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Tim Lee

Marriott family's draught horse dynasty keeps Clydesdale tradition alive

Max Marriott used draught horses to plough his fields until the 1960s. By then, tractors and trucks had largely replaced these once-essential workhorses. 

"When I left school, I drove horses. We were still ploughing with the horse. We had tractors, but the tractor sat in the shed most of the time," recalled Max, now 82.

"The horse was good. He was just like a tractor, he'd go all day and work."

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