Formal Dinner to Pa.?

Bohemia · Postby **Bohemia** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:19 pm

He has turned up on the Thoro. Times Pennsylvania state earnings listing. Seems a shame ... he's 21 now, winters are much colder in Pa. than Florida.

griff · Postby **griff** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:22 pm

Yes, but the summers are a lot cooler and there are not as many bugs

griff

walaa · Postby **walaa** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:47 pm

Summers are as miserable in PA as anywhere I have lived, plus no off the water breezes and nowhere to cool off. The bugs are as bad as anywhere I have lived as well, if there are horses, there are bugs

In fact, in Newport News VA and Suffolk VA, the horseflies, yellowflies, and other weird flies were the worst on my horses than anywhere I have ever lived, including, FL, PA, TN, GA etc. I dont particularly care for TN, where I live now, but the weather and bugs have been the mildest on my animals. The winters are definitley longer and colder in PA, I was not happy

but the summers and bugs are not what they are cracked up to be, just because its not the deep south, dont believe everything you here about the weather up north

pembroke · Postby **pembroke** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:15 pm

I lived a few miles from Lake Erie for 56 years. Believe me, the bugs are horrid. horses go out after dark and want in at sunrise. We got lake effect cloud cover and it would be overcast and muggy and hot. The trainers that came in to PID nicknamed the place "Dreary Erie."

Bohemia · Postby **Bohemia** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:08 pm

I heard the winters are pretty nasty in Erie, too. Did you get a lot of snow, Pembroke?

KBEquine · Postby **KBEquine** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:47 pm

I sent a co-worker to Erie to do a few trainings for my customers & he dubbed it, "Eerie Erie" Ironically, because the people were friendly, made eye-contact on the street, and spoke to strangers . . . Apparently, not his thing.

He's now a former co-worker. Apparently couldn't thrive in a friendly, team environment . . .

Sorry. Helped hijack the "Is Formal Dinner Coming to PA" thread.

Anyone find out yet whether he'll be standing here in 2010?

pembroke · Postby **pembroke** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:07 am

We had tons of snow....last year 144 inches. Thank GOD I spent the winter in Folsom, La so I didn't have to shovel it. In '99 the alley in our 1 year old barn fell in after 19 straight days of snow. We had over 4 feet on the roof. We were so blessed that none of our horses were injured. In all, 42 barns in the county had collapsed roofs or total building collapse all within 3 days of each other. Then there are other winters that you get hardly any snow at all. You just never know.

the people at Presque Isle are extremely friendly. They will look you in the eye and say "hello, hows it going?" or wish you luck on your way up the lane to the paddock. KB, would love to know who your assistant was...I've worked in the test barn thru out. Most likely knew the person.

Bohemia · Postby **Bohemia** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:50 pm

I just found out where Formal Dinner will stand - Rich Miller's Mountain Springs Farm in Shartlesville, Pa. for $2,500.

I didn't think this thread was hijacked! I was enjoying reading about Erie! When Presque Isle first opened, I went out to Erie, my first trip, and I was more fascinated with Lake Erie, which I had never seen, than the racetrack. It was kind of a lonely feeling, though, when I came to a red light near an underpass and there were two signs: One said "Buffalo" with an arrow pointing north, and the other said "Cleveland" and another arrow pointing south. A real crossroads of America, that's for sure. And by the way, I was floored when I saw Lake Erie ... I imagined something much, much smaller!

KBEquine · Postby **KBEquine** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:40 pm

pembroke wrote:KB, would love to know who your assistant was...I've worked in the test barn thru out. Most likely knew the person.

Actually, it was a co-worker in a non-track job - the training didn't involve any horses at all.

pembroke · Postby **pembroke** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:18 pm

Bohemia....Lake Erie is beautiful. That is most likely why I stayed around so long. Always wanted a cottage on the lake! I hope you got to explore the Presque Isle park while you were in Erie. It is truly an amazing place.

Bohemia · Postby **Bohemia** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:14 am

Yes, I did ... the State Park is where I spent the majority of my time while in Erie. Very beautiful place, I was there in September, and just sat on a bench looking at the lake in utter amazement. I heard it was big, but brother, until you see it yourself, words couldn't adequately describe it. Right before I got on the plane to come home I spent an hour lakeside.