Horses & Other Interests
Milton is a salt hound.
To the extent that we bring a small salt block when he has a sleepaway.
Obviously, he likes the taste. We also think it is a stress move for him.
With requisite photo bomb.
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Katherine Walcott
You don’t get this effect without diligent effort.
Maybe my other horses were Pig-Pens but I never noticed because they were dark bay or black. Milton is my first opportunity to discover the particular delights of owning a gray horse.
Of course he got both sides.
Removal. Waves of brown water cascaded off his body.
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Katherine Walcott
Old toothbrushes make great tack cleaners. To prevent mixing old and new, I trim the bottom bristles of the brush once they are retired from tooth duty. Photo shoot at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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Katherine Walcott
And this, Ladies & Gentlemen, is why you always tie down (or snap down) objects in the truck bed of a gooseneck rig. Air currents get funky back there.
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Katherine Walcott
Back to Ireland. Welcome Amy [Archives].
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“There is above a smaller figure of St George on horseback slaying a dragon.”
Belfast City Council: Tourism and Venues: Belfast City Hall: Stained Glass Windows: > World War I North Irish Horse window
Belfast City Hall
Donegall Square
Belfast
BT1 5GS
Northern Ireland
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building – public/private
Description: Stained glass window
Materials: Glass > Stained Glass, Metal > Metal (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts: First World War (1914-1918)
War Memorials Online: North Irish Horse WWI
“On 20th September 1917, the second regiment was dismounted … The first regiment … establishment was reduced to become a major’s command; one man in four, no longer being required to hold the horses while fighting dismounted.”
The North Irish Horse Regimental Association > History
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Katherine Walcott
Introduction, next few days. I am away from the blog being morally supportive. I leave you with a handful of photo posts from the reserves. Back soon.
Introduction, today. My friends are awesome. They go places. They send me pictures. Today, we travel vicariously to Ireland courtesy of Amy Vanderryn [Archives]. Photos by Amy. Text & links by me. Welcome Amy.
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Slane Irish Whiskey,
Slane, Co. Meath
Artist: “Made from old whiskey barrels and steel.” Lynn Kirkham, Sculpture Art & Commissions. Scroll down for horse info. Scroll further down for basketry dragons.
Location: In the courtyard outside the distillery that is “Housed within the 250-year-old stables of the iconic Slane Castle Estate.” Slane Irish Whiskey, Visit the Distillery, must be over 18 to enter.
Most of us think of green when we think of Ireland. The Journal asks, So you know Ireland’s national colour might not be green, right? Mar 17th 2013. Also Wiki, St. Patrick’s blue. What say Irish readers, have I been led astray by Google?
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Katherine Walcott
Trying out ice skating in the exercise mix. Much like swimming [Black Line Therapy], I have oodles of experience at the intro level. I can propel myself forward around the ice. After that, pfffft.
The advantage to skating is that it can be done alone or as a social activity. Also, it is not subject to thunderstorm restrictions the way the pool is.
Unfortunately, it is yet another leg exercise to add to the walking and biking I already have on the list. I must find a way to address my noodle arms.
There exist photos of me skating along with aplomb on this day. This one is more honest. It’s been maybe twenty years (?) since I last skated. There was a lot of wall hugging.
Pelham Civic Complex
Pelham, AL, USA
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Katherine Walcott
