Anything left on your bucket list?

[Mary Stetler]

I would love to go to the Chincoteague pony round up some year.
I worry about how they are faring this year with the cold and storms although they have been there since practically the beginning of the counrty.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

I remember the book about MIsty of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry, if I remember right, and beautiful illustrations. It would be awesome to see them and be there in person.
It seems like most of the compact pony breeds come from places that get really cold, and I remember any shetlands that I owned had really thick furry winter coats. They were regular little fluffballs, unlike the poor Arabians, who barely grew much winter coats.
The Icelandic ponies are amazing, too, and they can gait so fast. I have never ridden one, but I went to an exhibition and saw then in action and it was awesome to see them moving.

 

[Mary Stetler]

I was thinking of the book Misty. I had that one and one about her foal, I think.
The gaited horses are amazing. At a running walk by my Tennessee Walker I could have carried a glass of water without spilling a drop. Of course now, I can barely walk across the kitchen with a glass and not spill.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

I was thinking of the book Misty. I had that one and one about her foal, I think.
The gaited horses are amazing. At a running walk by my Tennessee Walker I could have carried a glass of water without spilling a drop. Of course now, I can barely walk across the kitchen with a glass and not spill.

I really love gaited horses, too, and the Tennessee Walker is one of my favorites. The absolute smoothest, in my opinion is the Peruvian Paso (not the Paso Fino), and they are like floating their gait is so smooth. They are shorter and stouter than the TWH, and mine was easier for me to get on (being a short person) , and I needed a step stool or log for the Walker.