Richard Bull (a cutter) moves westwards

[queencorgi1]

Well, you both might be on to something there!

His son was always involved with horses later in life (grooming them, riding them, stealing them ...) so he might well have got this involvement at an early age. How interesting. I had just been thinking entirely of ?? pruning fruit trees but 'pruning' horses might be the answer!

[mazi]

Just a thought - I wonder if he might be a Castrator or Gelder  for horses/farm stock   

The Burley Gate area has few opportunities for employment that aren't related to agriculture  and the area has more fruit trees than woodland

Kay

Added - Sorry - Crossed with Mike
The person might have travelled around the local area offering the service - I see on the 1851 census there were 180 people listed as Castrators

Surprising what what thoughts spring to mind on a Friday afternoon whilst you are cleaning the
windows 

[queencorgi1]

'In the summer a window cleaner's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... castration ...'

[Kay99]

    I have done some in my time with rubber rings on lambs!!

[queencorgi1]

A lot less traumatic for the animal I am sure than the 19th century 'cutting'!