February 28, 2011
Since we’re probably not quite finished with winter (although we all certainly wish we were), here is a look back at some sleigh turnouts from New York’s Central Park in February 1895. I found these in an issue of Rider & Driver.
First, the photos as they appear on page 13 in that issue:
from the February 23, 1895, issue of Rider & Driver
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Next, a close-up look at each one:
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February 27, 2011
As a quick reference for those already familiar with harness parts, or as new information if you’re not already familiar with carriage harness, yesterday’s post featured a diagram of single harness.
Today, it’s pair harness:
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pair full-collar harness (line drawing by Joy Claxton)
February 26, 2011
I was looking something up in a old book on the early days of competitive driving and came across a couple of brilliantly simple but useful line drawings by Joy Claxton.
In an effort to educate as well as entertain here on the blog, I offer the following diagram of harness parts for a single turnout.
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single full-collar harness (line drawing by Joy Claxton)
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Tomorrow’s post will have the companion diagram, which features pair harness.
February 25, 2011
We hadn’t had much rain here lately in Lexington. Cold weather, yes. And snow. And recently, a couple of gloriously warm days that felt like spring. But not much rain.
Then, yesterday morning, it started raining … and it continued to rain all day. Yesterday evening, the severe storms and heavy downpours blew through. After all was said and done, we ended up with more than two inches of rain.
On my way into work this morning, I took some pictures here at the Kentucky Horse Park:
this creek (with quite a current going this morning) is usually at most a trickle ... or dry
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... another view of the same, a little farther downstream
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... and a little farther downstream again, with the Alltech Arena in the distance
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this is spot where the creek, when it's full, seems to settle and spread into a bit of a lake
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... and another view of the same "lake" ... these are normally paddocks, of course
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... and the very full creek, winding its way off into the distance
February 24, 2011
… literally.
This is Koos de Ronde (Netherlands), during his winning round in the Driving World Cup at Mechelen.
Hope you enjoy this amazing (and slightly terrifying) camera angle.
The Slower Road 