On the schedule this morning at the CAA Carriage Classic were the turnout classes for multiples (horses or ponies) and tandems, plus some Fault-and-Out Obstacle classes, the Junior Turnout class, and the “Old Guard” class.
The multiples class had two entries, one team of horses and one team of ponies.
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Gloria Austin's entry about to enter the Multiples Turnout class, which she won
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Sterling Graburn had a team of ponies in the Multiples Turnout class
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The Tandem Turnout class had four entries. Here’s a photo of all four lined up for the judge’s inspection. It turns out that the “long” turnouts (with wheeler/s and leader/s instead of just a single horse or pony) are even harder to capture with the camera in the indoor’s tricky lighting … so more of the “picture” is out of focus. On a whim, I pulled out my little camera and shot a couple of teensy video clips. And, surprisingly, they’re not too bad. I may try more with the video camera this afternoon and this evening!
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Here’s a look at Wendy Ying’s sporting turnout:
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… and Marilyn Macfarlane’s lovely turnout, which won the class. In the video clip, the tandem that trots by in the foregound in Raymond Tuckwiller’s.
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Then, for a different kind of horsepower, spectators and participants at the driving show had the chance to step outside the Alltech Arena and see a display of antique and classic cars (kindly organized for us by Dana Banfield):
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The car in the foreground is a 1913 Ford, which I learned has no door on the driver’s side. Who knew? If there’s a front-seat passenger, he or she has to open the door and climb out to let the driver slide over and climb out.
Here are two glimpses at how closely early automobiles were tied to their horse-drawn predecessors — one of the car’s “carriage” lamps, and one of its wooden-spoke wheels, with the manufacturer’s name on the axle cap:
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The Slower Road 