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Some of our more recent trail rides, horses, customers & riders
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Princess starting her excersise schedule for the 2008 season, photo taken on the driveway to our farm.
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A closer view of Princess and the wagon
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Heading down the driveway, We use this little wagon for events, birthday parties and just for fun.
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We use this 4 seater carriage for parades and special events. Pulled by one of our Clydesdale's.
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This photo was taken in southern Illinois, on one of the trail in the Shawnee National forest. The horse is Maggie an 8 year old Tennessee Walker.
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One of our regular customers riding Belle another of our Tennessee Walkers, would you believe Belle is 20 years old! This photo was taken in Sabula Iowa.
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Returning back to camp after a six hour trail ride on Mags, the largest of our Tennessee Walkers @ 16.1 hands, Mags is almost 18 years old. She used to be a show horse, but was retired from the show circuit 5 years ago, She loves her new role as a trail horse.
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This is one of our cute miniature horses, her name is Princess she is almost 14 years old, and still as lively as ever. Here you see her giving a pony cart ride on our farm.
Princess just loves attention and children, she has an adorable personality.
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Princess again! Getting ready to take another 3 customers off on a cart ride on the farm.
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Sammy, our 4 year old Tennessee Walker, here she is having a lesson in a round pen on our farm. We have had Sammy since she was 5 months old, she is 16 hands with a beautiful disposition, she adores children and attention. Sammy just started trail riding last year and is gaining experience on the trail.
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One of our youngest Tennessee Walkers. This photo was taken when she was just 4 weeks old. Her name is Sierra and she is now almost three and stands at 14.3 hands.
We will be starting her under saddle this year.
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This is a month old Tennessee Walker making a new friend.
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Belle has the most unbeliavable personality, if she wasn't a horse you would swear she was human!
Here she is riding in the Buffalo 4th of July parade with my husband Red.
Belle always seems to know when there is a camera about to snap her picture and strikes a pose!!!
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Taking a short trail riding lesson about the farm with a young customer that learned to ride on Princess..
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The same young riding student that learned to ride on Princess and did so well, graduated to ride Maggie.
Maggie is one of our 8 year old Tennessee Walkers and is 14.2 hands. She is also a lesson horse and is very patient with young or novice riders.
Maggie is also a very experienced trail horse.
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BELLE
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This photo was taken at the campground while enjoying a weekend camping for the Amana Trail Ride.
Here you see Maggie and Belle with myself and customer posing for the camera after a 5 hour trail ride.
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At the start of a forest trail ride
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One of many trail rides enjoyed in Illinois
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Here you see my husband and I on two of our Walkers coming out of a cave. This photo was taken at Shawnee National Forest trails.
A fantastic experience, waterfalls, caves you can ride in and out of. This was a six day camp/trail ride trip.
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Clydesdale's
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Meet My Buddy, the day he arrived at his new home on the farm. Buddy is a 14 month old Clydesdale gelding that had an injured stifle from birth when his mother accidently stepped on his rear hind leg.
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Buddy recieving a reward after "being a good boy" during one of his therapy training sessions.
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Buddy after another training session, and waiting for one of his "favorite toys" he may look big, but he's "still a baby" at 14 months and after all he is a Clydesdale! Buddy has an adorable eager to please, people friendly personality. He is in training as he has a lot to learn.
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Carrie looks as though she's swallowed a very large inflatable balloon! Photo was taken May 14th, she is expecting this baby any day now.
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Carrie, walking thru the farm yard to get hitched up to her fore-cart for some excersise.
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Carrie, heavily in foal (pregnant) and getting ready for some excersise.
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Meet Carrie, our 12 year old Clydesdale.
Carrie is 17 hands and a beautiful dark bay, expecting her foal towards the end of May.
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In memory of our beloved Eli, who passed away in February '08
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Cute & Cuddly
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Sir Llancalot making his appearance and entertaining the visitors at Muscatine Arts Center Ice Cream Social event Sunday 29th June.
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A little boy discovering what a Llama is! and Llancalot doing a great job with the children.
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Billy is a 12 year old gelded male Llama. in this photo he's displaying his stuck up regal pose, but he's actually very personable and gentle. and an excellent watchdog! He also loves carrots and will walk up to the fence to take one out of your hand. He share's he paddock with Llancalot.
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Llancalot aged 5 months
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Llancalot's first Christmas aged 3 months
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Haflinger Girls
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Introducing Margo and Lee, a perfectly matched Haflinger team, Mother (Lee) and daughter (Margo) arrived on the farm May 4th and are now in training.
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Lee is 15 years old, shown here during a trainng session. She used to be head shy, very nervous and was not easy to catch or come to you willingly when I first brought her home. She has shown a remarkable improvement in 3 weeks and is doing very well during training sessions
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Margo is 11 years old. This photo was taken during one of her training sessions and just 3 weeks after arriving in her new home, Working with her every day paid off. This was the first time she had been rode.
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Another photo of Margo during training taken 2 weeks after arriving here on the farm. This part of her training was getting her used to pressure from both sides, and getting used to being mounted and dismounted from both sides. She is a very quick learner.
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The happy duo
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Lee on the left and Margo on the right
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Horse Power
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Princess enjoying a well earned rest in between work, joined by her admirers!
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Working hard giving pony cart rides at Muscatine Arts Center fun day. |
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Trotting along outside the Arts Center & yes we do have a passenger! He's hiding behind me on the back seat of the cart.
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Princess picking up speed in a trot to the delight of the children, on the grounds of the Muscatine Arts Center, Muscatine Iowa 2008.
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Sugar fun! This little girl was amazed watching Sugar taking a drink of water from this bucket at the Ice Cream Social Event, Muscatine where Sugar was enjoying the fun.
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Sugar being the perfect "Party Pony" and having her picture taken.
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Princess taking a well earned break at Lynden IL park Saturday 7th June.
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Princess showing her "horse power" back to the start/finish line after a cart ride.
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Some happy customers enjoying the cart ride Princess gave them at Lynden childrens fun day IL.
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More happy people enjoying Princess's talent, she also enjoyed the attention from children and parents that came over to pet her in between cart rides.
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Another view of Princess and some happy people, with the moon bounce in the background at this event. (Lynden) |
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Another view of Princess giving children rides on the road surrounding the park at Lynden
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Princess, enjoying the "work out" Her "buddy" Sugar was close by acting as "the party girl" lapping up the attention from the children that petted her. Princess and Sugar are both 14 years old. (Lynden)
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