Sporting Collection @SportingCollect

I am fascinated by the history of the horse and traditional rural sports. From spurs & saddles to flasks & shooting sticks, with the odd whip along the way sportingcollection.com near Bath, Somerset, UK Joined December 2014

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Sporting Collection @SportingCollect

4 years ago

Best cheese name ever Had to buy it . . #cheesenames #feta #fetacheese #sheepcheese #ewesmilkcheese #fetish #fetishcheese #whitelakecheese instagr.am/p/CpFOoxxIybe/

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4 years ago

I ❤️ Maximilian (stirrups) . . . #happyvalentinesday #antiquestirrups #maximillianstirrups #maximillianarmor #armsandarmor #armsandarmour . instagr.am/p/Copnj3Fo1tI/

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4 years ago

Why not say it with spurs ? . . . #valentinesdayspurs #crockettspurs #northandjuddspurs #heartspurs #cowboyspurs instagr.am/p/CopF1dDoOyy/

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4 years ago

This amazing silver hunting horn arrived yesterday. It's decorated with cherubs, unicorns, hounds & many other things that I haven't identified yet instagr.am/p/CoaOTy0Ijlu/

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4 years ago

#irisreticulata #springflower instagr.am/p/CoSAXKuIIIf/

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4 years ago

#freshwatermussel Otter's breakfast ! . . . . . #otter #otters #talesoftheriverbank instagr.am/p/CoSAJl2ow1E/

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4 years ago

#frost on #hemlock instagr.am/p/Cl_Kae5onED/

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4 years ago

Mr Aubergine from the market this morning - a rival to Mr Potato Head ? #whenvegetablesmutate Or is it a fruit ? instagr.am/p/ClbAaZ_oKzy/

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4 years ago

A huge thank you to @gorringesauctioneers for helping to re-unite these spurs by Latchford (probably my favourite loriner) . . . #loriner #latchford #antiquespurs #militaria #dressspurs instagr.am/p/CkvrTQ3IFNf/

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4 years ago

I was delighted to learn that these stirrups with their long treads are called "kites' tails" (wutsiyer shirwa) in Hausa and "flying hawks" (ok asa) in Yoruba instagr.am/p/CkbTUC2oMrF/

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4 years ago

A chamomile piglet ( in late October?!) . . #berkshirepigs #piglet #piglets #berkshirepiglets in instagr.am/p/CkTMLUkICBA/

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4 years ago

#swaineandadeney oak crop or stick rack with buckthorn tines as hooks. As seen in their 1932 catalogue instagr.am/p/Ci223iKIkCL/

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4 years ago

Repeat to sell : I must not bid on the metal hat in Italy, I must not bid on the metal hat. I must not..., but it is 18th century and fabulous instagr.am/p/Ciwkzaiowht/

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4 years ago

A pair of "Gang Spreightly Leggings" - just the thing when you need to put the spring back in your step. instagr.am/p/CgSCvOeoH0a/

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4 years ago

Detail of a snake biting a lion on the cheek of a Brazilian ring bit by Germano Berg instagr.am/p/CgPdAKyIbqk/

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4 years ago

Amazing silver topped 1850 riding whip or crop coming up for auction in Lisbon tomorrow. Estimate 1200-2000 Euros, but it is fabulous instagr.am/p/CgL_aAUI7XA/

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4 years ago

Confused by this. I think it's a version of a serreta, but despite the scallop shell on the front it doesn't look Spanish to me. Is it South American ? Or with the use of brass and those flat hooks maybe even African ? Anyway, glad it's now a curiosity r… instagr.am/p/CfZZqZPoczc/