Workhorses

When I was out with Mummy and Daddy today we came across this huge sculpture of a horse. Daddy explained that before tractors became so common, horses like this were used on farms to pull machinery and wagons ... it must have been quite something to see!


"A've aye worked on farms an frae the start
The muckle horses won my heart
Wi big broad backs they proudly stand
The uncrowned kings o' a' the land
And yet for a' their power and strength
They're as gentle as a summer's wind

So steady, boys, walk on
Oor work is nearly done
Nor more we'll till or plough the fields
The horses' day is gone
An' this will be our last trip home
So steady, boys, walk on"

(Battlefield Band - from The Last Trip Home)