Shifting spanner or crescent?

@JudyEv (340585)
Rockingham, Australia
October 18, 2022 6:29pm CST
Yesterday we dropped off some artichokes to a family that we haven’t seen for over twenty years. When we first went to Donnybrook, we sold a little pony and cart to these people. There are a few stories to tell involving them but for the moment here is a photo of one of their horses. The daughter is now heavily involved in riding. The marking on the face reminds me of a crescent or perhaps you know it as a shifting spanner. Another example of how we have different terms for things.
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@rebelann (112890)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Oct 22
Pretty horse. I am guessing but is a shifting spanner like the stick in a manual drive car? I don't drive an automatic which is why I ask.
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@rebelann (112890)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Oct 22
Sorry but I have no clue what a spanner is @JudyEv
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@sallypup (61247)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv Good description. Crescent wrenches are fun to play with.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
A crescent and shifting spanner are one and the same. Do you know 'crescent'? It's an adjustable spanner that has a little wheel so you adjust the teeth to any size. It saves you having to have a lot of different size spanners.
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@allknowing (136815)
• India
19 Oct 22
That marking stands out against the brown colour. It looks like melted ice cream (lol)
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@allknowing (136815)
• India
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv I thought it was natural
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
A lot of horses have white stars/stripes/blazes. It's a good identifying feature.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
@allknowing It is natural but each one is different. If your horse gets stolen it's good to know what identifying features it has.
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@sallypup (61247)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 22
Or a backwards question mark.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
Yes, that's true too.
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@Ronrybs (19443)
• London, England
20 Oct 22
Interesting markings, but spanners are not something I know much about!
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 22
So do you call it a wrench perhaps? Or do you mean you don't use tools much?
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 22
@Ronrybs Didn't you have to fix something under your sink? Or am I thinking of someone else?
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@Ronrybs (19443)
• London, England
22 Oct 22
@JudyEv I am hopeless with anything mechanical!
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Oct 22
It’s a beautiful horse.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
It is, isn't it? They have a lovely house and stables and treat their animals very well.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
@RubyHawk They have perhaps five acres but it's all beautifully kept.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv Do they live on a ranch?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Oct 22
I have used a crescent wrench many times but never heard of a spanner. Beautiful markings on this horse.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 22
Another interesting difference in our use of language. We have a saying 'to throw a spanner in the works'. Maybe I'll write about it.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Oct 22
@CarolDM Some others hadn't heard of it but a few had - or had something similar.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Oct 22
@JudyEv Amazing to learn the different phrases. That is a new one for me.
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@shaggin (72154)
• United States
19 Oct 22
I’ve never heard of a shifting spanner. It sort of looks like a backwards question mark to me.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
That's true. Someone else said that too.
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@snowy22315 (180982)
• United States
20 Oct 22
I am not sure what that mark looks like. I wouldn't think of a crscent wrench thogh.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
Backward-facing question mark?
@LadyDuck (471601)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 22
This is a pretty horse, it looks like a reversed question mark
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
Yes, it does look like a reversed question mark.
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@wolfgirl569 (106683)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 22
It does sort of look like a crescent. Very unique.
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@wolfgirl569 (106683)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv They really do.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
Some have some very unusual markings, don't they?
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@xFiacre (13051)
• Ireland
19 Oct 22
@judyev Back to front question mark? It’s quite striking. I wonder what the horse would make of it if it saw itself in the mirror? That opens up a new world of ponderation.
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@xFiacre (13051)
• Ireland
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv So long as it didn’t try any funny stuff with its reflection everything would be fine.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
@xFiacre He was the other side of a fence so he was knickering to it. And it was knickering too of course.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
My pony saw itself reflected in a big window once and was quite keen to get closer and make its acquaintance.
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@LindaOHio (179151)
• United States
19 Oct 22
What a beautiful horse.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
He was very friendly and seemed to have a lovely nature.
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19 Oct 22
The picture of the horse is wonderful
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. I take dozens of photos of horses.
@Beestring (14582)
• Hong Kong
19 Oct 22
Pretty horse. Crescent is something new to me.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
So would you call the tool a spanner or wrench perhaps?
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@Beestring (14582)
• Hong Kong
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv We call it a wrench.
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@jstory07 (139835)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Oct 22
That is a beautiful picture of that horse.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
He has a kind, wise eye, hasn't he?
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@DaddyEvil (137261)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Crescent wrench for my part of Missouri. And yes, it does look sorta like one. I hope you had a good time.
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@JudyEv (340585)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 22
The folks weren't home but we'd been told to go to the stables to look at some photos. We'll go another day when they're home.
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