Orlov trotter festival
Yuri Pautov
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At the end of August we had Orlov trotter festival at Babyakovo near our Voronezh city.
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The 235 anniversary of Orlov trotter is celebrated.
Orlov trotters are very popular in Russia and several other countries, especially Scandinavian, for harness racing. Orlovs make ideal troika horses. The tall and massive Orlovs are liked by Russian mounted police. Of course, many Orlovs and especially Orlov crosses are used by farmers as a light carriage horse.
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Riders from Russia, Italy, Malta, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and France took part in competitions.
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Of course, as usual I was interested in people more then horses
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A lot of people came to hippodrome. Some interesting characters...
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Of course, a lot of cameras around.
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Interesting shots could be done
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The weather was fine and as always there were deep blue sky, just seems to be asking about taking a picture...
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There were singers performances, some dances.. This one is a singer
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From time to time they needed water from start to finish
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The audience was all kinds of...
To be continued...
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Spasibo,
Yuri
At the end of August we had Orlov trotter festival at Babyakovo near our Voronezh city.
2
The 235 anniversary of Orlov trotter is celebrated.
Orlov trotters are very popular in Russia and several other countries, especially Scandinavian, for harness racing. Orlovs make ideal troika horses. The tall and massive Orlovs are liked by Russian mounted police. Of course, many Orlovs and especially Orlov crosses are used by farmers as a light carriage horse.
3
Riders from Russia, Italy, Malta, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and France took part in competitions.
4
Of course, as usual I was interested in people more then horses
5
A lot of people came to hippodrome. Some interesting characters...
6
7
Of course, a lot of cameras around.
8
Interesting shots could be done
9
The weather was fine and as always there were deep blue sky, just seems to be asking about taking a picture...
10
There were singers performances, some dances.. This one is a singer
11
From time to time they needed water from start to finish
12
The audience was all kinds of...
To be continued...
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Spasibo,
Yuri
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Always wonderful to see things from your part of the World, and
I've always loved your Portraits, especially from the old Sony Talk Forum
days and the beloved 717
Craig
Burleson, Texas