OK, so according to the New Amsterdam fan site, apparently they switched around their episodes on us (or didn't include the pilot in their episode numbering, or added another episode). So, Teddy and Noodle and Trump will not be in tonight's episode (103), but rather in next week's episode (104) on Monday, March 17th.
Ah, well--the horses will all get their day in the spotlight... On Saint Patrick's Day!
A BRUTAL MURDER IS REMINISCENT OF
ONE FROM THE PAST ON "NEW AMSTERDAM"
MONDAY, MARCH 17, ON FOX
The brutal rape and murder of a nun and similar attack on a photographer’s assistant who escapes death leads Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) to remember similar crimes he witnessed in the 1800s when he was a coachman for a wealthy landowner. Meanwhile, Amsterdam and Sara get better acquainted on the “Honor” episode of NEW AMSTERDAM airing Monday, March 17 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NAM-104) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
9.3.08
Happy 33rd, John Henry
When Louis XIV died in 1715, most of the people he ruled over had known no other sovereign. He had been King of France for 72 years. His great-grandson inherited his throne and the magnificent palace the Sun King had built at Versailles.
When the great John Henry retired from racing at the age of 9, he'd acquired 39 wins, 15 places and 9 shows in 83 starts, with an earnings total of over $6.5 million. He was (and is) the oldest horse to win Horse of the Year--and assuredly it must have felt like John had been racing forever and would always be back for another campaign. Those who raced against him may well have had offspring who were racing when John still covered the turf with that mighty 18 ft. stride.
Then, John retired to the Horse Park in 1985. TheKentucky Horse Park had only opened in 1978, and was still struggling to find its identity. John Henry quickly became its heart.
I first went to the Horse Park when we moved to Lexington in 1986. It was a strange thing to go to the park in January of 2008 without being able to see the ol' Steel Drivin' Man. Just as there were those who had never knew a king other than Louis XIV, there were those of us who had never known a Hall of Champions without John Henry. It seemed like he would live forever. But John passed peacefully on October 8, 2007.
The Kentucky Horse Park will welcome the world's equestrian royalty when it hosts the FEI World Equestrian Games in September 2010. This will be the first time the games have been held outsides of Europe. The World Equestrian Games will be the largest equine event ever held in North America, and the largest sporting event ever held in the state of Kentucky.
Louis XIV converted a hunting lodge into Versailles.
The Kentucky Horse Park, the finest equestrian venue in the world and the only park exclusively dedicated the the horse, is the house that John built.
Happy Birthday, John Henry. Have a chocolate covered Krispy Kreme in horse heaven on us.
JOHN HENRY (Ol' Bob Bowers - Once Double by Double Jay): March 9, 1975 - October 8, 2007
When the great John Henry retired from racing at the age of 9, he'd acquired 39 wins, 15 places and 9 shows in 83 starts, with an earnings total of over $6.5 million. He was (and is) the oldest horse to win Horse of the Year--and assuredly it must have felt like John had been racing forever and would always be back for another campaign. Those who raced against him may well have had offspring who were racing when John still covered the turf with that mighty 18 ft. stride.
Then, John retired to the Horse Park in 1985. The
I first went to the Horse Park when we moved to Lexington in 1986. It was a strange thing to go to the park in January of 2008 without being able to see the ol' Steel Drivin' Man. Just as there were those who had never knew a king other than Louis XIV, there were those of us who had never known a Hall of Champions without John Henry. It seemed like he would live forever. But John passed peacefully on October 8, 2007.
The Kentucky Horse Park will welcome the world's equestrian royalty when it hosts the FEI World Equestrian Games in September 2010. This will be the first time the games have been held outsides of Europe. The World Equestrian Games will be the largest equine event ever held in North America, and the largest sporting event ever held in the state of Kentucky.
Louis XIV converted a hunting lodge into Versailles.
The Kentucky Horse Park, the finest equestrian venue in the world and the only park exclusively dedicated the the horse, is the house that John built.
Happy Birthday, John Henry. Have a chocolate covered Krispy Kreme in horse heaven on us.
JOHN HENRY (Ol' Bob Bowers - Once Double by Double Jay): March 9, 1975 - October 8, 2007
5.3.08
Mark your calendars...
Teddy and Noodle are going to be on TV. On FOX primetime, no less.
Yes, that's right. At long last, Teddy and Noodle (and Trump the Movie Star, of course) are going to make their debut in episode 103 of New Amsterdam on Monday night (March 10) at 9 PM. Keep an eye out for them, along with our restored Brougham carriage, carriage #8, and its stunt double, carriage #17.
I watched the pilot episode last night (101). The show's really not that bad. In fact, it's at least half good. It may even be very good. So maybe New Amsterdam will get renewed and Trump can have his hoped-for on-going appearances as a New York City carriage horse.
You can catch episode 102 on Thursday night at 9, too.
And, no, you don't need to write Fox and tell them that the scene with Teddy and Noodle is historically inaccurate, because it's set in 1816 or thereabouts, and Percherons weren't imported into this country until 1839. We did our best! Teddy and Noodle were the only ones for the job. (Buzz did not appreciate his understudy role to Trump in Manhattan.)
Yes, that's right. At long last, Teddy and Noodle (and Trump the Movie Star, of course) are going to make their debut in episode 103 of New Amsterdam on Monday night (March 10) at 9 PM. Keep an eye out for them, along with our restored Brougham carriage, carriage #8, and its stunt double, carriage #17.
I watched the pilot episode last night (101). The show's really not that bad. In fact, it's at least half good. It may even be very good. So maybe New Amsterdam will get renewed and Trump can have his hoped-for on-going appearances as a New York City carriage horse.
You can catch episode 102 on Thursday night at 9, too.
And, no, you don't need to write Fox and tell them that the scene with Teddy and Noodle is historically inaccurate, because it's set in 1816 or thereabouts, and Percherons weren't imported into this country until 1839. We did our best! Teddy and Noodle were the only ones for the job. (Buzz did not appreciate his understudy role to Trump in Manhattan.)
25.2.08
Is that a Clydesdale?
Tom is not a Clydesdale.
I get asked a lot if the horse I'm driving is a Clydesdale. This usually happens when I'm out on the breaking cart with a big horse like Tom, and the size of the carriage and height of the belgian-block sidewalk doesn't distort the size of the horse and make him look smaller. I cheerfully reply that no, Tom is not a Clydesdale, he's a Belgian, or that Rex is not a Clydesdale, he's a Percheron.
I'm then met with, "So, he's not big enough to be a Clydesdale, eh?"
Not big enough?
Tom is pushing 19 hands tall. (That's nearly 6'4" at the withers.) And while he's all legs, and we haven't had him on a scale recently, I'd be willing to bet he weighs close to 2000 lbs. He wears a size 8 shoe.
Rex, one of our Percherons, is somewhere around 18.2hh or 18.3hh, and probably weighs in the neighborhood of 2200 lbs. Rex wears a 9.
I was driving Tom one day a couple of weeks ago, and a tourist walked past the carriage stand. Tom was pretty much the only horse there, and the tourist remarked, "You all don't use very big horses, do you?" This was not a sarcastic or tongue-in-cheek remark; it was made with all seriousness. I laughed and told the gentleman that Tom was "The Tallest Horse in Town" and gave him his measurements. The tourist mulled this over for a minute, then commented. "But he's not as big as a Clydesdale, right? The Clydesdales are much bigger."
Well, ladies and gentlemen, let's set the record straight: Clydesdales, like Belgians and Percherons are a breed, not type or color or size, of horse. They come in a wide range of sizes (just like people). But, since most people, when they say "Clydesdale" are refering to the Budweiser Clydesdales, let's talk about what it takes to be a (Budweiser) Clydesdale:
The Clydesdales must be geldings, 4 years of age or older, and be 18 hh (6 feet at the withers) and between 1800 and 2300 lbs. They must be bay with white stockings and a full white blaze. They must also be, uh, Clydesdales. (Sorry Donkey...)
Anyway, you can read more "Frequently Asked Questions" and see lots of "simply marvelous" photos of the Budweiser Clydesdales, over at Simply Marvelous - The Wonderful World of Horses.
It's also worth noting that while there are the Budweiser Clydesdales, there are also the Coors Belgians and the Pabst Blue Ribbon Percherons.
And I shall go to work, driving my draft horses that aren't Clydesdales, but are just as powerful and beautiful superstars in my book. Even if they haven't been in any commercials.
Yet.
22.2.08
Mmmmmm... Snow Day
(Bill got a taste of the snow this morning.)
Philadelphia received about 3 inches of snow this morning, so naturally, the horses didn't go out to work--it was a snow day! I did go out to the barn this morning, and captured a few of the horses (Bill, Ben, Tom and Buzz) enjoying the snow. Actually, Tom was enjoying the snow so much, he repeatedly let Ben out of his stall to come join him (which is why Ben and Tom are in the small yard together).
Enjoy!
(Tom let Ben out of his stall to join in the snowy fun.)
(Trotting twosome.)
(Bill was eating when he got "scared" by a guy on skis out in the neighborhood.)
Bill and Ben visit across the fence.
(Buzz was disappointed he couldn't get Tom to run in circles with him, once Ben was back securely in his stall.)
But wait, flickr reveals more...
Here's another image of the horse and carriage on the Champs du Mars... Looks like a Shire... and it DOES like look they're giving tours.
My sympathies are with the driver dealing with the bleak midwinter. She's just got to make it a few months, and then it will be April in Paris. Mmmmmmm...
Just too cool.
My sympathies are with the driver dealing with the bleak midwinter. She's just got to make it a few months, and then it will be April in Paris. Mmmmmmm...
Just too cool.
Mais, OUI!
I was surfing through pictures on flickr.com, and I did a double take just like the lady on the bench, here, but that carriage is absolutely. right. where. it. belongs.
I don't know who the people driving the carriage are, or what they're doing on the Champs de Mars, or whether this is one-time or regular thing, but I do hope it's a regular thing. It would be so nice to welcome more horses back into Paris. (And, it would be a positive thing to welcome carriages into the enlightened City of Light just as the PETA nuts are trying to ban them in NYC...)
I rather fondly remember studying abroad in Paris in 2000, and on the early mornings in the spring that I rode the 89 bus across town, getting stuck behind the ponies in the bus lane on the rue Vaugirard, on their way to work in the Luxembourg Gardens.
Eh, bon...
Un tour en caleche autour du tour Eiffel?
I don't know who the people driving the carriage are, or what they're doing on the Champs de Mars, or whether this is one-time or regular thing, but I do hope it's a regular thing. It would be so nice to welcome more horses back into Paris. (And, it would be a positive thing to welcome carriages into the enlightened City of Light just as the PETA nuts are trying to ban them in NYC...)
I rather fondly remember studying abroad in Paris in 2000, and on the early mornings in the spring that I rode the 89 bus across town, getting stuck behind the ponies in the bus lane on the rue Vaugirard, on their way to work in the Luxembourg Gardens.
Eh, bon...
Un tour en caleche autour du tour Eiffel?
21.2.08
Come walk with me, fellow traveler
Pete and Christina in the yard, August 2007
Henry Beston writes:
We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals... We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they moved finished and complete, gifted with the extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.
18.2.08
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