Yes, this is the guy who’s horse fell on him. He does ride gaited but I’m not sure on the number of horses. I would guess 5 full-sized horses, about that many minis, a boer billy and 2 or 3 nannies, a mini donkey and a bunch of pet chickens. Quite a minagerie.
I have no idea how they keep that mini’s mane so nice, but from the look of her and the way she acts I’m sure she’s just a little pocket pony who loves to be brushed.
They said the little foal broke it’s leg somehow when it was getting up when it was 3 days old and it broke it so bad that it was just flopping everywhere so I was really amazed that she was doing as well as she was. She was ripping around that stall like nobody’s business. But they did say that she had a pressure sore under the cast right at the knee and they had to cut a window in the cast so they could doctor it. She just seems to take it in stride, but I seriously doubt that she’ll ever be able to be ridden. She’ll just be a pet I guess.
And I have no idea about what all it takes to get all that harness on. I’ve never done it or been around when somebody else was doing it. I don’t know how they keep it straight where everything goes! Wagon clubs are fairly big around here so it’s not uncommon to see one going down the road, but I think it’s a dying art. Most of the guys who do it are well into their 70’s or older. They were probably raised driving teams and just do it for fun now. Not many kids these days want to have anything to do with anything that slow! ;o)
Oh geez...cold chills, especially since seeing that Ruffian movie.
Becky