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Fountain Cleaning

Running a chocolate fountain hire business seem to be really straight forward, you buy the kit and make the money.  Well thing are not as easy as they first may seem.  Apart from setting up the business and running the event you are being paid to cover they is another aspect that most people overlook…the clean up.  Believe me this is not an easy task to undertake because a large chocolate fountain takes up a lot of room and when everything is covered in thick chocolate is very hard not to get it all over the floor of your home.

The main part of the fountain is the auger; this is the stainless steel corkscrew like tool that sends the chocolate running to the top.  It runs inside the stainless steel tube and is the most difficult part of chocolate fountains to clean.  For this task you are going to need a couple of bin bags to carry it home or you may find a venue that allows you to clean the fountain onsite, if you nice and pleasant to them that is.

Horse facts

Age –

‘Old Billy’ is the stallions at stud that is recorded to have lived the longest. He died at the ripe old age of 62. Today the longest living horse ‘Sugar Puff’ is 56 years old. Living over 50 to 60 years is rare among horses. The average life expectancy among domestic horses is 25 to 30 years, horses for sale and ponies for sale can vary in age from being very young to older horses especially racing horses which have retired. Some may reach their 40’s.

Size –

Depending on the type of breed the size of horse varies. On average horses are anywhere between 56 inches to 72 inches tall and weigh between 850 to 2000 pounds. The largest horse ever to be recorded was ‘Sampson’, a Shire horse. He was a massive 86.5 inches tall and weighed 3,360 pounds.

Reproduction –

A pregnant horse will carry its foal for 335 to 340 days. Twins are uncommon and mothers usually give birth to one foal. Once born, the foal can start running in no time. Young male horses or colts can start reproducing when they are 18 months old.