July 5, 2011
I’m working at the moment on an article for the next (August) issue of The Carriage Journal, on the “Death Valley Borax Wagons” … you know, the ones that were pulled by the famous twenty-mule teams.
Which reminded me of this video that Sue Murray shot at the second Western Vehicles Symposium, held earlier this year in Santa Ynez, Calif. If you haven’t already watched the video, be sure to take a look!
April 17, 2011
Earlier today, I finally finished the May issue of The Carriage Journal. Early tomorrow, I will deliver the files to the printer.
In this issue: keys to preparing a beautiful turnout, carriages of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis, horse blankets and lap robes by Sanford Mills, the Lord Mayor’s Coach, the stallion chosen in 1904 to stand as sire for the U.S. carriage-horse breeding program, and more.
If you’re not a CAA member, and you’d like to find out how to get your own copy of The Carriage Journal, visit the CAA at http://www.caaonline.com.
April 16, 2011
I’m STILL finishing the May issue of The Carriage Journal. Yes, it’s 5 p.m. on Saturday. And yes, I’ve been here all day just like a real workday. And, yes, the magazine is really, truly almost finished!
So today’s “post” is more of an excuse, really, as to why there’s no honest-to-goodness blog post today. But this still counts toward my “post a day” goal, I think, so … win!
Next week, I fly to Spain to enjoy a few days there with friends before meeting up with the participants of our CAA trip to Seville. I’ll be blogging as I can while I’m overseas, but the posts may or may not be about horse-related matters. Stay tuned.
April 15, 2011
As I’m still hurrying working to finish the May issue of The Carriage Journal, I thought I’d give you a peek at (a portion of) the cover for this issue:
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April 13, 2011
At the moment, I’m rushing working to finish up the May issue of The Carriage Journal.
I just scanned the image for the “Backward Glances” department, which features an old engraving or photograph in each issue, and thought I would share a small piece of it here. You’ll have to see the May issue for the full image of members of society sitting on their grandstand (a coach) at the races, eating their lunch.
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the lady on the left is eating her lunch, the lady in the center appears to be having a drink poured for her by the gentleman, and the lady on the right is waiting, with an empty glass, for him to pour her drink (from an engraving published in July 1870)
The Slower Road 