tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post772308955469426911..comments2024-03-26T06:45:32.717+00:00Comments on Circle of the Year: Bakewell Show AgainRowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-66844504258130940342010-08-27T19:25:42.921+01:002010-08-27T19:25:42.921+01:00How did I miss this post. Love the Longhorn calf a...How did I miss this post. Love the Longhorn calf and the little "Deckies". My wife's Grandad use to keep Dexter cattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-68097697486494005792010-08-26T18:42:43.359+01:002010-08-26T18:42:43.359+01:00This year we had our first red dexter calf born, w...This year we had our first red dexter calf born, we have always have black or duns before, and so is so lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-59393671537633724502010-08-25T01:59:07.926+01:002010-08-25T01:59:07.926+01:00Thank you especially for the photos and remarks ab...Thank you especially for the photos and remarks about the horses. I would turn out for them any time.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-23534184829269744252010-08-21T10:19:26.053+01:002010-08-21T10:19:26.053+01:00Great photos of the show. As you know, I love the...Great photos of the show. As you know, I love the heavy horses the best. If only I had the land, I would keep Suffolk Punches, gorgeous, graceful beasts that they are.<br /><br />Do write to the Committee, I'd be interested to hear their reply. <br /><br />Shirl xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-17305008879488515742010-08-18T21:25:59.380+01:002010-08-18T21:25:59.380+01:00I especially love the horse & cart! what a won...I especially love the horse & cart! what a wonderful way to travel.Ruthie Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544345949078281235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-64339375366369297612010-08-17T20:55:07.366+01:002010-08-17T20:55:07.366+01:00Hello Rowan,
Such an interesting show. 180 years t...Hello Rowan,<br />Such an interesting show. 180 years tradition, that's something. <br /><br />About three weeks ago I was on holiday and several times we were passing by a place where new modern tractors were parked. They were blue and rounded and I admired them in a way I would never believe. I still regret I didn't take a photo of them. They replaced horses and the countryside looks different today but I liked that. But it's true that there are not many individuals breeding cattle or horses and you don't see pigs and hens in village house yards, this "home agriculture" has changed a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-78765860897938154732010-08-17T07:29:46.931+01:002010-08-17T07:29:46.931+01:00The size of the animals in the last photo is amazi...The size of the animals in the last photo is amazing! <br /><br />Your blog is so well spoken and expresses both the love for the show and the consequent disappointment with changes that I think you should send a copy of the blog itself to the committee. <br /><br />I had no idea there were so many kinds of working horses. Here, we just see the Clydesdales in parades every so often.Hollacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916548022979567056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-57799808957352266752010-08-16T13:19:00.668+01:002010-08-16T13:19:00.668+01:00I used to go every year when I was little with my ...I used to go every year when I was little with my Grandma and Grandad (It always rained!!!) The last time I went would have been about 10 years ago - we always seem to be on holiday when its on these days. The grand parade looks lovely - what magnificent beasts! I hope you get a response from your letter. xxxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-44968919650788576542010-08-15T18:54:51.042+01:002010-08-15T18:54:51.042+01:00Oh, how I would have loved this show! Great pics!...Oh, how I would have loved this show! Great pics! I especially would love to have the English Longhorn calf...what a face!SouthernHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570700924252634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-15267001248253394222010-08-13T15:41:15.881+01:002010-08-13T15:41:15.881+01:00Love this post, Rowan!
Your photos are wonderful....Love this post, Rowan!<br /><br />Your photos are wonderful.<br /><br />Our niece and nephew showed steers all the while they were in high school. We spent many hot July nights sitting in the show barn at the county fair. They always had blue ribbon livestock and a couple of grand champions. Your post brings back those happy memories, for me.<br /><br />Thanks so much for coming by the Back Porch. I told J, yesterday, I was taking today off, put my feet up and visit my blogs. I have been a tad slow visiting, this summer.PAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-56929341518021712712010-08-12T23:15:29.869+01:002010-08-12T23:15:29.869+01:00I did enjoy this post, especially the Heavy Horses...I did enjoy this post, especially the Heavy Horses. Those Belgian horses look very solid animals!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-28755306154608963892010-08-12T01:57:08.007+01:002010-08-12T01:57:08.007+01:00Thanks for the lovely tour of the Bakewell Show. ...Thanks for the lovely tour of the Bakewell Show. Quite elaborate and very interesting.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-46653806115984566642010-08-11T15:39:41.893+01:002010-08-11T15:39:41.893+01:00Loved your Blog. We always went to the county fai...Loved your Blog. We always went to the county fair when I was a child, loved the animals and homemade crafts and food. But as I've grown older the fair has changed, more for drinking, roving packs of teenagers and loud music. Stopped going years ago. We thought it might be better here in the rural south but it hasn't been. Guess I'm just getting old!Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-50941365604083646032010-08-11T07:34:13.941+01:002010-08-11T07:34:13.941+01:00What a lovely day out. I feel as if I were there ...What a lovely day out. I feel as if I were there too! I agree with you about the rural aspect though - I think it is vital to keep that side alive, especially as there is a growing interest in rural crafts and life. No harm done by voicing your opinion.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-81810685458505669592010-08-11T04:52:01.765+01:002010-08-11T04:52:01.765+01:00I'm with you, Rowan. I love the heavy horses,...I'm with you, Rowan. I love the heavy horses, too. If I had been there with you, I would have been over the moon! Beautiful, beautiful animals, the heavy horses! (Though I love them all, I must admit I'm the tiniest bit partial to the Clydesdales and the Percherons, especially the dappled greys.) I am definitely putting some of your lovely pictures of them into heavy rotation on my wallpaper changer software. The irony is, while tractors are less labor intensive to operate and make life easier for the farmer in certain ways, they are very hard on the land, compacting it and squeezing the air out. Also, even though taking care of them means more work for the farmer, the heavy horses provide a much better class of fertilizer than the chemicals used now. There are pockets here and there in America where those who have managed to hold onto their family farms are going organic and have started going back to horse drawn farm implements. Horses are cheaper to acquire, a lot cheaper to fuel, they can save you a bundle in fertilizer costs, and if you choose them carefully, you get next year's model for free!WOLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775462248193876148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-37982424286268280532010-08-11T03:15:52.379+01:002010-08-11T03:15:52.379+01:00Rowan, 'wouldn't it be luverly' to tou...Rowan, 'wouldn't it be luverly' to tour around in that carriage with those two black beauties leading the way? I would absolutely adore attending The Bakewell Show! Thanks for all the fabulous images!FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-52421238058781095642010-08-11T00:39:26.412+01:002010-08-11T00:39:26.412+01:00Oh Rowan, I'm so impressed that you know the n...Oh Rowan, I'm so impressed that you know the names of all those cars and animals! It looks like a wonderful show and your pictures are just beautiful. As always though, the narrative just makes it -- thanks so much for taking all the time to share with us!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-14448358054308382972010-08-10T22:08:30.352+01:002010-08-10T22:08:30.352+01:00A wonderful day - so much to see. Do write and gi...A wonderful day - so much to see. Do write and give your opinion - they'll never know unless someone speaks up.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-30171683563025420712010-08-10T21:06:57.317+01:002010-08-10T21:06:57.317+01:00I enjoyed your post of the Bakewell Show very much...I enjoyed your post of the Bakewell Show very much, Rowan. On a lighter note though, those were awfully long carrots and very massive cows in the last two photos!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-65795541307746191022010-08-10T18:52:58.912+01:002010-08-10T18:52:58.912+01:00Hello Rowan,
I'm glad you enjoyed your day. I...Hello Rowan,<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed your day. It must be a difficult decision, getting the right balance in the show and I imagine that gate receipts will be the ruling factor. If the traditional aspects were not drawing the crowds and the newer features have improved matters, the committee may well believe they are keeping the show alive. More and more of us are becoming divorced from the countryside it would seem. BUT you are certainly right to write! They need all the feedback they can get whether they like it or not!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.com