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Anecdotes about horsemen and the Horseman's Word; trick ques...

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Date January 1952
Track ID 9845
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.22.B9 (B17)

Original Tape ID

SA1952.022

Summary

Anecdotes about horsemen and the Horseman's Word; trick questions.

According to the contributor's father, a farmservant from Cushnie went to the crossroads and enlisted the assistance of the Devil in his work. There was a man, Nimmie, who was a great horseman and tamed a horse so well that he had it dancing. A man who was not a proper horseman, when asked what to do if the bridle would not come off, said cut off the horse's head. The contributor poses trick questions about the right end of the whip and mare's milk. He used to have a book about the Horseman's Word, but it got burnt. He himself was initiated at eighteen years of age.

Item Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good