Celebrating the Clydesdale horse

Karen Butler of Dunedin at the Forbury Park celebration.
Karen Butler of Dunedin at the Forbury Park celebration.
Crowds surround the horses at Forbury Park.
Crowds surround the horses at Forbury Park.
A Clydesdale from Erewhon Station, in Canterbury.
A Clydesdale from Erewhon Station, in Canterbury.
Paul Turton, of Two Rivers Clydesdales, walks his horse Sarjon Park David through the Forbury...
Paul Turton, of Two Rivers Clydesdales, walks his horse Sarjon Park David through the Forbury Park crowd.
Tail detail on Sarjon Park David.
Tail detail on Sarjon Park David.
Sarjon Park David.
Sarjon Park David.
John Booth of Ashburton gives members of the public a horse drawn wagon ride at the Forbury Park...
John Booth of Ashburton gives members of the public a horse drawn wagon ride at the Forbury Park event.
Vehicle emissions from an earlier age.
Vehicle emissions from an earlier age.
Taungatara Clydesdales from Hawkes Bay.
Taungatara Clydesdales from Hawkes Bay.
Cousins Alex De Geest (6) (left) and Jayda Loper (8), both of Oamaru, enjoy their ice creams.
Cousins Alex De Geest (6) (left) and Jayda Loper (8), both of Oamaru, enjoy their ice creams.
The street parade passes the Otago Daily Times building in Stuart St.
The street parade passes the Otago Daily Times building in Stuart St.
The Otago Daily Times wagon passes the Otago Daily Times building in Stuart St.
The Otago Daily Times wagon passes the Otago Daily Times building in Stuart St.
The street parade passes the Otago Daily Times wagon in Stuart St.
The street parade passes the Otago Daily Times wagon in Stuart St.
The teams proceed up Stuart St toward the Octagon.
The teams proceed up Stuart St toward the Octagon.
The Otago Daily Times wagon heads up Stuart St.
The Otago Daily Times wagon heads up Stuart St.
The teams proceed up Stuart St toward the Octagon.
The teams proceed up Stuart St toward the Octagon.
The parade in George St.
The parade in George St.
The parade in George St.
The parade in George St.
The parade in George St.
The parade in George St.
A volunteer cleans up after the horses.
A volunteer cleans up after the horses.
The distinctive shaggy feet of Clydesdales.
The distinctive shaggy feet of Clydesdales.

Dunedin streets echo to the sound of hoofbeats as the Clydesdale Horse Society of New Zealand celebrates 100 years.

Photos by Linda Robertson and Craig Baxter; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

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