western australia

shifting spanner

Shifting spanner or crescent?

@JudyEv (339199)

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 (112766)

• 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 (112766)

• El Paso, Texas

19 Oct 22

Sorry but I have no clue what a spanner is @JudyEv

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@sallypup (60884)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Oct 22

@JudyEv Good description. Crescent wrenches are fun to play with.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• 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 (135732)

• India

19 Oct 22

That marking stands out against the brown colour. It looks like melted ice cream (lol)

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@allknowing (135732)

• India

19 Oct 22

@JudyEv I thought it was natural

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@JudyEv (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60884)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Oct 22

Or a backwards question mark.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

Yes, that's true too.

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@Ronrybs (19127)

• London, England

20 Oct 22

Interesting markings, but spanners are not something I know much about!

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@JudyEv (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (19127)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (72063)

• 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 (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

That's true. Someone else said that too.

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@snowy22315 (180183)

• 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 (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Oct 22

Backward-facing question mark?

@LadyDuck (471188)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 22

This is a pretty horse, it looks like a reversed question mark

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

Yes, it does look like a reversed question mark.

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@wolfgirl569 (105674)

• Marion, Ohio

19 Oct 22

It does sort of look like a crescent. Very unique.

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@wolfgirl569 (105674)

• Marion, Ohio

19 Oct 22

@JudyEv They really do.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

Some have some very unusual markings, don't they?

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@xFiacre (12956)

• 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 (12956)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (339199)

• 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 (177546)

• United States

19 Oct 22

What a beautiful horse.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

He was very friendly and seemed to have a lovely nature.

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@Kawasaki01 (659)

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19 Oct 22

The picture of the horse is wonderful

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

Thank you. I'm glad you like it. I take dozens of photos of horses.

@Beestring (14507)

• Hong Kong

19 Oct 22

Pretty horse. Crescent is something new to me.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

So would you call the tool a spanner or wrench perhaps?

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@Beestring (14507)

• Hong Kong

19 Oct 22

@JudyEv We call it a wrench.

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@jstory07 (139396)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Oct 22

That is a beautiful picture of that horse.

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@JudyEv (339199)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Oct 22

He has a kind, wise eye, hasn't he?

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@DaddyEvil (137253)

• 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 (339199)

• 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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