Delaware Exposure

The weather changed when we woke up in Delaware for the Delaware Horse Expo over the weekend. It was sunny, cold, and windy. So windy that some of the girls had to take off their hats for the parade of breeds. Our horses were quite a hit among those in attendance. Inside the exhibit area we had a booth set up that focused on the Corollas that gave my family and my riders a great opportunity to educate people about the existence of, and the threat to the existence of, the Corollas.

We did a clinic that demonstrated the steps that we go through in taming a wild horse. Swimmer was a good demo horse. She was not quite ready to be mounted when we concluded the clinic. Jacob, Jordan, and Emily did first rate jobs as demonstrators of natural horsemanship. We sold several copies of my book and the training DVD that we produced, a portion of which will be donated to our regional USERL.

The regional mustang association was well represented by people who love and care for wild horses. Talking with these BLM owners reinforced my belief that many of them have the background and understanding to make perfect participants in the off site breeding program.

All too often when speaking to owners of modern breeds about wild horses, kids training them, the need for preservation of rare strains, and the carrying capacity of Spanish mustangs, the conversation ends with a look on the other person's face that simply yes , "Well, yes, but--".

When speaking to wild horse owners the conversation ends with a look that simply says "Yes."

This is a shot of Swimmer and my 4 year old niece who led her in the parade of breeds.