Horse Jumping

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1434/2576
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870s-1930s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 82mm by 82mm 1 slide
      82mm by 82mm

Scope and Content

Photographs of horses jumping over fences to demonstrate the technique in the early 20th century. The upper image, 'Fig. 9 - Rising to the Jump' depicts the 'famous jumper "Heatherbloom", owned by Mr. Willets', jumping over a high fence; while the lower image, 'Fig. 8 - Landing from the Jump' shows the 'enormous strain put on the modified central fingers of the fore limb' of the horse as it lands from a jump.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013