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Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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Very striking mane... look at those bangs ;~) He looks like a rock star.
OK - well he did well then against more finished horses. I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like the other two horses in the lineup are in a full bit and one handed.
The picture doesn’t do him justice, I think I took one more so I’ll have to look for it. His body looked metallic and his mane and tail looked silver.
Rock star is a good description. And it was difficult to see past the color and the mane. He would be just an average horse, maybe a little heavy for a Morgan, without all that :) No one will ever call him average though.
Well, sometimes you just need that one eye catching feature. For Tuffy, it’s his blanket. For MorganBoy there, it’s those bangs :~)
Well, the metallic color helps a bit too :)
LOL - and I didn’t even recognize her, bummer. Small world.
So you do know each other then? I did a double take when I saw tuffy! Small world indeed!
No, I don’t know her at all but I’ve seen her picture of course, and pictures of Peg.
Well, maybe you can get together or at least say hello at the next show. :~)
Well, I’m off to bed. Just waited up to see if you were still up to see that.
Have a good night, I’m off to bed too. Thanks again.
Wow, that sounds like a great idea! He's absolutely gorgeous, he likes you, you like him, what more could you ask for?! I'd go for it, and maybe she'll make you a good deal on him or let you lease-to-own or something.
Dang! Y'all stay away from me! ;o) I sure hope he gets that thing fixed up for ya today.
I hope everyone had a good weekend.
My GAWD! You really ARE riding an elephant! ;o)
But everyone has a fake tail! It is the IN thing. He looks good and congrats on the placings. Not bad for a first show and the main thing, he was a good boy. It is nice to hear, that a judge is noticing the too low head set. A lot of the judges still are placing "peanut pushers". The head is suppose to be level with the withers. He sure shows some promise, to make an outstanding pleasure horse.
Alison did win hi-point under one of the judges yesterday. The biggest accomplishment was her winning English Equitation. She has been working hard at home on that.
But I have to draw the line at toilet bowl planters. That's just a little TOO much recycling. ;o)
There’s a house up the road that has an old headboard and bedframe as a planter.
As if enough people didn’t get the joke, they have a sign by it that says “flower bed” :~)
I love the pictures of Tuffy! My favorite is the 6th one down, where he’s cantering. His headset looks a bit low to me too and he does look a little behind the bit, but physically he’s GORGEOUS. You can fix the little things like headset, but confirmation is forever. So I wouldn’t sweat the small stuff. I agree with you though, that fake tail is really strange looking.
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