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When
Val moved here in May of 2001, she had always
talked about having a horse. Keep in mind
that I had the Donkeys all along so I'm sure she was
thinking of a horse being like the donkeys. It
wasn't long and we found what might be a good
horse in the news paper ads, so Val called to get
more information. The trip down to Canon
Falls was a long one but we made it. I'll
never forget pulling up in to the owners' yard.
I looked out to the holding pen and here was this big
brown horse. I never in my life would
think that this horse would be the one for sale but
it turned out he was. When asked if I
would like to ride him, I said No! I knew
from the start that this horse was everything Val
would want but the owner wasn't ready to sell him to
just anyone... He wanted to make sure this guy
got a good home. When he pulled out a saddle
and a bridle, I just chuckled, I saddled up the
horse, tied a rope to the halter and told the owner
that this horse don't need a bridle. I
rode Nutmeg around a bit and had him trot - back - we
did a few roll-backs and tore up the lawn until
I took him down this long dirt road.
This horse would do anything asked of him...
He would stop on a dime.. We did a few side
steps and I backed him about 50 feet and even backed
him down a ditch. By the time I got back
to the owner, I was sold... I knew this
was the horse for Val. What Val didn't
know, this horse would teach her.
We closed the deal and then had to find a way to
bring him home. It turns out the owner
hauled him home for us... What a Day!!!
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