Mini Inspects Horse in Van

GrapeNuts is a frequent flyer when it comes to trips in the van although she has only had one trip posted on the blog. She almost thinks it is her private van.

GrapeNuts was just hanging out waiting to see if she was going on a trip again. 

But we surprised her. The beginning of April, because of the warm weather, we decided to get the big Horse out for a trip to the shop and get a tune up.
 
What kind of horse gets a tune up? A Troy-Bilt Horse tiller of course!!

GrapeNuts did not think much of this monster getting into her van, the peacock could care less.

After supervising the loading technique, GrapeNuts gave her approval to continue and we finished loading the Horse in the van and driving off to the lawn mower shop.

Too bad GrapeNuts, perhaps next time we go for a ride you can come.

Like Father, Like Son - Blue Roan in Springtime

A while back I compared the various colors that Boones Buckeroo Fancy Pants changed through the seasons in "Fancy Pants - The Transformation".

Today when I went out with the camera, I snapped two photos one of Fancy Pants and the other his son, Little Blue.

Right now they both appear fluffy white with black points, but since Little Blue had his neck clipped a little, you can start to see the roaning showing through.

Too bad I could not get him to pose like daddy.

When I gave Little Blue his first haircut, he looked like the photo above...not fluffy with with dark neck, but light where I clipped and dark fuzzy on body.
Roan coloring is fascinating to  watch just like the colors of the seasons.

Roman Chariots at 2011 AMHR Nationals (YouTube)

Below are links to two videos that you might also enjoy in addition to the ones I took and posted at:

http://toadhillminis.blogspot.com/search/label/ChariotRace

Below are the links to two videos that you might also enjoy.

2011 National Champion Top Ten All Stars

Foxfire's Picture Perfect - AMHA/AMHR

Tested Positive for Frame (LWO) and Sabino (sb1) overo with blue eyes.

AMHR Multi-Color Stallion & Gelding – 34” & Under
1. Foxfire’s Picture Perfect, 283664, owned by Toad Hill's Minis (768)
2. Toad Hill’s Spots And Dots, owned by Toad Hill's Minis (633)
3. Toad Hill’s Hob-Goblin, owned by Toad Hill's Minis

• Picture Perfect AKA Pirate - First MiniVan Ride 

• AMHR Model Stallion, 2 & Older – Under
  
• 2. Foxfire’s Picture Perfect
• AMHR Aged Stallion, 3 & Older – 30” & Under
• 5. Foxfire’s Picture Perfect
• Foxfire farm

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Toad Hill's Spots and Dots -AMHR 29", Black/white pinto

• AMHR Multi-Color Stallion & Gelding – 34” & Under
  1. Foxfire’s Picture Perfect
  2. Toad Hill’s Spots And Dots, owned by Toad Hill's Minis
• 3. Toad Hill’s Hob-Goblin

AMHR Stallion, Owned, Bred and Shown by Exhibitor, Under
1. Toad Hill’s Spots And Dots  

Also showed Spots and Dots and his full brother Goblin in Produce of Dam

AMHR Produce of Dam – 38” & Under

• 1. Toad Hill’s Kiss Me Kate (Spots and Goblin)

Spots and Dots' 2010 Record

• 2010 National Champion MultiColor Under
• 2010 All Stars - AMHR Division A
  National Champion (1st Place) 34" and under,Multi-Color Stallion and Gelding -
• Owned, Bred and Shown by Exhibitor
• 3rd place - Toad Hill's Spots and Dots

Toad Hill's HobGoblin - AMHR 27", Black/white pinto

• AMHR Multi-Color Stallion & Gelding – 34” & Under
  1. Foxfire’s Picture Perfect
  2. Toad Hill’s Spots And Dots
  3. Toad Hill’s Hob-Goblin, owned by Toad Hill's Minis
• AMHR Owned, Bred & Shown By Exhibitor – Under
  
• 7. Toad Hill’s Hob-Goblin, Wheeler, IL

 PHOTO coming soon.

Toad Hill's She's Magic -

AMHR Multi-Color Mare - Over

1. Toad Hill's She's Magic, owned by Toad Hill's Minis

AMHR Mare Over - Owned, Bred and Shown By Exhibitor

2. Toad Hill's She's Magic

AMHR Owned, Bred and Shown By Exhibitor

5. Toad Hill's She's Magic