Bring your pet(s) in to be photographed before Valentine's Day 2012 and you'll get the photo session photography in my studio, see and select your images after I make the photos, and five retouched 8x10 units all for $125.00
An 8x10 unit is any number of prints, of the same image, that can be printed on an 8x10 print. For example you can get 1- 8x10, 2 - 5x7's, or 8 wallets as one 8x10 unit. You can order all five units with up to five different images. You can order as many different additonal 8x10 units as you would like for $10.00 each. Other larger size prints are available at Valentine's Day special prices, but hurry because this special offer ends on February 14, 2012.
Tyrone GA - Team captain Yaroslav McCarthy, a sophomore at Minnechaug Regional High School from Wilbraham led a Yale University Scholastic Arena Open Polo Team to victory in the consolation round robin at the Arena Polooza arena polo tournament at the U.S. Polo Association, Atlanta Regional Polo Center, ARPC, in Tyrone GA on Sunday, January 22, 2011.
The Yale open team players were Nicole Cohen, who normally plays on the Yale girls team, a 9th grader at the Greenwich Day School, playing in the #1 position, from Greenwich CT, Xander Majec, playing in the #2 position, a High School Junior from Califone, New Jersey, and Yaroslav Denis McCarthy, playing in the #3 position.
The tournament was supposed to start at 1 PM on Saturday, January 20, 2011, but was delayed for hours by heavy rains and local tornado warnings. The storm was so bad that Nicole’s parents plane from New York couldn’t land in Atlanta and had to be diverted to Savanna where her parents rented a car and drove 3 ½ hours to the polo center so she could join her teammates.
Their game started so late it had to be played under the lights in the outdoor arena. This was the first time that the three Yale teammates had ever played together as a team against. a very strong ARPC Juniors team that had won 9 out of their 10 games. Yale suffered a 14-3 loss to the hometown favorites.
The pressure was on the Yale team Sunday after their disappointing loss to the ARPC Juniors the night before because they had to play against two adult teams. But with good teamwork, a strong defense by Yaroslav, and with each member scoring goals with a strong showing by Nicole, who scored the most goals for her team in the tournament, the Yale Open high school team managed to win every chucker.
The final scores in the consolation round robin were Yale Open team 5 and BNA Neurological Associates,, 4 and Yale Open 4 and the ARPC Polobears, 2.
The ARPC Juniors, let by a high school sophomore, JT Shiverick, also beat an adult team, the Triangle Area, from North Carolina in the finals match. To see photos of Arenapalooza go to www.longleashllc.us
Yaroslav and Xander will compete with the Yale Open team at the USPA Interscholastic Open Eastern Regional Tournament on February 24-26 at Cornell University, in Cornell NY. Nicole will compete with the Yale Girls team February 10-12 at the Girls Interscholastic Preliminaries at the University of Conn in Storrs.
A team in the interscholastic program must be a USPA member school or be comprised of students that reside within 100 miles of a USPA member club. Competition is divided into Open (teams comprised of all boys or a mix of boys and girls) events or Girls’ events. The program is open to students in grade 5 through 12 who are under the age of 19 years and scholastically eligible to play sports as verified through their school. Currently there are over 50 interscholastic teams in the country. If you would like to play on a team or for more information about scholastic polo talk to Yaroslav or go to: http://www.uspolo.org .
Founded in 1903, Yale Polo is the oldest and most successful collegiate polo team in the United States. Following the September 2009 closure of the historic Yale Armory, we have embarked on a fundraising campaign and restructuring project that will culminate with the construction of new off-campus facilities for the next generation of Yale Polo. In the interim, the team will keep its string of ponies at C&S Ranches, Inc. in nearby Bethany, CT while continuing to train beginners and play games with the interscholastic and intercollege varsity squads.
Mucking the barn is a chore that no one likes to do, but has to be done. I finally installed rubber matts in Bailey's stall and now mucking is a breeze. The bad news is that I had to dig out about a foot of organic dirt and then fill it in with 2 1/2 tons of stone dust. It is very important to make certain you have a good level foundation before you install the rubber matts.
I started the project last summer but hurt my back several times so I it took forever to dig out the stall. I was lucky to find a company called Construction Services in Wilbraham to buy the stone dust. They would load my small Ford Ranger with abut a 1/2 ton of stone dust at a time. The hard part was shoveling it out of the truck into the stall.
Finally my son helped me level off the last load of stone dust, but when I called a local dealer to pick up the rubber matts I found out that even though they had a couple of sets when I started the project they had long since been sold. I didn't want to special order them because a set weighs about 650 pounds that I would have to pay freight on.
I called around to find another source for them and found a dealer down in Bethel CT. They claimed to have a set in stock when I finally got hold of someone, but that was the last time I talked to anyone. I called every day for a week, but they never called back.
I was just about ready to give up and pay the freight charge when I looked at the Tractor Supply web site and saw that they sold interlocking rubber stall matts at some stores. I got on the phone and started calling stores until I found one that had a set in stock. Dragging the matts into the stall was a two man job and I couldn't have done it without my sons help. The other problem I had was the kit was for a 12x12 stall, but the stall was 12x11. I used a matt knive to score the matts I had to cut using a metal ruller as a guide. One trick I leaned to cut the matts was to spray the blade with some PAM vegtible oil spray.
When I clean the stall now I use a plastic muck fork and a push broom then I throw down some wood shavings. Another benefit of using rubber matts is that I use a lot less shavings. In the spring I'll start working on the second stall, but that job should go a lot faster now that I know what to do and where to buy the matts.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in conjunction with a Board Member, former Governor Jodi Rell, participated in Operation Elf, for the children and families of service people stationed overseas for the holidays. The event took place at The Hartford Armory, 360 Broad Street in Hartford CT on Saturday, December 14th from 2 to 5PM.
Long Leash, LLC pet photography business, donated it’s time to take over 130 photos of children with the Fidelco Guide Dog puppies. This photo shows some of the talent for the event.
There is still time to make photographs of your pet for Christmas cards or presents. Call today to make an appointment. There is a $100.00 minimum fee, but there are no photo sitting fees. You can get 50 6x 7.5” cards including envelopes, custom greeting, and bonus 2012 calendar cards for $39.95. If you need more cards you can additional sets of 25 for $15.00 with your initial order.
Print packages start at $41.95 e.g. 2-5x7 or 5x5 prints or 1 – x7 & 4 wallets and individual prints at $39.95 any size to 8x8.
Call today to make an appointment 413-596-8752 or email me at djohnmccarthy@mac.com.
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I help my son feed and muck out the stalls for his horse on a regular basis. Anyone who has ever walked out to the barn knows better then to wear street shoes. My first choice of foot wear is a pair of green rubber Wellington Boots, “Wellies”, that were a gift from a famous panorama photographer, Nick Meers, who brought them over from England about 14 years ago. They are waterproof and while the ones I have are not specially insulated are warm even in our cold New England winters. They have held up all these years and are so popular with my wife and son that I had to buy them their own pairs. Here is a little hint. Even though I bought boots sized for my wife and son, they still like to ware my boots because they are bigger and they can easily slip them on and off.
Sometimes I just go in the back wearing a pair of LL Bean hiking boots. These are Italian made Gore-Tex low cut boots that are keep my feet warm and dry, but because they have a typical “earth mover” Vibram type sole they pick up all kinds of muck and mire in the barn. Cleaning them out was always a problem until I watched my son clean Bailey’s hoof with an inexpensive little tool called a hoof pick.
The next time I went to Tractor Supply I picked up another pick just to use on my boots. For less than a dollar I now have the perfect tool to clean my boots before I go into the mudroom. You can pick up a hoof pick at any tack shop, I bought the 99-cent model, but for an extra dollar you can get a combo tool with a pick and a little brush.
Choose from five specially-selected Chilean wines with a custom Fidelco label featuring a beautifulFidelco German Shepherd photograpahed by me. Proceeds from the sale of Fidelco Estates Wines benefit the Fidel Guide Dog Foundation. https://www.benefitwines.com/Fidelco_Guide_Dog_Foundation_s/86.htm
A sampling of comments from Fidelco Wine-tasters:"The Sauvignon Blanc is very light and refreshingand would pair well with seafood dishes. The Sparkling White Wine is the perfect accompaniment for a Sunday brunch; it is especially good mixed with cranberry, peach or orange juice."
