For a fire that is not within reach of a fire hydrant, water comes from portable swimming pools, known as dump tanks. Tankers fill up where they can, perhaps from a lake, perhaps at hydrant too far to reach with hoses. The tankers drive over, dump water in the swimming pools, then return for more.Continue reading “Off Topic: Training Exercise”
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New Equipment: Saddle
The saddles for Previous Horse and Mathilda have been retired. I decided to start with an inexpensive – in saddle-speak – synthetic saddle while I figure out what I want for my new forever saddle(s). Internet trolling and personal preference settled on a Wintec 500, close-contact, with flocking. When I stopped by my local tackContinue reading “New Equipment: Saddle”
Three Logos
Over the weekend, I found myself wearing the following combination of clothing: Firefighter. Zookeeper. Rider of Saddlebreds.
Something Completely Different
Ask and ye shall receive. On Friday, Joan said. “What an impossible jigsaw puzzle that would make!” [Warm-up Ring]. Voila! Click here: Foto Friday Jigsaw Courtesy of Jigsaw Planet I chose the mid-range (150 pieces), classic puzzle shape, no rotation. To customize the puzzle, hover over the photo on the Jigsaw Planet page, hover overContinue reading “Something Completely Different”
Other Writing: Technical Delegate, USDF
“Behind The Scenes: Carolyn VandenBerg, Dressage Technical Delegate” USDF Connection June 2015 United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a TD. © 2015 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Behind The Scenes
Foto Friday: Warm-up Ring
Life in the Country
Next to my front door. Had to go horizontal to catch the full spread of the antennae. Didn’t want to intrude, so I left. When I came back, the white was gone. Fell? Eaten? “A grasshopper molts, shedding its outer layer (exoskeleton) and leaving a hollow shell (exuviae) behind.” Encyclopædia Britannica – exoskeleton: grasshopper moltingContinue reading “Life in the Country”
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