I had such an amazing day today, filled with not one second of boredom. I went to the Florida Carriage Museum today for a wonderful Horse Breed Expo. We saw tons of fun things including Kuchi, the first Gypsy Vanner born in America (http://www.vannercentral.com/Kuchi.html), beautiful Standardbreds doing dressage, multiple horse drawn carts, a team of Cowboy Mounted Shooters (http://www.cmsaevents.com/index.cfm), a whole bunch of drill teams on horseback, and tons of other human and equine athletes.
Some things worth noting, before I discuss why this specific picture was the one I chose:
A drill team made up of two incredible people: A completely blind woman and a woman with traumatic brain injuries. The two women both rode on top of amazing horses that worked hard to please them while they completed patterns and gave us a wonderful show. You can see the organization they ride with, Stirrups and Strides, here:
http://stirrupsnstrides.com/default.aspxAmazing horse drawn carriages, all types from all different eras: there were tons of carriages in the museum, from royalty carriages to carriages for the house slaves. From carriages that needed 10 horses to carriages that were pulled by a goat! It was phenomenal. If you are ever in Florida, check out the Florida Carriage Museum:
People I haven't seen in 3 years: I definitely did not go to this expo to run into anyone I hadn't seen since I left Florida. Of course, if that could happen in any situation, I would love it to! But I didn't even have the idea in mind when I went there. I did, however, run into 4 AMAZING people I hadn't seen in years. John Dalziel, an amazing trainer whom I worked with very closely and love dearly, happened to be part of the expo, with some of his beautiful horses and riders there. He is the coach to Paso Espiritu, a beautiful Paso Fino Drill Team (http://web.me.com/valmarc/Paso_Espiritu_Drill_Team_LLC/Welcome.html). Nancy, his partner, who is also affiliated with Paso Espiritu as well as the Lake County Sheriffs Mounted Posse Patrol (https://www.lcso.org/bureaus/MOUNTED%20POSSE%20PATROL/). They are such amazing people. I also ran into my good friends Jim and Sharon whom I used to ride with all the time while I lived down here. I was thrilled to see them! They have many types of horses, including a pair of beautiful Belgians who pulled the Hummer Cart (pictured above) at this Expo I was at and also at the Basel Art Expo in Miami. They are also polocrosse players! How amazing.
Finally, my explanation on the photo above:
I chose that picture for the day because this work of art represents so many things that I think are important. To me, it is amazing modern art. Kudos to Jeremy Dean, the artist. Also, to me, it represents history. You can read more through the links I will post, but during the Great Depression, when people couldn't afford to own or drive a car, they were converting junk cars into HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES. They were known as "Hoover Carts". Also, I think it can represent the future. If (when?) the price of gasoline rises above $5.00, a great amount of the American population will not be able to afford to drive a car. My car is already $70.00 for a full tank, and gas was barely at $3.00 where I live. When it hits $4 or more, I will have to find other ways to get around! Haha! And finally, it represents the green movement to me. People of our world need to begin to figure out more sustainable ways to do the things we do every day. The more our population grows, the more destructive we get. The Hummer H2 puts a terrible footprint in our earth, but this artist took it and turned it into something that puts less of a foot print than the SmartCar! Check out some of the links I'm posting if you're interested.
Creation of the Cart:
Some other good articles:
http://www.autointhenews.com/new-uses-found-for-hummers/ If you google HUMMER CONVERTED INTO A HORSE CARRIAGE, you'll get tons of information.
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