Country sport photos: Fell racing, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, Highland games, hound trails, sheepdog trials and horse racing.
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CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND WRESTLING 01A - Lunesdale Show
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling at the Lunesdale Show, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 2012.
Entrance charge.
Entrance charge.
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND WRESTLING 01B - Lunesdale Show
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling at the Lunesdale Show, Kirkby Lonsdale.
FELL RACING 05A - Ennerdale Show
Competitors set off for the senior fell race at the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District National Park, West Cumbria.
Runners cover a distance of 1.9 miles (3km) with an ascent of 656 feet (200m) to the summit of Knock Murton.
Runners cover a distance of 1.9 miles (3km) with an ascent of 656 feet (200m) to the summit of Knock Murton.
FELL RACING 20A - Ennerdale Show
Competitors climb Murton Fell for the senior fell race at the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District National Park, West Cumbria.
CABER TOSSING 01A - Mull and Iona
Tossing the caber at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
The Caber Toss is judged by control and not distance. The caber must turn in the air and land on its heaviest end directly away from the tosser in the "12 o'clock" position.
The Caber Toss is judged by control and not distance. The caber must turn in the air and land on its heaviest end directly away from the tosser in the "12 o'clock" position.
CABER TOSSING 02A - Mull and Iona
Tossing the caber at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
CABER TOSSING 03A - Mull and Iona
Tossing the caber at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
CABER TOSSING 04A - Mull and Iona
Tossing the caber at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
GALLEON BALL 05A - Mull and Iona
Tobermory Galleon Cannonball Throw at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
The Galleon Ball is a cannonball recovered from the wreck of the San Juan de Sicilia in Tobermory Bay. This was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588.
The Galleon Ball is a cannonball recovered from the wreck of the San Juan de Sicilia in Tobermory Bay. This was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588.
GALLEON THROW 06A - Mull and Iona
Tobermory Galleon Cannonball Throw at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
HIGHLAND GAMES 076 - Mull and Iona
Tobermory Galleon Cannonball Throw at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
WEIGHT OVER BAR 01A - Mull and Iona Highland Games
Tossing the Weight over Bar at the Mull and Iona Highland Games, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland. A 56lb weight is used.
HORSE RACING 30A - Cartmel Races
National Hunt racing at, Cartmel, Cumbria, UK. Visit the website
HORSE RACING 40A - Whittington Races
Point to Point horse racing at Whittington in Lancashire.
Entrance charge.
Entrance charge.
HOUND TRAIL 01A - Ennerdale Show
Start of the hound trail at the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District, West Cumbria.
Hound trailing has been popular betting sport in the Lake district since the 18th century. Specially bred hounds race along an artificially laid scent trail over a cross country course.
Hound trailing has been popular betting sport in the Lake district since the 18th century. Specially bred hounds race along an artificially laid scent trail over a cross country course.
ENNERDALE 85B - Hound trail, Ennerdale Show
Start of the hound trail at the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 05B - Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria..
HOUND TRAIL 05A - Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 10A - Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials
A race for first place in the Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 15A - Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Approaching the finishing line in the Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 20B - Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Crossing the line in the Hound Trail at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 30A - Ennerdale Show
Crossing the line in the hound trail at the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District, West Cumbria.
ENNERDALE 87A - Hound trail, Ennerdale Show
Food buckets at the end of the hound trail in the Ennerdale Show in the Lake District, West Cumbria.
HOUND TRAIL 50A - Ennerdale Show
A welcome food bucket at the end of the hound trail in the Ennerdale Show, the Lake District, Cumbria.
SHEEPDOG TRIAL 10A - Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.
Man and dog awaiting the signal to commence their trial..
Man and dog awaiting the signal to commence their trial..
SHEEPDOG TRIAL 15A - Lake District Sheepdog Trials
Sheepdog herding Swaledale sheep at the Lake District Sheepdog Trials at Ings near Staveley in Cumbria.