This photograph was taken in 1899 in France at the The Poule d’Essai des Poulains, which is still run today.
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This photograph was taken in 1872 in Hill End, Australia. A town that may have sprung up because of local gold mining. Such a great action shot, even if the action is stuck in the mud.
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Waiting for an ambulance takes on a whole new meaning when it’s drawn by a horse. This week’s photo comes from Queensland, Australia right at the turn of the century in, 1900.
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All the way from India circa 1870, today’s image is such an interesting contrast to some of the other horse-drawn carriages we’ve posted from the same era. Showing us interesting cultural and geographical differences.
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This weeks image comes from Canada around 1870, this photo shows us a horse drawn tram in front of Chateau de Ramezay on Notre Dame Street in Montreal. The Chateau is still around today, but sadly the tram horse is probably not.
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The French seemed to have captured the art of equine photography very early on, this image was taken late in the 19th century. We only know it was taken after 1870.
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Today’s image was taken in the 1870’s near the head of Horse Creek. Natrona County, Wyoming. Interestingly the area near Laramie where the photo was taken doesn’t look that different today.
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This week we visit Australia, where they have a long history with the camera. To our delight, we found a lot of antique horse images from down under.

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Taken in 1860 or ’61 this photo was taken by a French photographer called Nadar. Who incidentally was the first person to take aerial photographs (likely from a hot air balloon, he was a balloonist).
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Taken in the early 1860’s, almost everything about this images is interesting. Set during the civil war, this is truly a quick snapshot of American history. Cameras are amazing.
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Taken in the early 1860’s, these images are interesting enough from a historical perspective. However from a horse loving perspective, they give us a peek at different breeds pre-modern times.
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Another snap of Ulysses S. Grant’s favorite horse Cincinnati, and a much better one than we shared previously. Although this time the general doesn’t make an appearance.
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