My sister and I took our little horses to participate in the HUGE rodeo parade in Elk City, OK yesterday. There were over 100 registered entries. Dozens and dozens of horses, and, I believe, thousands of spectators.
We were the only two miniature horses and big hit with everyone. The parade was held up for over half an hour at one point; we heard two riders had been seriously injured when thrown by their horses. It was somewhere ahead of us so we didn't get any more details.
I posted pictures of my sister's cart, which we made into a covered wagon, on the Photo forum.
It was 104 degrees. Our horses spent 2 hours working on hot pavement. They did beautifully, and today Dapper Dan looks ready for another outing. Not me, though, I was exhausted!
This parade was the 75th anniversary of the rodeo. The whole city shuts down for it. I'll bet there was a ton of candy thrown. The streets were littered with all kinds. The kids got really picky about which candy they would even bother with. Of course, there was the candy that landed in the horse piles...
A big wrecker was behind us, about the size of a fire engine. He honked his horn frequently. There was a 1929 Packard ahead of us, and we had to be sure to keep a distance in case he rolled backward. Lots of water balloons bursting. Our horses behaved beautifully.
We were the only two miniature horses and big hit with everyone. The parade was held up for over half an hour at one point; we heard two riders had been seriously injured when thrown by their horses. It was somewhere ahead of us so we didn't get any more details.
I posted pictures of my sister's cart, which we made into a covered wagon, on the Photo forum.
It was 104 degrees. Our horses spent 2 hours working on hot pavement. They did beautifully, and today Dapper Dan looks ready for another outing. Not me, though, I was exhausted!
This parade was the 75th anniversary of the rodeo. The whole city shuts down for it. I'll bet there was a ton of candy thrown. The streets were littered with all kinds. The kids got really picky about which candy they would even bother with. Of course, there was the candy that landed in the horse piles...
A big wrecker was behind us, about the size of a fire engine. He honked his horn frequently. There was a 1929 Packard ahead of us, and we had to be sure to keep a distance in case he rolled backward. Lots of water balloons bursting. Our horses behaved beautifully.