Ichnology of a one-horse open sleigh

On my morning walk earlier in the month, I encountered this trackway:

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Those are percheron (big breed of horse) hoof-prints, and the tracks of an authentic one-horse open sleigh, like the one invoked in “Jingle Bells!”

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Our neighbor, Don Warlick of Secret Passage Ranch, brings the sleigh out for neighborhood fun when conditions are right…

3sleigh Photo by Paul Kosubinsky (Click to enlarge)

We had a blast tootling around on it during our last big snowfall.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, readers!

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