My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
The Brewster (NY) Rotary Club is sponsoring a vintage carousel horse raffle to benefit the Pegasus Therapeutic Riding program. While this horse never graced a carousel, it is one of 1500 made for Applebee’s restaurant chain. This particular horse is approx 60”x40” and is hand-painted, signed and numbered by the artist. I don’t believe the […]
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Gotta laugh at this one. What is it about horses and riding in circles? What a shock when OTTBs and dressage horses hit the trails. Can’t comment on those coming of a carousel. They may be a lost cause.
Read MoreImagine that your local carousel becomes the scene of a horse race . . . That’s what the kids riding the carousel at New York’s Bryan park got to experience. Improve Everywhere brought in a jockey, two announcers, a roaring crowd and a trumpet! The kids, of course, were the innocent bystanders . . . […]
Read MoreAfter receiving 15% of the popular vote, the Paragon Carousel in Hull, Mass., bested 24 other historic sites in the bid to win a $100,000 restoration grant. Members of the COTH deserve credit for keeping the contest front of mind on the popular bulletin board. Partners in Preservation will announce the other grant winners on […]
Read MoreKeep on voting! The Paragon Carousel in Hull, Mass., is currently tied for first place with Old Salem Town Hall, in the competition to win a $100,000 restoration grant. As previously noted, Partners in Preservation will award ten $100,000 restoration grants. They’ve asked the general public to vote on which sites are the most deserving. […]
Read MoreI’m a sucker for carousels. I spent so much time riding them as a child that I’m still always drawn to them. I’ve written before about the Flying Horses Carousel in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Today, there’s a carousel in need in Massachusetts. Located on Natasket Beach in the town of Hull, the Paragon Carousel […]
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