One morning we woke up and got this brainstorm….let’s look for a team of horses and a wagon. We can do Wine Rides, Parades & Hay wagon rides, the list started to become endless.
My only criteria was that they had to be Belgiums, because their personalities are so mellow and calm.
The first person Dalton calls on our quest for a team is our good friend Aaron over at Icicle Outfitters. Aaron is Dalton’s teaching buddy for the Horse and Mule Packing Schools.
He is also an expert at finding horses for people. So if you are looking for a horse Aaron or his sister LuAnne are the people you want to call.
Aaron in his normal attire
In a few weeks Aaron called one night and told us about a team that “Stevie Wonder” could drive….sounds like my kind of horses, Claude & Clyde a pair of Belgiums that Icicle Outffiters were using on their sleigh rides in Levenworth. So Christmas Day we packed up and went to drive the pair. A little dashing through the snow in a open sleigh…..and the deal was sealed. This was the team for us and they just happen to come with a covered wagon. When Claude & Clyde finished their sleigh pulling job….they were scheduled to come to Stillwater, and last Sunday Dalton and our neighbor Rick went to Levenworth to pick up the boys.
When Dalton lead them off the trailer, all 1800 lbs…that’s each…not together… I looked at the size of those feet and went “Holy Mackerel”…man are those feet big. It’s a little like when you buy a piece of furniture and you say “ It didn’t look THAT BIG in the store.”. and then you get it home…and you go “What was I thinking????
After a day of getting used to the place. Dalton took Claude & Clyde out for their picture debut. What’s Not to Love about these guys? So come spring, we’ll be taking this show on the road…stay tuned…..this week we are going to get the Covered Wagon from George over in Levenworth.
