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Therefore, several dog communities have begun to spread the truly brilliant idea of a stick library—so all dogs can use and return sticks anytime they need to. More info: Dogs Of Charm City
A pugil stick is a heavily padded pole-like training weapon used since the early 1940s by military personnel in training for rifle and bayonet combat. [1] The pugil stick is similar to a quarterstaff or Japanese bo , and may be marked to indicate which end represents the bayonet and which the rifle butt. Dr. Armond H. Seidler of the University ...
A tube man, also known as a skydancer, air dancer, inflatable man and originally called the Tall Boy, is an inflatable stick figure comprising sections of fabric tubing attached to a fan. As the fan blows air through it, the tubing moves in a dynamic dancing or flailing motion.
Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. [1] The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French joster, ultimately from Latin iuxtare "to approach, to meet".
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A flirt pole, also called a "flirt stick", is a piece of exercise equipment for dogs that entices a dog to chase a fast moving lure. This equipment is often used to physically condition a dog and improve the dog's skills for better performance in certain competitions such as lure-coursing or Schutzhund. It is often used simply to get a dog to ...
Tilting on horseback at a replica quintain on Offham Green, Kent 1976. The quintain (from Latin "fifth"), also known as pavo (Latin "peacock"), may have included a number of lance games, often used as a training aid for jousting, where the competitor would attempt to strike a stationary object with a lance.
In 2013, Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's for $58.4 million. [7] As of January 2025, it is the fifth most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction . On February 19, 2023, a small 16 in (41 cm) copy worth $42,000, one of a limited edition of 799, was destroyed by a woman visiting the Art Wynwood art fair in Miami , Florida.