The Magical carousal horse!!! by kimariehere
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Hello all !
Last week I took my kids to a park we waited in line . I was told that this shot today is of an actually real hand carved carousal horse from the 1920's!
This particular carousal horse was the most beautiful I thought. But no one rode on him because he was on the outside and did not move up and down. He seemed to have something special or infact, magical. . There was a little lady in her 80s that took her time walking around and round looking at all the horses . The ride operator waited patiently. She finally saw this horse and said," yes you will do" just fine and petted his painted mane with wrinkled worn hands and smiled. Finally the beautiful horse had a rider. And it went round and round magically transforming her .I saw the old ladys expression like a child and suddenly she didn
Comments (68)
SpiritofGabriel
What a truely magical horse and story. It touched my heart just to read it. How very special to have witnessed such a magical moment!
Sivana
Its really a magical horse and I can belive that the old Lady was very happy to ride this horse and remembered her childhood. And your image? Its a real masterpiece of photo-work!!! Congratulation to your image and story!
kenwas
The magic aspect of those faces is brought to life is this great shot KM. Fine work.
ScourgeofShadows
Wonderful research and super image. Now I know!
Zacko
Hand carved???? HAND CARVED???? I once carved my own bowl...and it looked awful! So i can appriciate the craftmanship put into this one. I wonder how many rollercoasters are handcarved...hmmmm. Worth thinking about....or maybe not. Bla bla bla. Beautiful photo my friend, and wonderful story to go with it. Have a terrific day! #:O)
DennisReed
:) Wonderful write-up Kimmers, and had that Little old Lady not riden him, I would have! Gorgeous and magical capute! Bravo!
birthunicorn
truely beautiful
CDBrugg
I love the picture :-))
Svarg
Great capture, Kimmers! Here in Logansport we have one of the old style carousels. I'm not sure when it was made, but I believe it's been here for a century. It's a 'Denzel' carousel, one of a few left; all hand carved. It has been lovingly maintained by the community and is housed in a beautiful pavilion near the river. Perhaps I'll get a shot or two of it to post along with it's true history. Again, great picture, Kim!
firestorm
i saw the horse and knew the upload was from you...it's now your calling card...lol....a fine capture here and thanks for the background story :D
SoulSearcherr
what a touching story..S
TwoPynts
Great story and a sad statistic that only 150 remain of the golden age carousels. I do believe that they contain a certain magic and come alive and prance around in the depths of the night. Super photo.
Shari123
A lovely story and a lovely capture to tell that story with! Bravo Kimarie!
GiMi53
I know your love for these carousal horses already for some time,Kimmers (remembr my upload for your birthday...) Brilliant photo, well presented...thanks for the historical note ! Hugs ! :~)
claudialee
Beautiful macro!!! Wonderful story!!! They have a Carousal Museum in Portland, Oregon~and in the mall on Jantzen Beach they have preserved a fantastic Carousal. Should you one day visit there, enjoy and play. HUGS !!!!!
kiresiwel
i have always enjoyed carousal horses myself... they have such history and uniqueness. They also have such character and design to them... excellent capture.
short_ribs
WOW great story, and exceptional image!!! Ya have done a great job with this one!!! Thanks for sharing it with us lucky people!!!!
BBarbs
What a great shot of a carousel horse. I love how shiny it is and how wonderfully magical it seems. Excellent image. Love it.
jared99
This is a very beautiful shot! And thanks for all the wonderful info -- it was a very interesting read!
2Loose2Trek
Beautiful shot of a fascinating subject Kimmers. Well done!
jocko500
wish I could see the 80 year old turn 8. But all is well and this is super photo of the horse. Hope you rode him he looks magic
tmathise
Beautifully photographed, accompanied by an excellent story, followed by an engaging brief history. It doesn't get any finer than that! Fantastic work Kimmers! Thanks for all you've put into this presentation here today! It's most excellent! Have an equally excellent day my friend! [Huge hugs]
Richardphotos
awesome capture of this horse and the history is so interesting. 15 years ago I bought vertical grain fir that was intended for a carrousel but was milled too thin. I built a hand made gate that is still standing
Margana
What a wonderful shot Kimmie.Magical indeed!I love the story and the info as well.You have a real winner here.Excellent!!!!-M :^)
nattarious
WOW! Hello pretty! hehe i love horses tho.. and i love that shot! i can see that you love horses as well hehe specially the ponnies (^_^) right! oh well... A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses. And horses and children, I often think, have a lot of the good sense there is in the world. Very beatiful shot Kimarie.. and hope to see more horses honey.. HUGZ!!! + VOTE!
nongo
Such a excellent treasure you've captured!!!!!!!!
evielouise
totally lovely there's nothing like the horse carousal its always been a fav of mine thanks for sharing wow bravo!!
Blush
Beautiful and magical sis I got a poem at another site about A Carousel Love this Vote n hugs Susan~
lemonjim
awesome shot... winny winny .. snort!
SophiaDeer
How beautiful! I love the shine on this.