaud, Rene Auguste (1867-1952); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Background imagePlough Collection: Duke William's envoys come to Count Guy de Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)

Duke William's envoys come to Count Guy de Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR183108 Duke William's envoys come to Count Guy de Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Background imagePlough Collection: Envoys from Duke William are Sent to Count Guy of Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry

Envoys from Duke William are Sent to Count Guy of Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR162169 Envoys from Duke William are Sent to Count Guy of Ponthieu, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Background imagePlough Collection: Plough team

Plough team by Peter Reynolds

Background imagePlough Collection: Working horses (pulling a plough)

Working horses (pulling a plough) by Ernest Whydale

Background imagePlough Collection: Miracles of St. Isidore, ca. 1622 (painting)

Miracles of St. Isidore, ca. 1622 (painting)
6265866 Miracles of St. Isidore, ca. 1622 (painting) by Spanish School, (17th century); Museo Parroquial de Tapices de Pastrana, Guadalajara



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"Ploughing with Shire Horses: Preserving Tradition in Derbyshire, England" Step back in time to the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England, where the ancient art of ploughing is kept alive by majestic Shire horses. These magnificent creatures form a powerful team as they pull the plough through fertile fields, their strength and grace captivating all who witness this timeless spectacle. During the annual Ploughing Match, a celebration of agricultural heritage, teams of Shire horses take center stage. With their muscles rippling under their sleek coats, these gentle giants demonstrate an unwavering dedication to their task. The bond between horse and handler is evident as they work harmoniously together to till the land. Intriguingly captured on a Women's Land Army poster from World War II era, we see how these loyal companions were instrumental in supporting food production efforts during challenging times. Their contribution was invaluable and symbolized resilience and unity. Legend has it that even celestial beings recognize the importance of ploughing. Depicted in an enchanting artwork featuring Saint Isidore - patron saint of plowers - an angel lends a helping hand as he guides his trusty steeds across vast fields. This portrayal reminds us that farming traditions are deeply rooted not only within communities but also within spiritual beliefs. Venturing beyond earthly realms, an optical photo reveals Sirius - known as the Dog Star - shimmering brightly against a star filter backdrop. Just like these stars illuminate our skies at nightfall; working horses illuminate our landscapes with their tireless efforts throughout history. A glimpse into Wiltshire Landscape 1937 watercolor painting transports us to another era where rolling hills meet endless horizons dotted with horse-drawn ploughs diligently tending to nature's bounty. It serves as a testament to both human ingenuity and Mother Nature's generosity intertwined seamlessly for centuries past. The significance of ploughs extends beyond the fields, as exemplified by the tale of Cincinnatus.