TBT, Back When Horses were my Transportation.
I found this old picture on my little brother's facebook page and thought it would be a good candidate for throw back Thursday.
When I was young we had a rather large farm and when I was not doing farm work my passions involved outdoor activities like hunting and trapping which were made much easier with the aid of faster transportation than my feet.
So when I was in junior high I invested my savings in a my first horse, the sorrel on the right, "Rowdy". My parents also bought the bay on the left "Tina", who was Rowdy's mother.
Rowdy was an Arabian/Welsh cross with lots of spirit and a tendency to panic over just about everything which led to plenty of injuries for both of us as he took us on plenty of dances through forests, fences and rockpiles.
Later I added to my collection of horses with a palomino quarter horse named Mindy who was much less panicky and stronger.
Though Mindy was a much larger horse and more capable, I never appreciated her as much as I did Rowdy and his spirited willingness to take on new adventures.
Tina, Stan, Renee, Me, and Rowdy
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