Two breezing contests were held on a field at the popular rural site in which horses controlled by teams completed a shallow plough of a section of grassland.
The annual event was run by the Jersey Horse Driving Society from midday on Sunday.
The Seigneur of Samarès, Vincent Obbard, who competed with horse Kimono in the junior class, said that with just one entrant in each category, the competition was something of a foregone conclusion, but was great fun nonetheless.
John Vibert and horse Ben were the only entrants in the senior class.
Mr Obbard said: ‘It all went very well and I’m very pleased.
‘We only had a few die-hard enthusiasts watching, which is a pity because it really is a lot of fun.
‘This type of ploughing is an old fashioned thing, but it’s nice to keep it going.
‘We had a small plot of ground that had been mown – one for each horse.
‘It probably took about an hour to plough it. Doing the ends is quite tricky because you have to turn your horse back on itself to do it neatly.’
Mr Obbard used a plough made by Steve Pinel and the winners were awarded trophies of model ploughs, also made by Mr Pinel.
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