@QMS
Getting a chance to be real close to the horses, I was amazed how fit all the horses were, even the ones the track workers were riding.

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some hot horses you caught there!
Thanks for sharing

@joe shikspack
Sorry to hear you have no power. I know that has to suck. Looking forward to the EBs when you get power back.

Hey folks, it looks like there won't be an evening blues this evening. My power has been out since the wee hours this morning and the utility company doesn't seem to be in any hurry to fix it. Meanwhile the eb that I put together is on my computer...

I will post it when the gods of electricity get their act together.

@soryang
Thanks for sharing your memories with us. Nice Abbott and Costello clip.

I have some good memories of the time I shared with my late younger brother at Roosevelt raceway. We worked together there one summer selling pretzels outside. After I stopped doing it, I learned he continued to work there, and would spend some of his meager earnings there betting on the trotters. I guess I was a bad influence, but I had never bought more than a 2 dollar ticket.

He became good at picking horses and reading the tip sheets. He took me to Aqueduct one time, and I placed my minimal bets on his picks and won over a hundred dollars. As I recall, his heavier betting resulted in several hundred in winnings. I was astonished.

Later when he became a successful young lawyer in the village representing musical acts, he went to the Kentucky derby when he could. As teenagers, we watched a great trotter together at Roosevelt one night, called Superwave, such a great horse.

Great action pics SocialProgressive. Brought back some great memories. Sorry if I told this story before, every time I see race horses I remember the happy times with my bro.

@dystopian
I've only been on a horse one time and I was pretty young at the time so I don't remember that much about it. Looking forward to you pixel or two.

Hi all, Hey SP!

Awesome pony pics man! Great looking horses too. Runnin' machines.

What surprised me most when a horse bolted was first how bumpy it was at first as it gained a head of steam, and then miraculously when it got to a certain point (the one at which your neck breaks if you fall) it smoothed out like glass. It is astonishing. You quickly go from 'how the hell am I going to stay on this thing?', to 'run baby run' in a couple seconds when it smooths out, at what feels like just below the sound barrier. Never felt anything like being on a horse at full speed ahead for a mile or more. My riding time was mostly dirt one track roads along the Owens River on east side of Sierra Nevada, through sagebrush. We smelled so good afterwards...

I'll get back in a few with a pixel or two...

Thanks for the GREAT horse pics SP!

happy trails!

@janis b
When you say the zebra horse I'm guessing you are referring to the horse being ridden by the jockey in black and white striped silks. If so, you put your money on the right horse. It and the jockey won that race. I thought about trying some slow shutter speed panning shots but decided to pass on it.

You clearly have the same talent for any subject. Nice that you had a new experience to enjoy and record. I especially like the triangle of the three horses together, and the start of the race. I was rooting for the zebra horse. That jockey made me realise just how much they can make themselves into just another layer of the horse.

I remember photos, but not the subject of moving or still objects that you played with using a slow shutter speed or moving yourself. Did you try it out with the horse race?

Thanks Social

@dystopian
I'd love to see some around here. The only large moths I see around here are the Sphinx moths and I don't see them very often.

for the pixel people

Hi all,

First, let's see if you can guess...

Have you guessed me yet?

I got the rare moth alert call on the machine and by 10 a.m. was at the general store. Shirley said she counted 17 earlier, there were 13 still there when I got there. Clearly some females had attracted a gaggle of male suitors. This is another of America's fancy Silk Moths, the Polyphemus Moth.

They are about 5" in wingspan, some larger.

Hope all are well!

Happy trails!

@janis b
are coming along nicely, Janis. As fast as things grow in the rain forest all those new plants should be grown in in no time.

Here are a few photos from the morning after the landslip, to its restoration a year and a half later. Sorry that I can’t capture the sense of depth in the photos. I feel very satisfied in its resolution and the choices I made with what was possible. It's quite a beautiful transformation of the land. I will very much enjoy watching the young growth become bush.

The morning after …

5 days later, laying the polyurethane for protection which did it's job well for a year and a half …

2 weeks ago, an exciting start toward its restoration ...

All finished …

Be well all and enjoy the weekend

@orlbucfan
It's sad how money corrupts just about everything in life.
I saw Seabiscuit, too. What a great movie.

cool pic. Yo, now we're talkin', Sp. Longtime horse nut here. I rode bareback and western saddle. Hubster had me up on a gentle, beautiful mare who was a brown and white paint about 3 years ago. His work pal owned a small ranch, and the wife ran a horse riding trail business. Touristas loved it. Their animals were beautiful, and wonderfully cared for. I have always believed horses are among nature's most beautiful creations. Unfortunately, the Sport of Kings is badly tainted by the usual combo of $$greed and corruption$$. soryang, I love the trotters and harness racing, too. Read some great horse books, and yes, I saw Seabiscuit. That book is a great read! Great photos, gang! Rec'd!!