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ISSUE 08
September 2017
Carousel The
story
LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR A look at the Top Ranking Riders
Sports Psychology - Concentration and Memorization
we are equestrian’s
always and forever
rEGULARS 07 Editors Notes mostly
horse talk with a little bit of everything else inbetween.
cOVER sTORIES 37 LGCT Top ranking riders a look at
the top 4 riders of the Longines Global Champions Tour before the Finale in Doha this November.
29 Equine Therapy Concentration and
memorization techniques for competitive riders.
13 equi culture for your
monthly ďŹ x of everything and anything equestrian.
19 Events upcoming shows and equestrian events.
09 TrendBook this month it’s
CAROUSEL COLLECTIVE September 2017
CONTENTS
all about tack in gallant green.
FEATURES 11 arena exercises tired of going around in
circles or on the rail, try these exciting arena exercises.
47 The Carousel Story
a look at the history of the fanciful and enchanting Carousel.
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h t n o m s thi oving... i’m l This month I’m loving this lovely tin notebook from Mr Price. The cover is created from tin and the notebook folds easily into the tin case, it’s the perfect notebook for a horse lover especially one that loves art too. These retail for R79.99 and are available from Mr Price Home.
Spring has finally sprung, and honestly what is better than long summer days spent at the stables hanging out with your horse.
Mr Price has some great unicorn themed stuff at the moment, from mobile phone covers, to power banks, door hooks and paper clips. mrpricehome.com
This issue we take a look at the top 4 ranking riders in the Longines Global Champions Tour before the Finale in Doha this November, we’re struggling to hold our horses for this world renowned equestrian event. In saying that it is an exciting month for SA equestrians with the Cell C 2017 Derby just around the corner. If your preparing for the 2017 Derby the article on concentration and sports memorization is a must read for all competitive riders, while the article is geared towards dressage riders, the techniques can apply to other equestrian disciplines too, after all show jumpers also have courses to remember. When I was a little girl, I was always enthralled by the whimsical Carousel rides with all the pretty horses. This month we’re taking a look at the history of the Carousel and images of beautifully crafted Carousel horses to take you back to those sweet childhood days excitedly waiting in line to take a magical ride on a Carousel. Until the next issue Happy riding.
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Green It is all about green this trend book and why not, our horses are our gallant knights in shining armour after all aren’t they... There is something undeniably dashing when it comes to emerald or forest green paired with brown tack and it works well on bays and chestnuts.
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WORK THE ARENA Part 2
THE FUN WAY
Break out of that rail rut with arena exercises that will freshen your workout and your horse’s outlook. The following 5 exercises include options to increase or decrease the level of difficulty and skills required, so you can customize each exercise to your and your horse’s level. To add even more interest, combine two or more of the exercises, or make up your own, using the resources in “Don’t Stop Now" at the end. TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THESE EXERCISES: Be sure to always ride each exercise in both directions. Use your inside leg at the cinch to bend your horse on circles and through turns, and your inside rein to tip his nose in the direction of travel. Use your outside leg just behind the cinch, plus your outside rein against his neck to reinforce his bending. Use your leg at or just behind the cinch and the same-side rein against your horse’s neck to ask for lateral movement. Work to make your cues as light and subtle as possible. Look ahead to where you’re going (not down at your horse or at the ground). 6. Squared-Off Circle How to ride it: Think of a square with rounded corners. Ride straight to each corner, bend your horse through the turn, then realign him for the next staightaway. Perks for you: More challenging than riding a circle, it keeps you thinking and really riding. Perks for your horse: Helps him understand the difference between bending and traveling straight. Success tips: Add a pylon at each corner for a visual cue. Change it up: Make it easier by keeping to a walk or jog and/or widening the turn at each corner. Make it more challenging by working at a lope and/or making the turns a bit tighter.
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7. Cadence Builder How to ride it: Increase speed riding down each long side of the arena; slow and collect around the short sides. Perks for you: Helps you learn to increase and decrease speed smoothly, and encourages your horse to collect himself. Perks for your horse: Teaches him to increase/decrease his speed without excitement; helps develop the muscles he needs for collection. Success tips: Steady your horse just before the slow-down going into the corners. Change it up: Keep it simple by staying at a walk and trot. Make it more challenging by riding it at a lope, or loping the long sides and trotting the ends. 8. Snaky Serpentine How to ride it: Make a series of connected S’s back and forth across the width of your arena. Perks for you: Forces you to focus on each new turning point, changing your rein and leg cues at each change in direction; really sharpens your horse-bending skills. Perks for your horse: Improves his lightness and flexibility as he bends, changes direction, and listens to your cues. Success tips: Try to make each loop the same size and shape. Change it up: Keep it simple by making only two or three loops. Up the ante by making four or five narrower loops. This exercise is very challenging at the lope, where you must repeatedly change leads on each straight line, or ask your horse to counter-canter (lope on the “wrong” lead) around every other loop. 9. Longways Serpentine How to ride it: Make a serpentine the length of the arena, rather than across the width. At the X, “do something”—stop; perform a maneuver (sidepass, pivot, back-up, whatever you choose); or cue a lead change. Then continue down the remainder of the centerline, turning back up the rail in the opposite direction. Perks for you: Makes you work to keep your horse straight down the center of the arena, before and after the maneuver at X. Perks for your horse: Enhances his bending, traveling straight, and transition skills. Success tips: Add a pylon at the center for a visual cue. Change it up: Keep it easy with a simple stop or gait change at X. Make it more challenging by varying your speed and/or performing lead changes at the arena’s center. 10. Transition Tuner How to ride it: Work on the rail, performing gait transitions at the mid-point of each straightaway. For example, start at a walk; at the first X go to a jog; at the next X return to the walk; and so on. Or, make it walk, jog, lope, walk—or however you like. Perks for you: Helps you smooth your upward and downward transitions, plus enhances your overall control. Perks for your horse: Maintains his focus; improves his collection; builds his hind-end muscles. Success tips: Make mental notes of transition points before starting, so you can begin prepping yourself a stride or two before each X; add visual markers, if need be. Change it up: Make it more challenging by working at faster gaits, or asking for complete stops at some of the X’s. Article by Debbie Moors | horseandrider.com
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dressage diva 25 Signs that you’re an incurable
1. Every song you ever hear is immediately evaluated for its suitability for your horse’s paces for freestyle. 2. You look forward to Olympia more than Christmas. 3. When you put your stirrups up two holes, you feel like Frankie Dettori. 4. Your horse’s tail is only too long if it’s touching the ground. 5. You know at least three German words (well, you know how they sound, anyway): rollkur, braaf and good-so. 6. Basic maths is essential; without it, you’d never work out whether you’ve qualified for regionals or not. 7. Beige breeches. Just no. 8. You half-halt with your seat, even when driving the car. 9. There’s nothing you wouldn’t do to look good: you have scars on the backs of your knees from the long, rigid boots to prove it (and if you can sit on the loo in them, they’re too short). 10. All your clothes match and, on a good day, your underwear too. It actually takes effort not to expose yourself to your yard-mates when you are particularly satisfied having achieved the perfect match in every department. 11. Short whips are only for use in the bedroom, not something that should be carried on a horse. 12. Out hacking, your horse has to be on the bit. Non negotiable. 13. You’d never deign to own a saddle-shaped numnah. 14. Patent and sheepskin and bling. On everything. 15. Seeing female competitors without hairnets makes your stomach turn. 16. Grass is for grazing and most certainly not for doing dressage tests on. 17. Any turns — done anywhere in life and in any situation — are referred to as pirouettes.
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18. The lumps and bumps on your horse’s legs are far more familiar to you than your own pins. 19. If your new car has a number plate finishing HXF or MXK, you basically think it’s personalised. 20. You’re no longer sure whether a coloured horse would be striking or just plain common. 21. No mud. Ever. 22. Your family and friends are totally used to seeing you trot round the car park to learn your tests or air-trace them with your finger like a mad person in the supermarket (or anywhere else). 23. You actually understand what your trainer’s going on about when he shouts “More!” at you during a training session. 24. Pulled and plaited tails give you the heeby-jeebies; you prefer to keep them full and weigh down the horse’s back end, thereby lightening the forehand in one (relatively) easy step. 25. Going faster than extended canter is reserved only for skiing and motorways. Source - horseandhound.co.uk Images - Top - Dianne Breeze Below - Dana’s Doodles
Don’t FORGET THEM
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This is part 2 of our Unicorn craze, because we just keep on ďŹ nding great unicorn related stuff. From the cutest blankets to mugs and manicures. It seems there is a demand for things inspired by golden horned, rainbow pooping equines. Images - pinterest
unicorn craZe - part 2
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show jumping
Dressage/Showing
Fourways Riding Centre 16th Sept
Penbritte 17th Sept
Nottinghill Equestrian 16th -17th Sept
Van Ryn Equestrian Centre 24th Sept
Ascot Pre Derby Show 16th - 17th Sept
Fifth Avenue Equestrian Centre 25th Sept
Maple Ridge 22nd - 25th Sept
Kyalami Park Cell C Derby 26th Sept - 01st Oct D/S
Sunlands Stables 24th Sept
Fourways Riding Centre 8th October
Kyalami Park Cell C Derby 26th Sept - 01st Oct
Shongweni 17th - 21st October
eventing Karkloof 14th - 15th October Inanda Country Base 28th - 29th October Fourways 11th -12th November
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Events Lipizzaners Spring Spectacular 16th Sept Lipizzaners Heritage day performance 24th September Please contact or refer to each venues/disciplines website for more information regarding the events listed here. E&OE
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equestrian reads
Wild Horse Annie
Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs: The Life of Velma Johnston by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round-ups, a resolution that led to a life-long battle that would pit her against ranchers and powerful politicians—but eventually win her support and admiration around the world. This is the first biography to tell her courageous true story.. Like Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, or Temple Grandin, Velma Johnston dedicated her life to public awareness and protection of animals. Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs follows Velma from her childhood, in which she was disfigured by polio, to her dangerous vigilante-style missions to free captured horses and document round-ups, through the innovative and exhaustive grassroots campaign which earned her the nickname “Wild Horse Annie” and led to Congress passing the “Wild Horse Annie Bill,” to her friendship with renowned children’s author and horse-lover Marguerite Henry.. A powerful combination of adventure, history, and biography, Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs beautifully captures the romance and magic of wild horses and the character of the strong-willed woman who made their survival her legacy. . Words - Barnes and Noble
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#Insta Crush
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This is what I see through my lens. Based in Sweden.
If you’re horse crazy then you know all to well that there is nothing better than coming across a great equestrian related picture while surfing the internet.
#Golden oldies
Rebecca Tengstrom’s instagram page is one of those jewels, filled with breath taking imagery of the animal that we all love so much. This one definitely deserves a follow.
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The race horse John Henry and his groom Jose Mercardo before John Henry left for his retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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MEMO
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY FOR
ATIONAND One of the most common reasons dressage riders seek out my services as a Sport Psychologist is to improve their ability to retain focus and concentration throughout a competitive performance. There are many things that can interfere with attaining a quiet, focused mind. Some people find this state quite naturally, but for many it is a learned skill that can be achieved through practice. There are several different ways to lose your focus. Here are a couple of common traps. See if you can identify which is most likely for you. The Over Analyzer- If you are an Over Analyzer then you think too much. When riding in a state of focus, the rider should have a few focal thoughts, but these thoughts are balanced with a lot of images, and a trust in your “feel”. Too much thinking in the left side of the brain can block the right brain’s body intelligence from full expression. The Over Analyzer needs to learn to condense their analysis into a few key words, and then allow their body’s innate intelligence to express itself. The Distractor- Last week I worked with a rider who was extremely distracted. She was aware of everything going on around her competitive arena. She saw children playing on a nearby lawn, she noticed the grounds keeper emptying the garbage cans, and a horse in the warm-up misbehaving. This lack of focus on her test meant that she was attending to neither her pattern, nor the quality of her horse’s work. Her lack of focus also meant that her horse tended to become distracted. This led to a vicious circle where she began to look for possible distractions that might upset her horse, which meant she was not attending to her horse’s level of connection, which meant her horse was more easily distracted! The Under Thinker- The Under Thinker relies too much on natural ability and feel, and does not fully utilize their ability to plan and strategize. It is wonderful to have a natural ability to “feel”, but there is more you can do to prepare for a competitive performance. The Blank Slate- The Blank Slate has all the best intentions to prepare for competition. Unfortunately all their training goes out the window once the bell rings. There are few dressage experiences more horrifying than realizing you have no idea where you are or what you are supposed to be doing. This person often experiences performance anxiety. When the brain feels this anxiety, it immediately reverts to a primitive state. All intelligent thought shuts down as the brain withdraws to its more primitive brain centers. Your body prepares for fight or flight and immediately forgets the dressage test you have so diligently studied. Focus Fatigue- Even the best riders in the world struggle to maintain their focus. The brain is like a muscle. It must be trained to retain focus for long periods of time, despite the stress and pressure of competition.
‘Even the best riders in the world struggle to maintain their focus. The brain is like a muscle. It must be trained to focus for long periods of time, despite the stress and pressure of competition. ’
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PERFORMANCE
FOCUS As you can see, there are many different reasons why a rider may lack focus. However there are some common solutions which are helpful to many people.
Learn the role of left brain thinking, versus right brain thinking. Though this is a bit of oversimplification, the left brain is responsible for analytical thinking, while the right brain is responsible for “feel”. Both play an important role in test preparation.
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FLOW
Study your test using a variety of different senses. Write it down, walk through it, say it, or visualize it in your mind. If you are an Over Analyzer than work with imagery and visualization. If you are an Under Thinker then make your analytical mind work, and write it out. If you are a Blank Slate then practice under pressure. Perform in front of a friend or instructor. The goal is to achieve a state of Flow. In Flow, or a peak performance state, the rider is completely in the moment. They are unaware of any distractions, and feel completely at one with the horse. Actions may feel effortless and spontaneous and thoughts are few but very focal. Your thoughts should become like laser beams, very intense. Mostly you must ride from the right brain’s body intelligence, or “feel”. The right brain holds the instinctive knowledge that gifts us with the delicacy of intuition and timing required for a top performance.
Article source - seanaadamson.com
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Sleeves and Fillers
Equestrian Jumping Equipment We all know the amount of work it takes to maintain a riding arena and consistently make it look beautiful. Often, jumps like gates, walls, bridges and aqueducts cannot be built in your own arenas due to the work involved and equipment required, and the only time we encounter them is in show jumping events. Discovery Jump Our PVC sleeves and fillers allow for a lot of variation in jump types - matching sets of sleeves and fillers can be used to build a single jump or beautiful combination jumps, oxers/spreads, triple bars etc. Our PVC products are designed for riding schools as well as personal facilities. They are a safe and easily maintainable alternative to things like traditional picket fences. Not only will your arena look great,the various fillers will give you and your horse good practice for show jumping events. Our light weight standard water trays, manufactured with foam sides are perfect for training and personal arenas, while our very high quality range of exclusive water trays with sound welded crush proof edges are used in graded show jumping events around South Africa.
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longines global champions tour Top Ranking Riders of 2017
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268 Harrie Smolders
Harrie’s love for riding began at an early age, when his sister turned out to be too big for the pony their father had gotten for her, Harrie got the ride. At 16, Harrie had to choose between a career in riding or football. After success in two European Young Rider Championships, Harrie rode for Dutchman Johan Heins for four years before moving to ride for Belgian stable owner Axel Verlooy. Authentic, Exquis Oliver Q, Exquis Walnut de Muze and Emerald are among the finest horses that Harrie has ridden, but despite his passion for the sport, family always comes first – with the births of his two sons, Pim and Siep, being the most memorable moments of his career. Harrie is super-fast against the clock and has won many LGCT 5* speed classes. Fast Facts Competed in the 2010 World Championships Competed in the 2009 European Championships, finishing 4th in the Team event 2001 European Young Rider Team Bronze medallist with Liverpool 2013 LGCT Vienna Grand Prix Silver medallist with Jackson Hole 2015 LGCT Shanghai Grand Prix winner Regina Z 2015 LGCT Vienna Silver medallist with Don VHP Z 2016 LGCT Grand Prix of Hamburg Silver medallist with Don VHP Z
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257 Christian Ahlmann
Christian took up riding aged 11 as a lot of his friends were riding at the time, so he went to a riding club and liked it. Christian comes from a family of horsemen - his brother Dirk and father George were both equestrian athletes. Based in Marl, Germany, he has trained with Olympic Gold medallist, national coach and chef d’equipe Otto Becker. His international debut was at the European Championships in 1989 aged just 15. In December 2012, Christian reached World Number One in the showjumping world ranking for the first time in his career. Christian’s idol is Michael Schumacher and he says his father and LudgerBeerbaum are the most influential people in his career. 2011 FEI World Cup Final winner with Taloubet Z 2013 European Team Silver medallist with Codex One 2013 LGCT Hamburg Grand prix winner with Codex One Competed at the 2014 World Championships finishing 4th in the Team event 2014 LGCT Valkenswaard Grand Prix winner with Codex One 2016 LGCT Miami Beach Grand Prix Bronze Medallist with Epleaservan't Heike
Taloubet Z | Codex One | Caribis Z | Aragon Z
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255 Alberto Zorzi
Alberto began riding at the age of nine, and now currently trains at Stal Tops in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, with Founder and President of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League Co-Founder Jan Tops. Results 2016 LGCT Grand Prix Valkenswaard Bronze Medallist with Fair Light van''t Heike 2016 GCL Champions with Valkenswaard United 2017 LGCT Grand Prix of Miami Beach Silver Medallist with Cornetto K 2017 LGCT Grand Prix of Shanghai Bronze Medallist with Fair Light van T Heike
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Maikel van der Vleuten
Maikel began riding aged 6 and was a very successful Junior and Young Rider, winning championship medals before moving into seniors in 2010. Between 2011 and 2013, Maikel has been part of the team representing the Netherlands in two European Championships (2011 and 2013), the 2012 Olympics, the 2012 FEI World Cup Final and the 2013 Nations Cup Finals. Now an Olympic Silver medallist and World Gold medallist, one of his most memorable career moments is winning the Super League Nations Cup in St Gallen alongside his father Eric van der Vleuten, a much-acclaimed rider and Maikel’s biggest career influence. VDL Groep Sapphire and VDL Groep Verdi are his best-loved horses of his career so far. He describes Longine Global Champions Tour as a ‘fantastic tour for the sport.’ 2014 LGCT Madrid Grand Prix winner with VDL Groep Verdi 2014 LGCT London Grand Prix Bronze medallist with VDL Groep Verdi 2014 Dutch Champion with VDL Groep Eureka 2016 LGCT Rome Grand Prix Bronze medallist 2017 LGCT Shanghai Grand Prix Silver medallist with VDL Groep Verdi
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Carousels may not be able to compete with many of today’s technically advanced rides, yet they are still beloved by amusement park visitors of all ages. They also play an important role in the evolution of amusement parks. As one of the earliest rides to appear at the fairs and amusement areas that were the blueprints for today’s amusement parks, they helped whet the public’s appetite for bigger and better amusement park rides. As was the case with the log flume ride and the gravity railway, carousels were originally designed for a practical purpose rather than entertainment. The word “carousel” was first used to describe a game played by Arabian and Turkish horsemen in the 12th century. The game, which involved tossing a clay ball filled with perfume between riders, was played with such seriousness by the horsemen that the Italian crusaders who first observed the game called it a “little war” or “carosello.” The French adopted this game into their own variety of equestrian competition and from this comes the French word “carousel” that we use today. In order to prepare for these competitions, a practice device was created which featured legless wooden horses suspended from arms on a central rotating pole. The pole was rotated either by human, horse, or mule, while the horsemen mounted on the wooded horses practiced games such as spearing a hanging ring with their jousting lances. Traces of this game still exist in a few carousels that include a ring dispenser, such as the 1911 Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The carousel ring game originally involved grabbing a steel ring out of a dispenser, with the occasional brass ring earning the lucky rider a free turn on the carousel. On the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk carousel, riders can also toss the ring into the mouth of a smiling clown. The carousels used by the French horsemen attracted the attention of bystanders that thought the carousel looked like fun to ride. Before long, carousels were being built specifically for the purpose of entertainment. By the late 1700s, this suspended version of the carousel was making appearances at fairs and festivals throughout Europe; yet the size of these carousels was greatly limited by the power source, which continued to be either man or horse. This all changed on New Year’s Day, 1861, when Thomas Bradshaw opened the first steam-powered “roundabout” in Bolton, England. The newly incorporated power system would launch the golden era of carousels that lasted from the late 1800s until the Great Depression. While the carousel has it origins in Europe, it was American craftsmen that guided it through the golden era. The American carousels were huge compared to their European counterparts and the woodwork of the horses was extremely elaborate. One of the earliest and most well known manufactures of carousels was Gustav Dentzel, the son of a German wagon and carousel builder, Michael Dentzel. Dentzel carousels were admired nationwide for their beautiful horses and reliable machinery (a fine example of a fully restored Dentzel carousel is housed at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, which we recently covered here). With the mechanical innovations of the late 1800s came many of the more advanced carousel features we are familiar with, such as the up and down motion of the horses as they travel around the platform. The American craftsmen, not satisfied with only making horses, began to included other creatures on the rides, ranging from zoo animals to mythical beasts. In addition to Dentzel, other companies producing carousels included the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, M.C. Illions, Stein & Goldstein, and Charles I.D. Looff, who was also a pioneer in roller coaster design.
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american craftsman guided the carousel through the golden era
As was the case with most industries during the Great Depression, carousel builders found it difficult to continue production. In addition to the depressed economy, the rise of the roller coaster in the early 20th century began to overshadow the carousel’s place in the amusement park industry. They became marked as a “children’s ride” because they lacked the excitement of the newer rides. This combination of factors spelled the end of an era for carousel builders. Although more would be built once the economy recovered, they were no longer hand-carved, but instead cast in aluminum and fiberglass. However, since the 1970s, there has been a growing interest in restoring many of the old hand-carved carousels and preserving them for future generations. A very small number of carousels from the golden age have survived, but organizations such as the International Museum of Carousel Art are dedicated to preserving those we still have. entertainmentdesigner.com Images Pinterest
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