Very well made video. I love watching it. It is super to see the horses working so well together. The people have a good system. Thanks for showing us.
Did they do that *every* time they needed to use the boat? (like, every day?) Or is the boat primarily kept at sea and this is a once and awhile kind of thing?
@polomarey Thanks, it would have been everytime; horses were usually "volunteer" farm/work horses that would be recruited by tolling bells. The boat would also be in the village, stored in a shed somewhere.
These days there is a lot of competition among coastal communities to become part of the lifeboat crew. I imagine it was no different back then, the main difference being that there were more people involved. This demonstration was done in ideal conditions but the reality of putting an eight team together and getting them to drag the boat into a stormy sea must have tested the skill and courage of the handlers.to the limit.
Very well made video. I love watching it. It is super to see the horses working so well together. The people have a good system. Thanks for showing us.
bootsandsaddles 9 months ago
Did they do that *every* time they needed to use the boat? (like, every day?) Or is the boat primarily kept at sea and this is a once and awhile kind of thing?
Great vid, btw.
polomarey 1 year ago
@polomarey Thanks, it would have been everytime; horses were usually "volunteer" farm/work horses that would be recruited by tolling bells. The boat would also be in the village, stored in a shed somewhere.
lytsejehannes 1 year ago
@lytsejehannes Very interesting! Thanks :)
polomarey 1 year ago
@lytsejehannes
These days there is a lot of competition among coastal communities to become part of the lifeboat crew. I imagine it was no different back then, the main difference being that there were more people involved. This demonstration was done in ideal conditions but the reality of putting an eight team together and getting them to drag the boat into a stormy sea must have tested the skill and courage of the handlers.to the limit.
TheSpiritof1969 6 months ago
I also love the simplicity of the harness, quite comfortable and allowing for complete freedom of movement!
myprophet1 1 year ago
what a fascinating use of horsepower, originally developed, I imagine, many hundreds of years ago. brilliant!
myprophet1 1 year ago
waw that was brill
glad to see the horses are willing to do the work and not in any pain
milliesos 2 years ago