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Rode the Rubster today. We tried to go out but it was too hot and too buggy to be much fun, plus insanely muddy and generally blicky. That is a technical term, meaning nasty.

So I need to label the bridles and girths. Mostly the girths. We have three horses, three saddles in current use, and each saddle has two or three girths for use with different horses. I was thinking of dog tags until I priced them. I was assuming 3 or 4 or 5$, instead they are each $8 and that adds up fast. Then I looked at engraving my own, but they are ugly and too big. BUT - I have a punch that can put holes in pennies. So I think I am going to punch a handful of (Canadian!!) pennies for Penny, and drill holes in a handful of red rhinestones for Ruby, but I am stymied for Kaboose.

We have no small coin with a train on it, much less a caboose. I don't want to try to find jewelry train parts because, well, expense again. Plus they are not smooth and relatively discreet. I kind of like the special nickels with a buffalo on the flip side from Jefferson. Al suggested a different Canadian coin. Although the dime is a particular favorite of mine (Schooner Bluenose! under full sail!) it doesn't actually relate to the horse. There are US State quarters with horses, or that are pretty in other ways, but they are a little bigger than I was hoping for. plus, no caboose.

Any suggestions? Will you send me coins from away?

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Jack LeGoff died.

When i was riding, the USET was in Hamilton, MA, right around the corner from me. Mr Le Goff was an important part of that time.

May the fields of heaven be green, the horses forward and jumps fantastic.