Toad Hill's Slate Finds a New Home

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Toad Hill's Slate was foaled in May, 2008. He placed 3rd in Top Ten multicolor and Reserve Champion for Produce of Dam (for Willow in 2009) with Summer Breeze,  in 2009 he was then sold to Kate who spent many hours with her first mini training him for jumping and tricks. His new name is now Gus.

Gus was a fast learning and learned how to walk over obstacles and jump.  Below are some of his photos.

Kate is now in college and Gus was by himself, without a mini for a buddy. So Kate started looking for a good home for Gus. Another friend of mine, Debbie saw the ad and called about him. One thing lead to another and now Gus will be trained for driving and help Debbie with her hobby which is driving minis.

Below is a photo of Lincoln and Baldrige (same age as Gus) pulling one of Debbie's wagons in the Christmas, 2013, parade.

Toad Hill's Hob Goblin

This first link takes you to Goblin when he was foaled in 2010.

http://toadhillminis.blogspot.com/2010/05/second-foal-blue-roan-pinto-colt.html

2011 Nation Champion Top Ten Bred, Owned and Shown by Exhibitor -stallion, under

2011 - 3rd in Nation Top Ten Multicolor Stallion/Gelding under

(he lost to two other of my stallions who came in Champion, and Reserve Champion) 

You have to admit he's changed a lot since then. These photos were taken September 1, 2013. 

He has had a summer of some driving training. When he came back he was a little hard to catch, but this may also be because he has be playing stallion.

Above, Goblin out runs Tucker, an Australian Shepherd.

Rough measurement today, just under 31 inches.

Driving Team - Frame Overos

Mini Bucks Chasing Rainbows and Mini Bucks Avalanche are now my new driving team.  They were trained by "Squirt" down in Arthur. He does a great job, and has trained a number of my minis...both ones he bought from me and now others when I need the help.
This is the most recent team. I loaned Squirt my breaking chariot and if we do not sell this team at the Arthur sale, June 8th....they might very well become a chariot team.

The filly who is 3 years old is the one with the black ears and black tail.

They look like they need more work to get in the right condition. This winter they did very little but just hang around in the nasty weather.

Just imagine this team in their blue harness that I used for Toad Hill's Lincoln Award and Toad Hill's Balrige Award (photo below) pulling a black chariot!!