The powerful work horses that are still a much-loved part of Russian heritage

(5 Aug 2024)
RUSSIA DRAY HORSES

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Gavrilov Posad, Ivanovo region, Russia – 3 August 2024

1. Various of horse breeder leading Vladimir heavy draught horse around field at show
2. Various of horse breeder Tatyana Polkovnikova brushing horse’s mane UPSOUND (Russian) Tatyana Polkovnikova, horse breeder:
"It’s massive, and very good-looking. You see it has a white blaze and four white legs. These five spots are the peculiarities of the Vladimir."

3. Close of white horse legs
4. Horses in stable
5. Various of Polkovnikova in dress riding horse
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Tatyana Polkovnikova, horse breeder:
"You look beautiful because it is so beautiful. ++HORSE NEIGHING++ It has scratched its lip. Because it is so good looking, you match its beauty whatever you are wearing, be it a sports suit, you will still look like a bride."

7. Wide of Polkovnikova on horse
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Tatyana Polkovnikova, horse breeder:
"Machines have now replaced them but we still can’t lose them as our heritage, even though they don’t carry loads anymore, they can be used for other things. Some just ride them, some have them for the soul, some just love them, so they can simply walk around and that’s it, they just want to admire them."

9. Wide of horse
10. Various of horse breeder Darya Dyomina harnessing horse
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Darya Dyomina, horse breeder:
"It is big and calm. It’s a huge stallion, but can easily ride with very small children. (to horse) Yes?"

12. Various of Dyomina leading horse as people ride on it
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Darya Dyomina, horse breeder:
"If you compare it to an old car, it’s like a brand new Lexus that you can sit and drive it calmly. (to the horse) Say it – ‘I’ll treat everyone like a crystal vase’ (ie very carefully)."

14. Various of two horses pulling cart with people in vintage costumes
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Anastasia Grushetskaya, festival organiser, director of center for tourism and hospitality of Ivanovo Region:
"Today this breed is actively revived, including by Gavrilov Posad stud farm Rodina, this is a breeding farm. The stallions are a great asset of Russia. They are collected. And here at our festival, it is probably one of the few places where you can admire them in all their glory."

16. Various of horses in stable, people stroking, taking photos
17. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Olga Ivanova, festival guest:
"(There is) power, grace, flexibility, great stretch (of the bodies) of those horses that are under saddle, great form."

18. Wide of people near horse in stable
19. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Olga Ivanova, festival guest:
"We are keen on horse riding and we know quite a lot about Vladimir heavy draught horses and have been following them for a long time. But the unique opportunity to see representatives from Moscow, from St. Petersburg, and in such excellent condition, such an opportunity is not often provided. The stallions are simply beyond praise. Gorgeous!"

20. Various of men in cavalry costumes imitating mounted saber cutting
21. Various of women in vintage dresses riding horses
22. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mikhail Snegov, festival guest:
"It’s good that there are people like that who still do this. They like it. And I really like that there are people like that who still value this breed and breed them. It is very good. God bless them so that they continue this business."

23. Wide of people at trade fair
24. Close of soft toy horses on sale
25. People posing for photo with person dressed as knight
26. People practising archery

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