What poem begins with 'old horse dobbin'?

Answer 1

The poem begins:

The old horse Dobbin out at grass,

Turns his tail to the wind that pass....

Can't remember the rest or the title and can't find it anywhere on the net!

My Dad used to recite the first few lines of this poem which he read as a child in the 1930's

The old horse Dobbin out at grass

Turns his tail to the winds that pass

Sees his master a small black dot

Riding on a new mare clippity clop.....

The poem is about a faithful horse who is heartbroken when he realizes that now he is old his master has a new favourite. These lines were all he could remember and I have been searching for years for the rest of it or the name of the poet.

The above is not what I recollect. I recall learning this poem in junior school in England in the 50's. I believe it's by Alfred Noyes. Unfortunately, I only remember the first verse, and my memory may be faulty!:

This verse is correct and I recall the remainder having learned this when 8 years old at Primary school, cannot remember the poet however.

The old horse Dobbin, out at grass

Turns his tail to the winds that pass

Stares at the white road winding down

Through the dwindling fields to the distant town

From the distance he hears a short sharp trot

Sees his master a small dark dot

Riding away on the smart new mare

That came last month from Pulborough Fair

And Dobbin remembers, as horses may

How often he trotted that ringing way

And his old heart aches with a heavier load

as he stands and wonders and stares at the road.

I remember this from junior school in the 1940's, verses 1 & 2 ok, but then something like

'now his coat is ragged

& blown awry

His old heart aches

though he knows not why

now his old heart aches

with a heavier load ,

as he stand and wonders

& stares at the road

My recolection is that the last verse went as follows:-

His coat is raaged and blown awry

He droops his head he knows not why

Something has happened something is gone

The world is changing his work is done

His old heart aches with a heavier load

He stares and wonders and stares at the road.

Answer 2

DOBBIN by...……………

The old horse Dobbin out at grass

Turns his tail to the winds that pass.

He stares at the wide road winding down

Through the dwindling fields to the distant town

He hears in the distance a clip clap trot,

He sees his master a small dark dot

Riding away on a smart new mare

That came last month from Pulborough fare.

Dobbin remembers as horses may,

How often he trotted that ringing way,

His coat is ragged and blown awry,

He droops his head, but he knows not why.

Something has happened, something has gone.

The world is changing, his work is done.

But his old heart aches with a heavier load

As he stands, and wonders, and stares at the road.

Answer 3

Dobbin - author unknown

The old horse Dobbin out at grass

Turns his tail to the winds that pass,

And stares at the white road winding down

Through the dwindling fields to the distant town.

He hears in the distance a clip clap trot,

He sees his master a small dark dot

Riding away on a smart new mare

That came last month from Pulborough Fare.

Dobbin remembers, as horses may,

How often he trotted that ringing way.

His coat I ragged and blown awry,

He droops his head yet he knows not why.

Something has happened, something has gone,

The world is changing, his work is done.

But his old heart aches with a heavier load

as he stands and wonders and stares at the road.

I learnt this beautiful poem when I was at school and have never forgotten it. I have always loved poems

I hope this answers you question. from Ellene Randall