Parade 10/2/10

Today was the annual (1st Saturday in October) Frontier Days in Whitney TX. There are arts & crafts & food vendors, carnival, afternoon parade, evening rodeo & street dance. I've never been before, but decided to ride a horse in the parade. It was a surprisingly long parade and crowds of people in the street for a small town. Wish I could have taken pics along the parade route, but Pistol & I were holding on for dear life! So glad he's an experience parade horse with the crowds of people you could almost reach over and touch, sirens, floats with balloons, motorcycles, wagons, mini cars & motorcycles of Shriner's, politicians and more.........

Here's a nice carriage.

Here's a little wagon being pulled by a draft horse, which I am not familiar with. Cute.

Here's Pete watching the wagon circle behind him. (Warning: wagons are usually a novelty to regular horses.)

Waiting for the parade to start. Here's Pete's glittery behind, thanks to yours truly......

I stood up on a stool to take a picture of Pistol's glittery behind, but it didn't show up good here. At least he looks white, because he was not washed.......

Travels - Meridian, Glen Rose, Granbury

Last Saturday, I went with a friend to check out a gentle horse in Granbury that needed a new home. Unfortunately, the horse didn't work out.

The drive on that hot day was a bit long, but it was so enjoyable due to the beautiful scenery. We are used to the beautiful tree covered hills around Meridian, but hadn't driven to Glen Rose or Granbury in a long time. Lots of beautiful vistas, hills, ranches, stone houses, animals....... Glen Rose is known for being the home of Dinosaur Valley Park, Fossil Rim Wildlife Park, and The Promise play. Granbury is surrounded by Lake Granbury, has a historic courthouse square, and Granbury Opry. We made quick stops at two western stores. Definitely need to return once the cooler fall weather arrives. Will take pictures.

This is how the day ended...........

Would you mind sharing........

It's amazing to see comradery among the animals........

Lucky shot

It's Monday night and I'm too tired to do much of anything........

Horses always warm my heart, so I'm ending the night with a shot that I took of a friend's horses. The sorrel is Punch, who is a team roping horse. Buckshot is a lineback dun and was a just a little over a year old. He's a big, friendly baby for a young stud.