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Steeplechase of 2015 Radnor Hunt Races

Post author By Andrew
Post date May 17, 2015

Steeplechase at Radnor Hunt 206 — Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

I had a chance to go to the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA, yesterday, and was able to take numerous images during the afternoon.

With all the images, I decided to break them up into groups…

Here are some of the Steeplechase –

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

In these last two images, one has to look a little deeper…

In the Left image (207), you see the First Place win, Horse #2, both in the Jumbo-Tron, and at the bottom of the image.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA. — Steeplechase at Radnor Hunt 207

In the Right image (208), you will see a riderless horse coming in Second place!

The Rider had actually fallen off the horse much earlier in the race, and the horse continued to run the race, several more laps, to the end!

Needless to say, it was a very unusual thing to see!

Anyone else see this?

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Tags horse, race, Radnor Hunt Races, steeplechase

Chester County Malvern Pennsylvania Photo Journal Radnor Hunt Races

Carriages of 2015 Radnor Hunt Races

Post author By Andrew
Post date May 17, 2015

Carriages of Radnor Hunt 059 — Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

I had a chance to go to the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA and was able to take numerous images in the afternoon.

I broke all the images up into groups…

Here are some of the Carriages –

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

Images from the 2015 Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Chester County PA.

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Tags carriage, horse-drawn, Radnor Hunt Races

Chester County Nature Photo Journal Photography West Chester

Stroud Head

Post author By Andrew
Post date April 11, 2015

My son and I were walking in Stroud Preserve today, and while we were exploring the two small dams, I noticed this little ‘gem’ in the middle of the upper water way.

Stroud Head 37 — Plastic Baby Head found during an early spring walk at Stroud Preserve in Chester County PA.

Needless to say, finding a plastic baby doll head in the middle of the Preserve is a little odd, hence the reason for the picture.

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Updates

After Posting this image to my Facebook page, I had someone from Stroud Preserve comment on the post

Oh dear! I’ll let our preserve manager know there’s litter out there!

As for the dry “ponds,” a few years back we restored the stream running through Stroud by removing the dams, which allowed land to convert from ponds (man-made and not good for water quality) to wetlands (more diverse than coral reefs and wonderful for filtering water). – Stroud Preserve

To which I responded –

Thanks for the contact. I should have known better than to use the term ‘pond’ so loosely!

As for this little ‘gem’, it can be found in the larger of the two dam areas near 39°56’49” N 75°39’12” W, the upper one, walking up the dirt road…

Has anyone else Found something Odd within the Preserve?

I know, I LOST a lens cap a couple of years back, but…

What have you found?

April 8, 2015 – I volunteered at the Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center, helping in their studies of Shamona Creek for science class. During the first session of the morning, while waiting for the students to arrive, I noticed a discarded car battery, laying with 10 feet of the creek.