Where I went today :)

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    david a hall Moderator

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    Went to London today, this is the moat around the Tower of London there are nearly a million poppies one to commemorate the UK fallen service men who died at war. It was breathtaking. After rememberance day it will be dismantled and the poppies which are made of ceramic are all pre sold.

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    Tom Bloomer Well-Known Member

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    Awesome. Thanks for sharing that, David!
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    Mikel Dawson Active Member

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    Great tradition David. Thank for the pics.
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    ray steele Administrator

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    David,

    great tradition/commemoration, thank you


    no disrespect intended............. is a million enough? what is done with the proceeds

    ray
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    david a hall Moderator

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    Ray this I copied from there web site ..
    Don't miss the major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies will progressively fill the Tower's famous moat over the summer. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war.

    The poppies will encircle the iconic landmark, creating not only a spectacular display visible from all around the Tower but also a location for personal reflection. The scale of the installation intends to reflect the magnitude of such an important centenary creating a powerful visual commemoration.

    We are hoping to sell all of the poppies that make up the installation and, in doing so, raise millions of pounds which will be shared equally amongst six service charities. Read more about the charities >
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    ray steele Administrator

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    David,

    thanks for that info, there is alot of interesting reading following the links,

    Ray
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    A friend took this picture of Aroostook county, Easton to be exact. This is where I go everyday in the fall. Hard to not like it. Temps have been in the mid 5o's to low 60's in the last couple of days. Aroostook couinty - fall.jpg
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    Patrick New Member

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    Show farrier for 3-day event this last weekend in Olathe, Kansas. (Farriers helper is my daughter)

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    Patrick New Member

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    a couple more shots. 2014 Heritage Park Horse Trials, Olathe, Kansas.

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    ray steele Administrator

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    Patrick,

    your daughter will remember these times with you, great stuff!

    ray
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    gary evans old and slow

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    "The horses will be in the yard, just help yourself!"


    Lee.jpg "
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    should ring them and say i will call back in the summer
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    ray steele Administrator

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    probably very good advice....but,come summer the conditions might be the same plus flies! and other creatures,

    to me ,folks who treat farriers with conditions like this don t improve one season vs another, not knowing what is the norm in your back yard ,i ll not mention what the animals might consider an improvement.

    for ha ha s, Gary, may i ask how you handled it?

    ray
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    gary evans old and slow

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    I brought em out, cleaned em up and shod the one who needed re shoeing and removed the shoes and trimmed the other two.
    As an agricultural student, I would spend days covered in mud harvesting and sorting potatoes - it would take me a whole day to earn what I got paid for that set and two trims.
    It's good work and I'm grateful to have it.
    However some of my customers are more considerate than others. ..
    :)
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    brian robertson Active Member

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    I suppose it was better than chasing them down in a 20 acre field and did they have their head collars on?
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    gary evans old and slow

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    That's true and yes, they did have head collars on
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    brian robertson Active Member

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    First stop of the day, it would be tough to take that situation but if it was the last stop; I'm long past caring at that point...

    it would be get them out, wipe 'em off, get it done, grab the check and head for home (maybe with all the windows down though)
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    smitty88 Well-Known Member

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    This can be a nice spot even in winter.
    howth head from yesterday

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    gary evans old and slow

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    Yeah - and to get home from that yard I have to pass the village pub!
    :)
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    I had to leave a horse I couldn't catch the other day. She usually leaves them inside but they were turned out. He's skiddish and even hard to catch in the stall. Terribly ear shy as well.

    I went there this morning to get him in winter shoes before the snow piled up. We'll by the time I was done the was 2 inches on the ground. To get out I had to drive up a steep driveway. I didn't make it. The truck slid backwards down the driveway. Jack knifed the shoeing trailer but it didn't do any damage. Had to shovel the driveway in order to leave. the owner had left before me.

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