{"id":3801,"date":"2020-11-13T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3801"},"modified":"2020-11-13T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:52:53","slug":"pegasus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3801","title":{"rendered":"Pegasus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I went for a ride this morning and although I didn’t fly like Pegasus I had to keep stopping because I kept meeting horses out on the road. Guess what tonight’s quiz will be? It is a puzzle to me \u00a0why horses are allowed to leave their offerings on the road so you have to have your wits about you to avoid the muck! I do sound a grumpy old man so I won’t go on about horse riders on the road on their mobile phones!!!<\/p>\n

I spent this afternoon on cleaning bikes and maintenance. The roads are wet and muddy and much ends up on the bikes! It was quite a performance washing them down as the hose had a mind of it’s own! They look so much better until tomorrow!<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s answers<\/p>\n

a) The Major Oak is in Sherwood Forest<\/strong> <\/span>and thought to be about 800 years old. b) Tannin is used in tanning leather<\/strong> <\/span>c) The D<\/strong>ruids<\/strong> <\/span>met in Oak groves\u00a0 d) Oak is for the 80th<\/strong> <\/span>wedding anniversary (wow!)e) Oxfordshire<\/strong><\/span> has the Oak on its flag f) Dendrochronology is the counting of the rings<\/strong> <\/span>in the trunk.<\/p>\n

Today’s Horse Quiz (I did do famous horse in a previous lockdown quiz!)<\/p>\n

a) Bill the Pony<\/strong> <\/span>was ridden by who?\u00a0 b) Who wrote War Horse<\/strong><\/span>?\u00a0\u00a0 c) Who wrote Black Beauty<\/strong><\/span>? d) We measure horse in Hands<\/strong> <\/span>-how long is a Hand<\/strong><\/span> (imperial)? e) Appleby Horse Fair<\/span><\/strong> is held in what county? f)\u00a0 Incitatus<\/span> <\/strong>was the favourite horse of which Roman Emperor?<\/p>\n

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