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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:37:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>angeli carriages</category><category>Percheron</category><category>Thibodaux</category><category>austin</category><category>austin carriage pony</category><category>bathing</category><category>carriage company</category><category>cormier</category><category>draft-horse farrier</category><category>funny horse</category><category>hay nets</category><category>horse-drawn carriages</category><category>horses</category><category>marty johnson</category><category>pony</category><category>pony drawn sleigh</category><category>smooth walkers</category><category>spotted draft</category><category>spotted drafts</category><category>texas</category><category>wedding carriages</category><category>wedding carriages Austin</category><category>wedding horse carriages</category><title>As the Herd Turns</title><description>The blog for Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX. Angeli Carriages provides downtown horse-drawn carriage tours of Austin, as well as wedding carriages and carriages for Quinceaneras, princess parties and other special events.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-8211139788316153069</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-18T03:19:01.627-06:00</atom:updated><title>Trail Time</title><description>So we get asked on a regular basis if people can ride the big horses (big horses being in this case, our 2,000 plus pound Percheron draft horses.) We smile, as our minds wander to our real passion of sitting on the horse instead of behind them, and say, &quot;We absolutely can and do!&quot;  &lt;br /&gt;
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  4. They may not be made for speed specifically. Nor do they always care about grace and fulidity. What they do have is a willingness to be game for just about any wacky thing we may ask of them. Draft horses are known for their easy going and more relaxed demeanor. Once trained they can take traffic and other normal city sights in stride with ease. Ever thought of Urban Trail Rides? &lt;br /&gt;
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  7. If you are out riding and get the munchies, you are sure to be given extra cups of ice for the horses at SONIC.&lt;br /&gt;
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  10. Or you might want to get back to nature and a true escape into a more natural habitat. Far from the hustle and bustle and on a horse you get a rare opportunity to feel an undeniable freedom. On a draft horse that feeling can be super-sized.&lt;br /&gt;
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  13. The bonus for horses out on the trails is the never ending buffet lining the paths. A little nibble here, a quick bite there, it is a regular smorgasbord of vegetation for them to sample. And should they get thirsty or warm then a quick dip down to the creek will satisfy both needs nicely!&lt;br /&gt;
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  16. Another question you may have is can you run (i.e.: gallop) on one of the big boys. Well this one you just have to see to believe:&lt;br /&gt;
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  20. Now if only you could feel the ground shake when he does that. Even Taylor&#39;s dog couldn&#39;t keep up this time!&lt;br /&gt;
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  22. And for a little size perspective I give you a photo of Elysian, 18&#39;3&quot; hands, 2,400lbs at age 8, standing with me, Fiona, 5 feet, 115lbs, and  age A-lady-never-tells.&lt;br /&gt;
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  25. Or Percheron Cormier out on the trails with a Quarter Horse friend of his named Mazzy; ridden by the amazing horse woman, Brooke.&lt;br /&gt;
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  28. Cormier thinks Mazzy is just one of the most beautiful lady horses he&#39;s ever met! Can&#39;t you just see the adoration in his eyes?&lt;br /&gt;
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  30. Now I couldn&#39;t write about draft horses without giving some love to my first gentle giant partner, the Clydesdale. These wonderful babies belong to Elaine Glass of Die Gelbe Rose Carriage. &lt;br /&gt;
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  33. That&#39;s my shadow blending with my buddy Thor&#39;s down at the bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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  35. I can honestly say that there is nothing like riding a draft horse. To feel connected to an animal of that size is an unbelievable feeling. They quite literally bring you closer to the sky. That reminds me of one more little thing. Watch out for trees because you will gain a whole new perspective for low limbs!&lt;br /&gt;
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  41. Like all treats, cookie intake is limited. No doubt, much &lt;i&gt;too&lt;/i&gt; limited as far as our horses are concerned. Kenny is officially known as &quot;Cookie Man&quot; around our paddocks, and he is EXPECTED to provide a treat before leaving at the end of each night.&lt;br /&gt;
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  44. Considering their pelleted feed is alfalfa-based, we&#39;re amused at how eager they are for 2-3 &lt;i&gt;more&lt;/i&gt; bites of alfalfa.&lt;br /&gt;
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  47. &lt;br&gt;Interestingly, Devereaux wasn&#39;t too sure about carrots when he first arrived. &lt;br /&gt;
  48. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNa3LxUidTcZdgKKY7-9bcA6Wmy0rYPVCQBigntjkkegpaTqCmVUwQwrcJHdWSYf3g6m1dZT85dcAd508r6py9ftq4wh1xxdV6tdTlUw7Xc8AXjgGg0B98ODjLjUzM0jIt5b2R11jEFYU/s1600/apples2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; width=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNa3LxUidTcZdgKKY7-9bcA6Wmy0rYPVCQBigntjkkegpaTqCmVUwQwrcJHdWSYf3g6m1dZT85dcAd508r6py9ftq4wh1xxdV6tdTlUw7Xc8AXjgGg0B98ODjLjUzM0jIt5b2R11jEFYU/s400/apples2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Apples either. It was only from watching the other horses get excited about them and a human eating samples under his nose that he decided they might be good.&lt;br /&gt;
  49. &lt;br&gt;Because they are SO sweet, apples are only allowed one/horse/day when they get them. We cut them in slices or offer them in bites so they can&#39;t choke by accidentally swallowing one whole.&lt;br /&gt;
  50. &lt;br&gt;That would certainly take the fun out of the treat, eh? &lt;br /&gt;
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  52. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWCDhAgOYKX_HVBAZZzaq5CfOE0vGTeNtwm0NXWCr1rcmVjfD-TGWdeGM_70xVVojWuwiN_La7WBILjROelta_GTP6jReO2ud9Av-Apvmn8iJOKIv-c50zDjfSYpH9CUXEiSPXvXjuHV/s1600/peppermint2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;183&quot; width=&quot;144&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWCDhAgOYKX_HVBAZZzaq5CfOE0vGTeNtwm0NXWCr1rcmVjfD-TGWdeGM_70xVVojWuwiN_La7WBILjROelta_GTP6jReO2ud9Av-Apvmn8iJOKIv-c50zDjfSYpH9CUXEiSPXvXjuHV/s400/peppermint2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;If you ever see Cormier looking like he is wearing pale frosted lipstick, he&#39;s just been eating peppermints.&lt;br /&gt;
  53. &lt;br&gt;While the highlight of Baraats for us may be the music, dancing and gorgeous saris, we&#39;re pretty sure for Cormier, it&#39;s the peppermints.&lt;br /&gt;
  54. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSZE6ISUBQTk8etnG2N-StGo9Dm-wG8nooYrqNJri1nldejrsZ3yBU28INcIIRH1jwCoFn-b_DHGY-zoAyfzCwetkVbXcUKWEeApG5X3Hkf9UCs-VeLpsn43uPa-cld-HFxwk2QRR6PYj/s1600/melon+balls2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;216&quot; width=&quot;216&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSZE6ISUBQTk8etnG2N-StGo9Dm-wG8nooYrqNJri1nldejrsZ3yBU28INcIIRH1jwCoFn-b_DHGY-zoAyfzCwetkVbXcUKWEeApG5X3Hkf9UCs-VeLpsn43uPa-cld-HFxwk2QRR6PYj/s400/melon+balls2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Who doesn&#39;t love melon balls? (Ok, maybe some of you don&#39;t, but our horses LOVE them.) And we even have a late night video of Elysian gingerly eating melon balls off a little plastic fork. &lt;br /&gt;
  55. &lt;br&gt;It&#39;s all the more hilarious in that his muzzle is the size of a medium-sized cantelope. Horse lips are amazing. He never so much as broke a fork tine. (You can see this video on our Facebook page--or just ask us to send you the link.)&lt;br /&gt;
  56. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylBRmK4yB5402zOv_ZYlxt7D9L_UObrAvDKiKr1N6IDSZCNx6gwhaVDIIe2cyCoL2wGrOx97xyD17ejd2gw_h_YU0slwvVjcxVRmaUrG6tHz5h8BqN0jXukbKYjS3pu2LR4GuyjGhsv9u/s1600/orange+push+up2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;199&quot; width=&quot;144&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylBRmK4yB5402zOv_ZYlxt7D9L_UObrAvDKiKr1N6IDSZCNx6gwhaVDIIe2cyCoL2wGrOx97xyD17ejd2gw_h_YU0slwvVjcxVRmaUrG6tHz5h8BqN0jXukbKYjS3pu2LR4GuyjGhsv9u/s400/orange+push+up2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;All you horsey people probably have unusual treats your horses have loved ... and we want to hear about them! &lt;br /&gt;
  57. &lt;br&gt;We once had an Arabian that loved hush-puppies and orange push-ups.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2011/03/part-two-horsey-treats-la-i-see-hear.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBv6C-wQ0gmaHH-hr9cAnmoukpJQFnNVpKquNNSIWNoZ03lQT9_w6Qf4z2pg5GJH96YwYuVY43IisGre7rzQ6nr4bqqA2dM_7IOA-9psONEMHN5jONlnSkum1RCHWDkHyZROlNhlrs0gW5/s72-c/cookies+copy.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-4915097699258871238</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-26T01:11:47.412-06:00</atom:updated><title>Part One: &quot;How much do you feed your horses?&quot;</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSPAmo5TWnAHmNI-UZPvWguOhbJOdmdLcn72kK3V1eEO1SG_eZzVbjrhse0yMjUXhQhFBO16oFZnWkOtQwVXZeLRcefHii5kGn_QJCzKn3tK1gPwroK7QOeeEx7F33rvco7ZzxC8PMaDZ/s1600/BermudaHay.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; width=&quot;256&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSPAmo5TWnAHmNI-UZPvWguOhbJOdmdLcn72kK3V1eEO1SG_eZzVbjrhse0yMjUXhQhFBO16oFZnWkOtQwVXZeLRcefHii5kGn_QJCzKn3tK1gPwroK7QOeeEx7F33rvco7ZzxC8PMaDZ/s400/BermudaHay.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We often get asked how much our horses eat/drink. Even horsey people are sometimes surprised at the answers.&lt;br /&gt;
  58. &lt;br /&gt;
  59. Here is the answer for our Percherons (our Norwegian, much to his little tubby dismay, get&#39;s MUCH less):&lt;br /&gt;
  60. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6pdk7cNz5IQHDHT94ZC23hLzCs7UeRJ6kg-edYGG1rsTx5OtLSUClhU08EXlUVL-uHcwnsRIcfVX9-YYLcWVqKgBBqehGbr3WDUGYqqPsyyAbgoeHOTWM8U6C9Gzfd7rrGCfM05_Madu/s1600/18+Wheeler+bermuda+hay.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;198&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6pdk7cNz5IQHDHT94ZC23hLzCs7UeRJ6kg-edYGG1rsTx5OtLSUClhU08EXlUVL-uHcwnsRIcfVX9-YYLcWVqKgBBqehGbr3WDUGYqqPsyyAbgoeHOTWM8U6C9Gzfd7rrGCfM05_Madu/s400/18+Wheeler+bermuda+hay.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;1) We drool over hay trucks on the highway like this.&lt;br /&gt;
  61. GOOD HAY: 30-45 lbs daily &lt;i&gt;per horse&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  62. 12-13% protein, super clean, barn-stored Bermuda (Coastal or Tipton 85) grass hay - more in winter, less in summer; year-round, more for our highest-metabolism burner than our lowest one. Which are the best types of hay varies across the country. We can get &lt;b&gt;very&lt;/b&gt; good Coastal here.&lt;br /&gt;
  63. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y-J-JTR4wte8CrqvgwjaMmp3GcCsgJjLJAZ10HY-R0jI11f1asZ20ODlh-OZjEgeBoazSuu297-tD-dRuydkzXPMkBwJK2rnt83T95bGHr9zTf6m0hSGFBLh22s9IPVXAKOamTDJTvpq/s1600/blue+drinking.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; width=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y-J-JTR4wte8CrqvgwjaMmp3GcCsgJjLJAZ10HY-R0jI11f1asZ20ODlh-OZjEgeBoazSuu297-tD-dRuydkzXPMkBwJK2rnt83T95bGHr9zTf6m0hSGFBLh22s9IPVXAKOamTDJTvpq/s400/blue+drinking.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;2) Is water a food? Yes!!!&lt;br /&gt;
  64. CLEAN WATER: Between 10 and 35 gallons daily&lt;br /&gt;
  65. The amount consumed depends on temperature/exercise and we watch each horse&#39;s individual consumption like a hawk. We top off 45 gallon containers of fresh water at home twice daily if necessary. They are emptied and scrubbed every 1-3 days as no dirt or algae is allowed in their water. We carry a 50 gallon drum of fresh water in our trailer, keep fresh water on our carriages for them at work, plus know all the faucets in downtown Austin!&lt;br /&gt;
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  67. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vWw2oNK7kXn0-EpsWMrz9qkmUY6bQzjZ8bLJCJ9uCd1DKLW4DWrrbwAvpk16NOdQdBDyUaZc9jT5ddTsWxJlO6c8I4Jx3HlYxsCMvTb7CDsIiQAMVuRn2TQ0uLrnLb4xMk4Gk2YjPz_j/s1600/Safe+and+Sound.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; width=&quot;158&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vWw2oNK7kXn0-EpsWMrz9qkmUY6bQzjZ8bLJCJ9uCd1DKLW4DWrrbwAvpk16NOdQdBDyUaZc9jT5ddTsWxJlO6c8I4Jx3HlYxsCMvTb7CDsIiQAMVuRn2TQ0uLrnLb4xMk4Gk2YjPz_j/s400/Safe+and+Sound.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;3) BALANCED FEED: 9-13 lbs/day each (1 1/4 - 2 LARGE scoops twice daily) based on individual needs.&lt;br /&gt;
  68. We feed a 14% protein, alfalpha-based, vitamin/mineral balanced pelleted equine feed. Our highest metabolism horse gets an additional 2 lbs/day (split in half) of 12% sweet feed mixed in to encourage him to finish the quantity of pelleted feed he needs.&lt;br /&gt;
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  70. [You have to be careful not to overfeed in a single feeding. We&#39;ve fostered horses that were fed 3/times/day to get the number of calories in without risk of colic/laminitis.]&lt;br /&gt;
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  72. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVbMJBVKW0YoZHAV-WgZsVhjZRn2Py7mnE19jxlix0ViafN5ckB8pWQ6Q9RC9S5ltpTz-lhEm2UA3OyEyoXn94kABE4c7E5Ip1jTToh4gjcqi3DpwLaEx-5us6Rg7U3hevdiA1dGvSVT5/s1600/mineral+block.bmp&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVbMJBVKW0YoZHAV-WgZsVhjZRn2Py7mnE19jxlix0ViafN5ckB8pWQ6Q9RC9S5ltpTz-lhEm2UA3OyEyoXn94kABE4c7E5Ip1jTToh4gjcqi3DpwLaEx-5us6Rg7U3hevdiA1dGvSVT5/s400/mineral+block.bmp&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;4) SUPPLIMENTS: Mineral salt blocks + other suppliments.&lt;br /&gt;
  73. One of our Percherons receives hoof suppliments. Gradual (no more than 1/8 cup/day increase) vegetable oil is our preferred safe method of increasing calories in super cold winters (- risk of colic/laminitus from grain). Our Norwegian recieves joint suppliments.&lt;br /&gt;
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  75. So there you have it. Horses by the ton like to eat and drink by the ton! We like to keep ours healthy and happy so we are busy servers!</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2011/02/part-one-how-much-do-you-feed-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSPAmo5TWnAHmNI-UZPvWguOhbJOdmdLcn72kK3V1eEO1SG_eZzVbjrhse0yMjUXhQhFBO16oFZnWkOtQwVXZeLRcefHii5kGn_QJCzKn3tK1gPwroK7QOeeEx7F33rvco7ZzxC8PMaDZ/s72-c/BermudaHay.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-8681000720940297607</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-15T23:45:08.149-05:00</atom:updated><title>Horses ears - what are they saying?</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Couldn&#39;t fit this into the 420 character limit on FB. Horses&#39; ears are &quot;what&#39;s on my mind&quot;. As in whether a horse is MAD or just paying attention to what&#39;s going on behind them. &lt;br /&gt;
  76. &lt;br /&gt;
  77. Last night, we heard this comment from a young lady to her companion as they petted one of our horse&#39;s shoulders, &quot;This horse is mad. Look at it&#39;s ears. My Grandpa told me that if a horse&#39;s ears are back, they are mad.&quot; Well, the horse&#39;s ears &lt;em&gt;were&lt;/em&gt; back, the left ear idly listening to traffic, the right ear probably idly listening to HER. Not mad.&lt;br /&gt;
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  79. Here&#39;s the deal with mood and horse ears: animals with directional ears sometimes swivel them to listen, rather than turning their heads. You want to know what a horse&#39;s brain is probably focused on, look at their ears, not their eyes. They only turn their heads from the direction they&#39;re facing if they&#39;ve heard something REALLY interesting.&lt;br /&gt;
  80. &lt;br /&gt;
  81. How to tell if they are listening to something behind vs. sending a warning? Pinned ears = warning, irritation, i.e., &lt;em&gt;speaking&lt;/em&gt;. Ears angled backwards = &lt;em&gt;listening&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
  82. &lt;br /&gt;
  83. This horse is listening to it&#39;s rider.&lt;br /&gt;
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  85. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKcZhOuK4DbiSr86KCH3J4Wza0VUaDDwX9cFJP9BcilC5daAG3oySriQXAOoq4LyGvY0bTm_IQDqJw9KPohO1Oe2kCaWuUp9vUG_SiTGK8q5GgibYqnh9EnxkM6rjNzO8gQQ6FSNZR6T_/s1600/horse&#39;s-ears+back+listening+to+rider.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; hw=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKcZhOuK4DbiSr86KCH3J4Wza0VUaDDwX9cFJP9BcilC5daAG3oySriQXAOoq4LyGvY0bTm_IQDqJw9KPohO1Oe2kCaWuUp9vUG_SiTGK8q5GgibYqnh9EnxkM6rjNzO8gQQ6FSNZR6T_/s320/horse&#39;s-ears+back+listening+to+rider.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  86. They can pin those ears nearly flat to their heads when irritated or sending a warning. This is often accompanied by a snaked out neck, and distinctly ugly expression on their faces--curled nostrils (think Elvis) coupled with unmistakably glaring eyes. I have to admit, if no one is in biting,&amp;nbsp;kicking, striking or bucking off&amp;nbsp;range, this look has been known to crack me up,&amp;nbsp;... kind of like a&amp;nbsp;4 year old about to throw a big ole temper tantrum. (Otherwise it&#39;s not too funny.)&lt;br /&gt;
  87. &lt;br /&gt;
  88. This horse has it all, pinned ears, stretched neck, glaring eyes, Elvis nostrils. Anything unclear here?&lt;br /&gt;
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  91. I think the confusion comes in because when horses turn their ears back to listen,&amp;nbsp;they swivel on a downward diagonal. But they don&#39;t go flat. So that&#39;s the short explanation about horse ears. I wish humans had horse ears. Or dog, cat, rabbit, etc.,&amp;nbsp;ears ... so much cuter.&amp;nbsp;Plus, you have to admit, human ears aren&#39;t exactly expressive by comparison.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  92. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2010/07/horses-ears-what-are-they-saying.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKcZhOuK4DbiSr86KCH3J4Wza0VUaDDwX9cFJP9BcilC5daAG3oySriQXAOoq4LyGvY0bTm_IQDqJw9KPohO1Oe2kCaWuUp9vUG_SiTGK8q5GgibYqnh9EnxkM6rjNzO8gQQ6FSNZR6T_/s72-c/horse&#39;s-ears+back+listening+to+rider.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-7737070106443251149</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-10T18:16:46.409-05:00</atom:updated><title>Farrier Humor</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Farriers have a tough job. We admire a good farrier&#39;s skill, knowledge and physical stamina. We&#39;ve had a horse or two come to us without &quot;polite&quot; manners, &lt;em&gt;ahem&lt;/em&gt;, and heard some wild/awful tales and funny stories from farriers. In honor of all the crazy stuff they deal with, we thought we&#39;d pass along a couple of links to some farrier humor even non-farriers might find amusing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  94. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.horseshoes.com/humor/stovall1/thingsfarrierslovetohear.htm&quot;&gt;Things Farriers Love to Hear&lt;/a&gt; by Tom Stovall, CJF includes these:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  95. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&quot;He doesn&#39;t bite, he only nibbles ... .&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  96. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&quot;You won&#39;t have any trouble catching them.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  97. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&quot;He never did that before ... .&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  98. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&quot;Its the bank&#39;s fault, run it back through.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  100. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;You can&amp;nbsp;picture the big whelp on the farrier&#39;s back from horse teeth, see horses gleefully galloping to the back of a 100 acre pasture with no one to help gather them, or imagine the Olympian gymnastics a horse can perform once they&#39;ve decided that shoe is NOT going on! And to be sure, the&amp;nbsp;bad check&amp;nbsp;will be for a multiple-horse job, done in the mud, way out in Timbuktu, where all three of the former also occurred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  102. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.horseshoes.com/humor/heymer1/yrafrif.htm&quot;&gt;You&#39;re a Farrier If ...&lt;/a&gt; by Henry Heymering, CJF, RJF, and Jack Millman, CJF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  103. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;This was published in 1995, but no doubt all are still true today ... plus some! Examples:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  104. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You have more photos of horses&#39; feet than all your other photos including vacations, pets and relatives combined.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  105. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;While working, you notice blood - both you and the customer are relieved to find it&#39;s just yours and not the horse&#39;s.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  106. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You think that it is normal to come home to messages on your answering machine from strange women who say they need you right away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  107. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You&#39;re not a stripper, but the people who hire you spend more time looking at your buns than your face.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  108. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;Because we have one horse who likes to see&amp;nbsp;a farrier more often than the standard six-week interval (often unscheduled on a day he is to be the main attraction at an important event), we have a profound gratitude and deep appreciation for the remarkable kindness and generosity the farriers we know have shown us and our horses. One&amp;nbsp;related to&amp;nbsp;us that a client told him he was in her will. Said he didn&#39;t quite know what to make of that. Well, we understand. If we had&amp;nbsp;riches to will to somebody, we would, too! Hats off to all the great farriers out there who know and love horses, and have to put up with horse owners.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  109. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1J9NLzzN_5g9PpmApRIqoYcR-wGQIuLU7_jt2hgXk-C7j8GLSMrUv3DL3rQDn6MTX1nHxyunrOypmuXeJ-Ofzwv31MDt0lmOlXl_3tKYT_aYcGhzU1C1QwtTR8qruzgha-ChkrySXBt8/s1600/Marty+filing+Elysians+back+foot.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; rw=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1J9NLzzN_5g9PpmApRIqoYcR-wGQIuLU7_jt2hgXk-C7j8GLSMrUv3DL3rQDn6MTX1nHxyunrOypmuXeJ-Ofzwv31MDt0lmOlXl_3tKYT_aYcGhzU1C1QwtTR8qruzgha-ChkrySXBt8/s320/Marty+filing+Elysians+back+foot.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2010/07/farrier-humor.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1J9NLzzN_5g9PpmApRIqoYcR-wGQIuLU7_jt2hgXk-C7j8GLSMrUv3DL3rQDn6MTX1nHxyunrOypmuXeJ-Ofzwv31MDt0lmOlXl_3tKYT_aYcGhzU1C1QwtTR8qruzgha-ChkrySXBt8/s72-c/Marty+filing+Elysians+back+foot.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-1408464520040862800</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-23T14:37:26.452-05:00</atom:updated><title>Angeli Carriages at SXSW 2010</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnuJZQAwrOUEXJPfRtvMaei3qjhTsB2ughg3y6AbVmMi8miYD8rdzqazvKY_EUbswarS9gYhHuCkCK3itqckP1T_5_66XGZhG4YynxPH50j42SznRqqzkMkcx3eMhreencW9qlJmxOMh7/s1600-h/sxsw+2010+angeli+carriages+everyone+wants+picture+with+cormier.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;265&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnuJZQAwrOUEXJPfRtvMaei3qjhTsB2ughg3y6AbVmMi8miYD8rdzqazvKY_EUbswarS9gYhHuCkCK3itqckP1T_5_66XGZhG4YynxPH50j42SznRqqzkMkcx3eMhreencW9qlJmxOMh7/s400/sxsw+2010+angeli+carriages+everyone+wants+picture+with+cormier.jpg&quot; vt=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Love this photo of Cormier and the Cinderella in front of the majestic Driskill Hotel. Look at that pony posing! Later in the evening, this shot wouldn&#39;t have been possible because the entire street was PACKED with people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  111. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;SXSW was pretty cool for Angeli this year, except that the bigger it gets, the more of a challenge it is to get people where they want to go after 10 pm! There were bands playing everywhere, even on the sidewalk on 6th St.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  113. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Taylor and Fiona managed to sneak in a look at a cool poster exhibit today. Great people-watching from the vantage point of the driver&#39;s box on a carriage. All the Coachwomen had bands stop and visit or ride with us to their gigs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  115. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52JqPvkllslKtirgk8ARQ30gZWBwCNoEQbhYCWbeaDB1wd2gAieO8KNIAjgs0bcibi-QTOe9_GdSp_uK089-d2U1yWF1nWgFgl-y8salppOUVC8IQZYiF8YsFGh82vqPWZhgCI8YTjUGJ/s1600-h/sxsw+2010+a+friend+of+comiers+with+fiona.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52JqPvkllslKtirgk8ARQ30gZWBwCNoEQbhYCWbeaDB1wd2gAieO8KNIAjgs0bcibi-QTOe9_GdSp_uK089-d2U1yWF1nWgFgl-y8salppOUVC8IQZYiF8YsFGh82vqPWZhgCI8YTjUGJ/s400/sxsw+2010+a+friend+of+comiers+with+fiona.jpg&quot; vt=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;A friend of &quot;Cormie&quot; stopped by early one evening with her Dad who snapped all these photos.&amp;nbsp;Parker (cool name, huh?)&amp;nbsp;sat on the driver&#39;s box to get her pic made with Fiona. Thank you Dad Dennis for these photos!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  117. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLccNSB8g2e9c94d4CdRNA8MFqmJ55GxVvIkFAgP5osrkGM6E_TO9UcxzeeDTzAoRxHCfhyphenhyphenw4LJhFin2nl0ukLpZay67gDS60MrO0F7fVaTWx13PDkvnE9u2XhQRacj_kvoKUz_fW7rNfe/s1600-h/sxsw+2010+angeli+carriages+cormier+getting+love.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;265&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLccNSB8g2e9c94d4CdRNA8MFqmJ55GxVvIkFAgP5osrkGM6E_TO9UcxzeeDTzAoRxHCfhyphenhyphenw4LJhFin2nl0ukLpZay67gDS60MrO0F7fVaTWx13PDkvnE9u2XhQRacj_kvoKUz_fW7rNfe/s400/sxsw+2010+angeli+carriages+cormier+getting+love.jpg&quot; vt=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Between rides Taylor stood at&amp;nbsp;Cormier&#39;s head&amp;nbsp;while people petted him and got photos ... &lt;em&gt;cuz he&#39;s gawgeous&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  119. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Some bands and their friends took some photos and video. Many gave us CDs so we&#39;re sharing the luv with each other.&amp;nbsp;Great&amp;nbsp;people, great&amp;nbsp;music.&amp;nbsp;We hope they ring us up for a REAL tour when they get back to Austin. We&#39;re developing a &quot;Haunted Austin&quot; tour that should be a kick!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  124. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Cormier providing the horsepower,&amp;nbsp;Stacey driving, she met and/or drove several&amp;nbsp;artists to gigs, including a &lt;a href=&quot;http://playingintrafficrecords.com/&quot;&gt;Playing In Traffic Records&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;founder (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loslonelyboys.com/&quot;&gt;Los Lonely Boys&lt;/a&gt; label) to the Austin Music Awards. PITR won for Local Label and LLB for Rock. Stacey also&amp;nbsp;taxied a group from Seattle called &lt;a href=&quot;http://runfromcover.com/&quot;&gt;Run From Cover&lt;/a&gt; Friday and had a band member of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/leloupmusic&quot;&gt;Le Loup&lt;/a&gt; stop to chat. &lt;a href=&quot;http://hitrecord.org/&quot;&gt;RegularJOE&lt;/a&gt; interviewed a singer while riding with&amp;nbsp;her and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3727902&amp;amp;id=52135755668&quot;&gt;Beats Antique posted this photo of them about to ride in style!&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  126. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Riding with Taylor: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  127. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/karminamusic&quot;&gt;Karmina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;, a folk/pop girl band from LA, Cali. They flagged down the Cinderella Friday, on 5th St, and wanted a ride to somewhere where they could &quot;catch a cab&quot;. A horse taxi to a car taxi--ha! The girls &lt;em&gt;filmed their carriage experience&lt;/em&gt; on the way to the Driskill and remarked that “a carriage ride is the best way to end the long trip of SXSW.” Tipped Taylor with a CD (that she says is badass). Somebody, let us know when they get their video of SXSW uploaded--we hope we&#39;re in it a little!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  131. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;When Karmina got off the carriage they exchanged embraces with another rock-star group from LA,&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/therescues&quot;&gt;The Rescues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;, who promptly boarded the carriage. Although they didn’t tip via CD, Taylor checked out their music and said it was real cool. During the ride they talked about how being on the horse carriage was VIP status and that it made them ‘friggen awesome’. Of course, so many bands thought they were SO MUCH COOLER on the Cinderella. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  133. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Finally, Drake&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Truth, a rapper who is signed to Lil Wayne&#39;s label, Young Money Entertainment, rode with Taylor. This guy has no shortage of confidence. Check out some of his &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(entertainer)&quot;&gt;acting and music credits on Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  136. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Saturday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-GIN-RIOTS/16514665356#!&quot;&gt;The Gin Riots&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;used Taylor&#39;s horse as an advertising stand, putting a sticker on him (only barely attached horse-lovers!), then gave her a professional mix tape with their music on it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  138. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Fiona fanned the film &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/l/4d695;www.runawaysmovie.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;THE RUNAWAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;which opened at The Paramount Theater during SXSW. People promoting the film gave her and Taylor fliers and pins and had them pose for pics on their carriages holding the fliers up--that&#39;s surely creative advertising. If you see that they post those pics send us the link.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  140. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Some of the members of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/l/4d695;www.thegivingtreeband.com/fr_index.cfm&quot;&gt;The Giving Tree&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;stopped by Fiona&#39;s carriage to visit. She joked with them about their&amp;nbsp;CD cover (the word is &quot;obvious&quot;, not &quot;devious&quot; - ha!) and they invited her to see them play The Ghost Room. Too bad she was &lt;em&gt;working&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  142. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/EvergreenTerrace?ref=s&quot;&gt;Evergreen Terrace&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also rode with Fiona, going&amp;nbsp;&quot;green&quot; for the day, but we don&#39;t know if there are any pics/vid posted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  144. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We&#39;ll post more links&amp;nbsp;as we remember more names of artists we met. If you took photos of us at SXSW, we&#39;ll link to them or you can send them and we&#39;ll post them here!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  146. &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;Angeli crew, happy to be in Austin, TX and celebrating SXSW.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2010/03/angeli-carriages-at-sxsw-2010.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnuJZQAwrOUEXJPfRtvMaei3qjhTsB2ughg3y6AbVmMi8miYD8rdzqazvKY_EUbswarS9gYhHuCkCK3itqckP1T_5_66XGZhG4YynxPH50j42SznRqqzkMkcx3eMhreencW9qlJmxOMh7/s72-c/sxsw+2010+angeli+carriages+everyone+wants+picture+with+cormier.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-5684254433042387237</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-20T00:30:18.091-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">horse-drawn carriages</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding carriages</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding carriages Austin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding horse carriages</category><title>A Newlywed&#39;s Surprise for Angeli</title><description>WeddingWire, just announced Angeli Carriages has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for horse-drawn wedding carriage services! &lt;br /&gt;
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  148. From WeddingWire:&lt;br /&gt;
  149. The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. &lt;br /&gt;
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  151. Angeli Carriages is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. &lt;br /&gt;
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  153. “We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.” &lt;br /&gt;
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  155. We are happy to announce that Angeli Carriages is among the very best horse-drawn carriage services within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™. &lt;br /&gt;
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  157. Sweet! &lt;br /&gt;
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  159. Each 5 Star rating we&#39;ve received at WeddingWire has been unsolicited, and each a delicous pleasure for us to read. Having someone take the time, days or weeks after their wedding, to review us so highly, is a lovely compliment. Reading each one always brings back all our happy memories of their wedding. Every wedding, every couple is unique, and we feel the JOY of the occasion!&lt;br /&gt;
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  161. We work so hard to please our clients ... this recognition is a bit of icing on the cake!&lt;br /&gt;
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  183. &lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2010/01/newlyweds-surprise-for-angeli.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pdIqXn3kGAYUj-WpaUW1fV_Xwl2XNkFD_CfZQpbT10RcmG26fUdB1YnTWWBmVA4wBAp_zIdaoEs6JIykV-YbZPLO12pLIzYJ__n3JuLJOSzfSE4XOIhqFn6STSlgEfybrtKp4MaaSo6p/s72-c/Newlyweds+in+White+Folding+Top.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-7782062353644173594</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-12T16:18:33.405-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angeli carriages</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">austin carriage pony</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pony drawn sleigh</category><title>&quot;The Cutest Pony in the World&quot;</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpenb2iOcf7yT63-fWC5DufTD4TAk0F6mg9r5m3IMTGpZY3VjFhJXOWetSJkVKLeZVbC4LidMTdtfCQEQEdDbl8mH_VYCpyTyvIqNg31PQCLno8_U8EaxMrcjhvqJsKtHkN86S-PnUdFW/s1600-h/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+Norwegian+Fjord+pulls+Die+Gelbe+Rose+sleigh.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpenb2iOcf7yT63-fWC5DufTD4TAk0F6mg9r5m3IMTGpZY3VjFhJXOWetSJkVKLeZVbC4LidMTdtfCQEQEdDbl8mH_VYCpyTyvIqNg31PQCLno8_U8EaxMrcjhvqJsKtHkN86S-PnUdFW/s400/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+Norwegian+Fjord+pulls+Die+Gelbe+Rose+sleigh.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414474481269541538&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Angeli&#39;s draft pony, Blue, is the perfect size to pull the Die Gelbe Rose sleigh.&lt;/center&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Round Rock, TX began the holiday season with an annual celebration, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=634&quot;&gt;Christmas Family Night&lt;/a&gt; Friday, Dec. 11th in historic downtown Round Rock. A fellow carriage company, Die Gelbe Rose, provided their sleigh carriage. Angeli Carriages supplied &quot;The Cutest Pony in the World&quot; aka Blue, to pull Santa and his helper in it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few more photos of our preparations, and the pony and sleigh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUTAEAhyyZCnKFSt76SAVhl9cuYk5AiEa62yPAcvnxyXN9bt9X4Ua-mv3cjIunVwSlqvZJm3y4HRVZ_rxYp5S8d_8Ps-COM_96Nk0NinMscWUYMyYV2fr3apQbzYCdlYRcPkIEyf1fy0F/s1600-h/Dec2009_Fiona+preparing+our+draft+pony+for+Round+Rock+Festival_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUTAEAhyyZCnKFSt76SAVhl9cuYk5AiEa62yPAcvnxyXN9bt9X4Ua-mv3cjIunVwSlqvZJm3y4HRVZ_rxYp5S8d_8Ps-COM_96Nk0NinMscWUYMyYV2fr3apQbzYCdlYRcPkIEyf1fy0F/s400/Dec2009_Fiona+preparing+our+draft+pony+for+Round+Rock+Festival_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414461345071614562&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;After grooming, Fiona braids Blue&#39;s tail.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIVi-Y0h9TwgAFw5HbHzHfFedLpUAlcq-_aZGqoHmIiIu21Yn-mi4T06Uv7FPvY2ntWtCM539Rt1I-pwdNVm-6ivpPlP1Nj_iab5kL9DwA5y4A8wA3AdJ7fUGdjr2yTWe8qYvoECcP03T/s1600-h/Dec2009_horse+tail+ribbons_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIVi-Y0h9TwgAFw5HbHzHfFedLpUAlcq-_aZGqoHmIiIu21Yn-mi4T06Uv7FPvY2ntWtCM539Rt1I-pwdNVm-6ivpPlP1Nj_iab5kL9DwA5y4A8wA3AdJ7fUGdjr2yTWe8qYvoECcP03T/s400/Dec2009_horse+tail+ribbons_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414461959458381778&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Fiona added rhinestones to the ribbon to make his bow really sparkle.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRn-0_V8AcnnwRCHLCh7C85vvFzCU-mvgB5Q-52uX4HmnoiB4I2XMlGzgSHfOU4aeZUqPlD3JDVeHZczvaWZs3VG7Ndv75L4l7EntG4hrF9sBNvg5QCOfYu3XrOVsrXKiqTvQ-2B_5PXyG/s1600-h/Dec2009_draft+pony+traveling+to+festival.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRn-0_V8AcnnwRCHLCh7C85vvFzCU-mvgB5Q-52uX4HmnoiB4I2XMlGzgSHfOU4aeZUqPlD3JDVeHZczvaWZs3VG7Ndv75L4l7EntG4hrF9sBNvg5QCOfYu3XrOVsrXKiqTvQ-2B_5PXyG/s400/Dec2009_draft+pony+traveling+to+festival.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414462950057220802&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We snapped a few shots of Blue traveling to the festival in the Die Gelbe Rose trailer. He&#39;s not used to such an open trailer, so we wonder what he was thinking as he zipped down the highway from Austin. This is a view we&#39;ve never gotten of any of our horses, as they are always &lt;em&gt;behind&lt;/em&gt; our truck!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bA1KY050uFpmQVYyxsP_aD5UVUiFXvhuVeuXP2IIteKLVaDJUPEYT-fFlR2B3q2ny-n2ViIVBO-PR-zLG8U_nyX4S9W3Hu0v7zz1Kgi3yjDs-_bVr_-PUuXJXQEC_tpHlvG8s9m5S6Ks/s1600-h/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+draft+pony+with+owner+Fiona+Siciliani.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bA1KY050uFpmQVYyxsP_aD5UVUiFXvhuVeuXP2IIteKLVaDJUPEYT-fFlR2B3q2ny-n2ViIVBO-PR-zLG8U_nyX4S9W3Hu0v7zz1Kgi3yjDs-_bVr_-PUuXJXQEC_tpHlvG8s9m5S6Ks/s400/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+draft+pony+with+owner+Fiona+Siciliani.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414464774386179074&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those who are wondering, Blue is a Norwegian Fjord, an unusual breed here in Texas, and the only professional DRAFT PONY carriage horse in the Austin region. He looks like such a living doll in his harness, but he is built like a little &lt;strong&gt;tank&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpG4ieXhsPr8FoTpZJZb0SzlBmSzsn1tmb4i4mpKUazoKR_dYMTv2nMGKRxoVy_HpSw5Hlb9ODt_6efl8lLBmOMhBFqyYzrbBVeMtYIG0xiIjP3uFisseuu4sRnHpv2jDqzfkri0jepEV/s1600-h/Dec2009_Santa+boards+DGR+sleigh_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpG4ieXhsPr8FoTpZJZb0SzlBmSzsn1tmb4i4mpKUazoKR_dYMTv2nMGKRxoVy_HpSw5Hlb9ODt_6efl8lLBmOMhBFqyYzrbBVeMtYIG0xiIjP3uFisseuu4sRnHpv2jDqzfkri0jepEV/s400/Dec2009_Santa+boards+DGR+sleigh_Angeli+Carriages.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414467605382298530&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Santa prepares to board his sleigh.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_Ii-7J7MbP8NB6Za3nHjmfXuKLFwBK8kLlD-u7a5uhbGv0geo9mDOXp8bOulVY763u4QnCK0oz-mC8J9HgoUqoAshXGXXuEfw4LGdVoG6nHQcx-q4AXh6aDfgusyq_ZeszXz-RpAkoJ3/s1600-h/Dec2009_Santa+and+helper+with+Elaine+driving+sleigh.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_Ii-7J7MbP8NB6Za3nHjmfXuKLFwBK8kLlD-u7a5uhbGv0geo9mDOXp8bOulVY763u4QnCK0oz-mC8J9HgoUqoAshXGXXuEfw4LGdVoG6nHQcx-q4AXh6aDfgusyq_ZeszXz-RpAkoJ3/s400/Dec2009_Santa+and+helper+with+Elaine+driving+sleigh.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414470326675103074&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Elaine of Die Gelbe Rose drives Santa and his Helper in the sleigh.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1yJtlYxE2fXcoktwgtZt0GwOT0ECkfaHYMkhjOKrZopTeAubNOO0dgf7wb6A0gtuSjwx8NYXhR6yAfEnS6dGTTiOimEjaecd4Ika4K-CSle7lJOTUtS0FTdec9rPuGshllUIPCzMzddY/s1600-h/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+draft+pony+wearing+antlers.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1yJtlYxE2fXcoktwgtZt0GwOT0ECkfaHYMkhjOKrZopTeAubNOO0dgf7wb6A0gtuSjwx8NYXhR6yAfEnS6dGTTiOimEjaecd4Ika4K-CSle7lJOTUtS0FTdec9rPuGshllUIPCzMzddY/s400/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+draft+pony+wearing+antlers.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414471884656975522&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fiona couldn&#39;t resist making sparkling antlers for Blue, and putting gold glitter on his toes. &lt;em&gt;Now he looks just like a reindeer, eh?&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2009/12/cutest-pony-in-world.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpenb2iOcf7yT63-fWC5DufTD4TAk0F6mg9r5m3IMTGpZY3VjFhJXOWetSJkVKLeZVbC4LidMTdtfCQEQEdDbl8mH_VYCpyTyvIqNg31PQCLno8_U8EaxMrcjhvqJsKtHkN86S-PnUdFW/s72-c/Dec2009_Angeli+Carriages+Norwegian+Fjord+pulls+Die+Gelbe+Rose+sleigh.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-702442310693126506</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 01:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-28T22:35:32.917-05:00</atom:updated><title>What is Dappled, Ginormous &amp; Sweet as Summer Watermelon?</title><description>Why that&#39;d be Elysian. He&#39;s dappled grey, 18.2 hands tall, and 2400 pounds--yes, he honestly weighs over a ton, British or American. For those who are curious, he&#39;s a registered Percheron whose been shown in single and as a team in Michigan. This is the guy we searched six months to find, and drove 2700 miles roundtrip through a snowstorm last winter to get. He is not only big and showy, but he&#39;s very handsomely built and has a sweet temperament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE &quot;OMG, HE&#39;S BIG!&quot; FACTOR&lt;br /&gt;If you aren&#39;t regularly around tall horses you don&#39;t have a frame of reference for what 18.2 hands tall is. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight:bold;&quot;&gt;It equals 6&#39; 2&quot; tall ... at the shoulders.&lt;/span&gt; Horse&#39;s height isn&#39;t measured to the top of their heads like people, but to their withers (top of their shoulder blades).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Horse height is measured in &quot;hands&quot;. A hand equals 4 inches. We get quite a kick our of horse advertisements that measure a horse as &quot;16.5 hands&quot;. This basically means take everything else the ad says with a HUGE grain of salt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here are a couple of pics of Elysian from last winter so you can see his height in relation to a person, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8Nmmz600GU-p2YccocnV_Zmq2ROmUYKUSophXZAzvKbJ7QU0z873W6tyQ0tj81bQcnoS90e0z48cgmeFLK7SMWx5dIdb0CwfjP3xvmswdFqCQ8pBJXirg_B1mQd8m3LWdOFCTNf6cqZd/s1600-h/fiona_riding_elysian_smaller.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8Nmmz600GU-p2YccocnV_Zmq2ROmUYKUSophXZAzvKbJ7QU0z873W6tyQ0tj81bQcnoS90e0z48cgmeFLK7SMWx5dIdb0CwfjP3xvmswdFqCQ8pBJXirg_B1mQd8m3LWdOFCTNf6cqZd/s320/fiona_riding_elysian_smaller.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055105588559890&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoKz7ObBxXOjZY4JFOTwcSNDO2o3avDidgy0PviPeieTvEG1cFOWHaJBCIv8zsn-lPp0KbuWScgaZXcnDfY3KBqiSOyfo8xQHmS2O9ijF8xLiDxBG9z9M8AvYLbjk8MF3VynaxO9VDvTo/s1600-h/fiona_riding_elysian_withers.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 83px; height: 129px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoKz7ObBxXOjZY4JFOTwcSNDO2o3avDidgy0PviPeieTvEG1cFOWHaJBCIv8zsn-lPp0KbuWScgaZXcnDfY3KBqiSOyfo8xQHmS2O9ijF8xLiDxBG9z9M8AvYLbjk8MF3VynaxO9VDvTo/s320/fiona_riding_elysian_withers.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055460809904466&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;... and a closeup of his withers, the point at which he is 6&#39; 2&quot; tall--look right in front of the person on him, that&#39;s it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYccKd6yYKMRS-ZeF3OtR-NzgIPSe8u5Tk99e_KxL9zRzWfB-FsTaFXX2rL1vbL3LOgUFGfmw5-jXuFSpRUrO59R6tkMlprHxCmM0yUS7QTawB321jE5-pvZSBpBdI5myzg0_oukYtF95S/s1600-h/elysian_powerhouse.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYccKd6yYKMRS-ZeF3OtR-NzgIPSe8u5Tk99e_KxL9zRzWfB-FsTaFXX2rL1vbL3LOgUFGfmw5-jXuFSpRUrO59R6tkMlprHxCmM0yUS7QTawB321jE5-pvZSBpBdI5myzg0_oukYtF95S/s320/elysian_powerhouse.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056268042078162&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THIS GUY IS REALLY POWERFUL&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elysian&#39;s massive size is impressive in so many ways, for instance in his powerhouse, i.e., rear end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe you&#39;d like a better view of this remarkable mass of muscle:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwf5v3-4O9Tn7mkOd-tTUiotDJuUtd7-4pqCp_kd4ibt9OmOxtjkRMhJbzpj_qotEncTafBktrNeApbIMLSJC9ECfhtAo0AbVNExlMdGu2U3lTGUGrt0LbANpqOjWWpCMjPRNSu3c3sDU/s1600-h/elysian_top_line.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 84px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwf5v3-4O9Tn7mkOd-tTUiotDJuUtd7-4pqCp_kd4ibt9OmOxtjkRMhJbzpj_qotEncTafBktrNeApbIMLSJC9ECfhtAo0AbVNExlMdGu2U3lTGUGrt0LbANpqOjWWpCMjPRNSu3c3sDU/s320/elysian_top_line.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341057914443271762&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdN2p84X_-3sFNf2h4tqjFbi_MNdqGJfyjw-_7ah8rjn48EMBBtJ85p6QctifyNVBhAmTO24luQLfrL3U9ipan-Goda8p4SZUBu7kM0iLnSf8Y5ytZ3ZTXFc2609RH_XlywExfqR8It1G/s1600-h/elysian_forearms.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdN2p84X_-3sFNf2h4tqjFbi_MNdqGJfyjw-_7ah8rjn48EMBBtJ85p6QctifyNVBhAmTO24luQLfrL3U9ipan-Goda8p4SZUBu7kM0iLnSf8Y5ytZ3ZTXFc2609RH_XlywExfqR8It1G/s320/elysian_forearms.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341058694008244194&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HE HAS &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;* STARBURST *&lt;/span&gt; DAPPLING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And for pulling, just look at his chest and forearms. This image also shows some of his beautiful starburst dappling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQGBGzqVdXBk5Fs4xnP5dwwVuakVjdeiJzgL8ycHSb9OF5K9nJ18nm1FfzTUfHcLq3HLU1JEEJURnkT3oEE8dM8a7r8r6TjRpQ7mdfHBhIgXPti_BbaJAMzmPlVoimIL3sPW2-D8T5Oh/s1600-h/elysian_back_legs.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQGBGzqVdXBk5Fs4xnP5dwwVuakVjdeiJzgL8ycHSb9OF5K9nJ18nm1FfzTUfHcLq3HLU1JEEJURnkT3oEE8dM8a7r8r6TjRpQ7mdfHBhIgXPti_BbaJAMzmPlVoimIL3sPW2-D8T5Oh/s320/elysian_back_legs.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341060749317201506&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;UNDERPINNINGS&quot; TO MATCH THE MUSCLE&lt;br /&gt;Underpinnings is a nickname given to legs in the horse world. Anytime you have a horse with a great deal of mass, whether a draft or a Quarter Horse halter horse, if they are carrying a lot of weight for their size, horsemen/women always want to know if they genetically have enough leg bone or &quot;underpinnings&quot; to carry that weight and remain sound. Here is a pic of his back legs--if you know horses, you can see how substantial his bone is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We wish you could feel his legs, wow-oh-wow, what strong, clean bone and joints! And we do everything we&#39;re supposed to, to keep them that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHAT IS IT ABOUT MEN WITH LONG RINGLETTED HAIR???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAXcx2tALAb_TzY-bV3BOK2SNiaMPk8x5QBznW1Eb7hymI8YDEN8jEtjkLt2WCPJbd-GnNPCUWn16ab24eyIzElwKvp-NtueuhKBkMTXnykal2dTjniugtf-RupqMvg0E1coszjOVfEq6/s1600-h/elysian_fetlock_ringlets.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 255px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAXcx2tALAb_TzY-bV3BOK2SNiaMPk8x5QBznW1Eb7hymI8YDEN8jEtjkLt2WCPJbd-GnNPCUWn16ab24eyIzElwKvp-NtueuhKBkMTXnykal2dTjniugtf-RupqMvg0E1coszjOVfEq6/s320/elysian_fetlock_ringlets.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341061629408671986&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;And finally, his curls. Yep, his leg feathering curls into ringlets. We keep the fronts of his legs clipped so he looks elegant and polished for special events, but we can&#39;t bring ourselves to clip the hair that grows on the backs of his legs because it curls into ringlets!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, to sum up, Elysian is HUGE, has starburst dappling, an almost white mane and tail to go with his pewter grey color, and has ringlets in his feathers. Yum, yum, he&#39;s a pretty boy, even when he&#39;s unbathed and at play.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-is-dappled-ginormous-sweet-as.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8Nmmz600GU-p2YccocnV_Zmq2ROmUYKUSophXZAzvKbJ7QU0z873W6tyQ0tj81bQcnoS90e0z48cgmeFLK7SMWx5dIdb0CwfjP3xvmswdFqCQ8pBJXirg_B1mQd8m3LWdOFCTNf6cqZd/s72-c/fiona_riding_elysian_smaller.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-2195813301724984941</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-16T23:57:41.917-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angeli carriages</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">draft-horse farrier</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marty johnson</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">smooth walkers</category><title>Even Big Guys Need Mani-Pedis</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui8IUpz1902M-YZCz4aDyxxqkRtirwTStDQE30yJ6-E5jzOnOPErR0m-uPqZ7s3AtMW0D519iB6qVX-Lp63d08kOhmtW0EczDohq8uXXf5tmdW4rui_DfqeekLi17f7Uy8n20AyiNXChB/s1600-h/princess_on_a_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 309px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui8IUpz1902M-YZCz4aDyxxqkRtirwTStDQE30yJ6-E5jzOnOPErR0m-uPqZ7s3AtMW0D519iB6qVX-Lp63d08kOhmtW0EczDohq8uXXf5tmdW4rui_DfqeekLi17f7Uy8n20AyiNXChB/s320/princess_on_a_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325517749713066466&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Horses need mani-pedis just like humans. As you can imagine, the process is slightly different. Plus, even as horses go, draft horses have very big feet. Not all farriers (professionals who trim hooves and put shoes on horses) are up to the challenge of dealing with 2000 pound horses with their 7-8 inch diameter feet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKQNrKCZZzLhuSD1AdJve1RzdC-coxoxkbDuokzCOsBWU4Hd9zqVmRJlyutpHjy0T3UC40fZFrUyDrw7xmDq-LzyuIPd1L_uEPG1w3t5cvdCWD19ZX_ri2-vL5yRHznrEoUEpZ5UTstdT/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_luncheon_plate_foot_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKQNrKCZZzLhuSD1AdJve1RzdC-coxoxkbDuokzCOsBWU4Hd9zqVmRJlyutpHjy0T3UC40fZFrUyDrw7xmDq-LzyuIPd1L_uEPG1w3t5cvdCWD19ZX_ri2-vL5yRHznrEoUEpZ5UTstdT/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_luncheon_plate_foot_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325513696560032354&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And not all farriers keep such giant &quot;toes&quot; as pretty as Marty Johnson, our farrier does. Horse feet are similar to human fingernails. They grow out and most should be trimmed regularly, especially when they wear shoes. Angeli&#39;s horses see Marty every six weeks to keep their hooves in tip top condition. I&#39;m proud to showcase Marty&#39;s talented handiwork in this blog.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi11rWNiIdaiU3LJKbWvWbGDZbRs_OQJjwkj_t86yP0mVDTrjukfgFrFbgpD_ScVck2qEXvcjti-0egoRx82UAW5Zu3gVL82zMsI8QqL2mrI2Ol4XZ9TeFXGdyJ98uCNXZDRDMDm0VxXd2/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_removing_old_shoes_angeli_carriages_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi11rWNiIdaiU3LJKbWvWbGDZbRs_OQJjwkj_t86yP0mVDTrjukfgFrFbgpD_ScVck2qEXvcjti-0egoRx82UAW5Zu3gVL82zMsI8QqL2mrI2Ol4XZ9TeFXGdyJ98uCNXZDRDMDm0VxXd2/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_removing_old_shoes_angeli_carriages_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325514075069594738&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our horses also wear special shoes, Smooth Walkers, that offer them better traction on all surfaces, plus cushion our horses&#39; feet and joints. Many equine law enforcement units and others use these great shoes. An added bonus is that they leave no marks on clients&#39; driveways like steel shoes will.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxALyB5IzpNkV7RngWBomiO-EIfvFLVvsvqwPw6LAur4dZXlCuFhDwd5PxDh0-r_sd3rvyzU9QwFKrOP02FN3x_bZCi3Ymd2uXhdofjHV3KKYaCbfm0saQHLQvcSqVpd517CHWBTk7Ryv/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_putting_shoe_on_back_foot_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxALyB5IzpNkV7RngWBomiO-EIfvFLVvsvqwPw6LAur4dZXlCuFhDwd5PxDh0-r_sd3rvyzU9QwFKrOP02FN3x_bZCi3Ymd2uXhdofjHV3KKYaCbfm0saQHLQvcSqVpd517CHWBTk7Ryv/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_putting_shoe_on_back_foot_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325514639329808082&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some photos of the process of removing the old shoes, trimming the hooves and placing new shoes on one of our horses. It doesn&#39;t hurt, as the portion of the hoof that is trimmed or that the shoe nails go into is like the white part of your fingernail that is not living tissue.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhrgJyAcU0Jw7z0Xlv03KV6StNHOWNjvOmco3aayK8LtqcubACubi4oFt6f4DTMuD_uvLaxDLdrOLapxUFcvX1zrGRvCAfui1lJdtUR8SZwJgzoj3ol4rMt6kPCEncAdF3EqlHonfyge_/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_white_percheron_smooth_walkers.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhrgJyAcU0Jw7z0Xlv03KV6StNHOWNjvOmco3aayK8LtqcubACubi4oFt6f4DTMuD_uvLaxDLdrOLapxUFcvX1zrGRvCAfui1lJdtUR8SZwJgzoj3ol4rMt6kPCEncAdF3EqlHonfyge_/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_white_percheron_smooth_walkers.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515062687736482&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marty is a trained pro, so makes this look easy, but it requires anatomical and psychological horse knowledge. Skill is acquired over years and the work itself is hard on a person&#39;s back, as you can imagine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyzS48bzASYoDRyyP2lDt6Y7KaGkCsNgMOlxKMoOgPxYYbCzrPbYsAJSVZDiX7SiY-YI_f5FY-D9PSyDVFQDMYDVAX8B0c1uZNy5t7dEI-7h9jQ0Mshi1NQSIwcQtXAyrxs4bngbGUqvQ/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_shoeing_angeli_carriages_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyzS48bzASYoDRyyP2lDt6Y7KaGkCsNgMOlxKMoOgPxYYbCzrPbYsAJSVZDiX7SiY-YI_f5FY-D9PSyDVFQDMYDVAX8B0c1uZNy5t7dEI-7h9jQ0Mshi1NQSIwcQtXAyrxs4bngbGUqvQ/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_shoeing_angeli_carriages_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515401362379202&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I respect the care he puts into each horse. Marty makes sure the angles of each hoof are correct and the hoof &quot;balanced&quot;. He proactively checks for signs of any problems, and places an emphasis on natural, healthy movement. There is an old saying, &quot;no foot, no horse&quot;. Whether wearing shoes or barefoot, well-tended, sound feet are fundamental to a healthy, happy horse.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioefUiYBLjsjfi_Sye99WhQrftipUcLcHQGQfnnXxgrtY8AruL9m71SUGhS3WEO-bFaRhtIdFytAvV1iZ369N-U36E6ZgzRxfR8AlP9_xsSn8q9f9fragj_fc-Ks_vwTloOORzDVNjS-cj/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_no_horse_is_too_big.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioefUiYBLjsjfi_Sye99WhQrftipUcLcHQGQfnnXxgrtY8AruL9m71SUGhS3WEO-bFaRhtIdFytAvV1iZ369N-U36E6ZgzRxfR8AlP9_xsSn8q9f9fragj_fc-Ks_vwTloOORzDVNjS-cj/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_no_horse_is_too_big.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325516774733096402&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here our white Percheron shows off the results of his mani-pedi.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXDQaEy-See-faTawwfdpgnvyFpQddfZ3MgJJDyglw3qWg2bh3ZeTZiJUeHtTzK70x6t1fudWm6dBRtLH8ITM8R3Ypt9LaKFAJOQNhdB6yzHrSiEWTn_grl60YezUq31_QW6u-_6g3BMW/s1600-h/farrier_marty_johnson_back_legs_percheron_smooth_walker_shoes.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXDQaEy-See-faTawwfdpgnvyFpQddfZ3MgJJDyglw3qWg2bh3ZeTZiJUeHtTzK70x6t1fudWm6dBRtLH8ITM8R3Ypt9LaKFAJOQNhdB6yzHrSiEWTn_grl60YezUq31_QW6u-_6g3BMW/s320/farrier_marty_johnson_back_legs_percheron_smooth_walker_shoes.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325516155014840258&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcORWXPiuyBnAArsusiyZRfBK26_iFRCUSu1yt87q-NM6mKQKdZHyeK9vV6GSMocdctaXENz7fLg-ogqGOlg7a5BO2rih50mWxAyu9Eocku6oI1_ElnCxCom-0Cg357S82yIIb1ZgLB1IU/s1600-h/smooth_walker_shoes_front_feet_percheron.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcORWXPiuyBnAArsusiyZRfBK26_iFRCUSu1yt87q-NM6mKQKdZHyeK9vV6GSMocdctaXENz7fLg-ogqGOlg7a5BO2rih50mWxAyu9Eocku6oI1_ElnCxCom-0Cg357S82yIIb1ZgLB1IU/s320/smooth_walker_shoes_front_feet_percheron.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325517501307004834&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can reach Marty Johnson at 512-484-2586 for professional farrier and horse training services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may learn more about Smooth Walkers at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smoothwalker.com&quot;&gt;http://www.smoothwalker.com&lt;/a&gt;. They make shoes to fit all sizes of horses. I encourage you to call Kepha there if you have any questions about what size you need. He was very nice in guiding us through the process, and his customer service is outstanding.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2009/04/even-big-guys-need-mani-pedis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui8IUpz1902M-YZCz4aDyxxqkRtirwTStDQE30yJ6-E5jzOnOPErR0m-uPqZ7s3AtMW0D519iB6qVX-Lp63d08kOhmtW0EczDohq8uXXf5tmdW4rui_DfqeekLi17f7Uy8n20AyiNXChB/s72-c/princess_on_a_percheron.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-9010115946745291600</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-04T06:47:04.788-05:00</atom:updated><title>Becoming a Georgia Peach</title><description>This is my fond farewell to our sweet Thibodaux. His new owner has renamed him Austin (and you can imagine that we love that name, too. Anyway, after a year working with us, we had decided to offer him for sale. He is a great carriage horse, but we knew that a larger horse would be more comfortable on the new larger carriage we purchased.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just before we decided to place an ad for this talented boy, we received an inquiry about another horse from a lady in Georgia. This other horse didn&#39;t seem quite right, but with every email exchange, Thibi seemed more and more suited for her as an equine companion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nanci drove 1000 miles to meet and spend time with him. We were taken with both her horse philosophy, and the way this sometimes shy boy responded to her. After her three day stay she knew, as we did, that Thibs, now to be Austin, was the horse for her, and she an ideal person for him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She had already found the most incredible stable (for both humans and horses) and bought him lovely new tack in the most flattering of colors. All that remained was to transport him to her. She allowed us to be the ones to drive him to Georgia so that we all felt 100% comfortable that he would arrive in tip top shape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhUeY9AelPtwBb7-GSw4DSrmiEqS0zVh6-8gEzfY6CfWK1Bj29G1RzNZbLU3JYJ3Yn16iEPD-PQZrTB3jtUjbCRzqhnlp_e9QzLo3OTYElV5w5iPzy3Tc2tqiW2wDmLYxFoaLjvNgqaQT/s1600-h/another_view_of_austins_new_home_in_georgia.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhUeY9AelPtwBb7-GSw4DSrmiEqS0zVh6-8gEzfY6CfWK1Bj29G1RzNZbLU3JYJ3Yn16iEPD-PQZrTB3jtUjbCRzqhnlp_e9QzLo3OTYElV5w5iPzy3Tc2tqiW2wDmLYxFoaLjvNgqaQT/s320/another_view_of_austins_new_home_in_georgia.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320797666904067218&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I snapped a few shots of his enviable new digs the evening we arrived.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirToLzjY2jm7dDZrnvoWFChrD-jMlLwuwe-cTxZKKMnzqgE50ThqFXsruT6f977TfgW76VmFSYT2ttr9G1E1sAacnqN_C6BMUO5IWhRpafT4g0erTv_otzDDgImtaBxjIkt-o77vL3KqHK/s1600-h/WOW_what_a_beautiful_barn_austin_has_with_nanci.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirToLzjY2jm7dDZrnvoWFChrD-jMlLwuwe-cTxZKKMnzqgE50ThqFXsruT6f977TfgW76VmFSYT2ttr9G1E1sAacnqN_C6BMUO5IWhRpafT4g0erTv_otzDDgImtaBxjIkt-o77vL3KqHK/s320/WOW_what_a_beautiful_barn_austin_has_with_nanci.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320797088068701138&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Austin was more than happy to eat his first meal in his lovely new stall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQF1wJsZ3aVrrkwwYd9aeUuMpVs1ckkqGY4ro72VfeJREiL696IwtABXsGyLiVk_MIyvsMFDNEAyvrMP2PYDOhjuX6pmTg5lMfQDecFgjBdvwT4JL5qw32j2H-qc2_E0cqxh3VSAFedmuP/s1600-h/austin_eating_hay_in_his_gorgeous_new_home.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQF1wJsZ3aVrrkwwYd9aeUuMpVs1ckkqGY4ro72VfeJREiL696IwtABXsGyLiVk_MIyvsMFDNEAyvrMP2PYDOhjuX6pmTg5lMfQDecFgjBdvwT4JL5qw32j2H-qc2_E0cqxh3VSAFedmuP/s320/austin_eating_hay_in_his_gorgeous_new_home.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320798212202853938&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The barn owners and other boarders were all excited to meet Austin, and he has some very handsome stall-mates. He seemed right at home immediately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye671-RTfobe-sTJt5ew1KfTd_sLyd8NMTgpxbY1RJdFy7j56yZJVdZIoRtBg3VgfJ7DpGvnseduV7bD8CZckJJOlLm1Ld05hIp4t8Wol4pcMaWDgfbUSYdpo4D8rppHPjoQz9qQ-zqdp/s1600-h/kenny_watching_austin_in_new_stall2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye671-RTfobe-sTJt5ew1KfTd_sLyd8NMTgpxbY1RJdFy7j56yZJVdZIoRtBg3VgfJ7DpGvnseduV7bD8CZckJJOlLm1Ld05hIp4t8Wol4pcMaWDgfbUSYdpo4D8rppHPjoQz9qQ-zqdp/s320/kenny_watching_austin_in_new_stall2.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320798765648965890&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know Austin will be absolutely spoiled with his new &quot;human&quot; who has an endless supply of snuggles and affection for him. He&#39;s living the life of Riley now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Austin will have daily turnout in beautiful pastures and will make many new horsy friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSSI5tbVuFS8rxOF0kZjo3eNdNd-SSjeDhHDLgs9xzSF1grsEEHbbEHM6MMYgE_cniTafgnSWtwakBCexG1pS88C7eFZWpC2kpm9PHwF3wvJWyip_98R_PDcCAd4T4Tm1aVhWBF2kVnN_/s1600-h/pasture_at_austins_new_home_in_georgia.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 169px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSSI5tbVuFS8rxOF0kZjo3eNdNd-SSjeDhHDLgs9xzSF1grsEEHbbEHM6MMYgE_cniTafgnSWtwakBCexG1pS88C7eFZWpC2kpm9PHwF3wvJWyip_98R_PDcCAd4T4Tm1aVhWBF2kVnN_/s320/pasture_at_austins_new_home_in_georgia.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320799469073105682&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We could not have asked for a better place for him. As we left, Austin heard the familiar sound of our truck and poked his head out of his stall window to say &quot;goodbye&quot;. He looked curious, but not sad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love you little guy, and I am so happy for you. Make me proud, Sweet Boy.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2009/04/becoming-georgia-peach.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhUeY9AelPtwBb7-GSw4DSrmiEqS0zVh6-8gEzfY6CfWK1Bj29G1RzNZbLU3JYJ3Yn16iEPD-PQZrTB3jtUjbCRzqhnlp_e9QzLo3OTYElV5w5iPzy3Tc2tqiW2wDmLYxFoaLjvNgqaQT/s72-c/another_view_of_austins_new_home_in_georgia.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-7635805272311184005</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-27T19:06:30.995-06:00</atom:updated><title>These Are a Few of My Favorite Things ...</title><description>This time of year brings many of my most cherished moments. I love the music, the hot cocoa, the lights and the warm feelings of good cheer that permiate the season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Moma jokes that I&#39;m part crow because of my attraction to shinny objects so you know I go all out with any opportunity to decorate. My husband and I take pride in our holiday lights display at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I take no less joy in illuminating the Angeli Carriages. This year was even more exciting with the Cinderella Carriage (sometimes called the pumpkin top carriage). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Q0dQf9LQBFqRVeXoSNr7j6UA_3mqIVx-YQlYR0h1-NM2378WEpAZ3KpGVV7BFJkvXKGVKfiNYlIQo6BCYVDoSOxBtSS3wKDVBIh0XAKyQYbND4_3K9P_Vs86H-Tv4-h2OD6u9UptPTz/s1600-h/white_percheron_white_pumpkin_top_carriage.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 165px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Q0dQf9LQBFqRVeXoSNr7j6UA_3mqIVx-YQlYR0h1-NM2378WEpAZ3KpGVV7BFJkvXKGVKfiNYlIQo6BCYVDoSOxBtSS3wKDVBIh0XAKyQYbND4_3K9P_Vs86H-Tv4-h2OD6u9UptPTz/s400/white_percheron_white_pumpkin_top_carriage.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284638628015440770&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its design does create some decorating challenges, but also great creative opportunities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDn661hiI0wi0y-rbEKGODBfYZQX6lbef3ymCP7Cc2Q8mwoybw5u43F6wlp6xKKtNaXeEKBV2jxC3QO2XZfypz8mV0YV8J26-Fo9hLGDMd2CCJohR-Y97TPttufBeXuD_N33KHhsRQ05Uc/s1600-h/cinderella_side_view.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 208px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDn661hiI0wi0y-rbEKGODBfYZQX6lbef3ymCP7Cc2Q8mwoybw5u43F6wlp6xKKtNaXeEKBV2jxC3QO2XZfypz8mV0YV8J26-Fo9hLGDMd2CCJohR-Y97TPttufBeXuD_N33KHhsRQ05Uc/s400/cinderella_side_view.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284639202940913298&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My inspiration was a holiday favorite, the candy cane. So I wrapped red tulle around the white carriage stays of the pumpkin top, added green garland, large red bows, and covered the whole thing with white lights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wj0hdvQYAhyJ2PzfDZ3XRU-eSZOe5SrjHVDSi4d8JVl2WWkzDXNkyqvRpLfxSskoxkps4x3bx76EHfQRr4YVTqIQ7ou6QEnF0YrjtqnvhfGPUsxtgro-IZXiZRLvif_aVrJDIxITPQb7/s1600-h/pumpkin_top_back_view_red_bow.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 263px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wj0hdvQYAhyJ2PzfDZ3XRU-eSZOe5SrjHVDSi4d8JVl2WWkzDXNkyqvRpLfxSskoxkps4x3bx76EHfQRr4YVTqIQ7ou6QEnF0YrjtqnvhfGPUsxtgro-IZXiZRLvif_aVrJDIxITPQb7/s400/pumpkin_top_back_view_red_bow.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284639881138704386&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It looks like a giant glowing orb rolling down the street and think it is quite the eye catcher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlL79OnhOOFnz1eGHTYGzN0G5xj_Vjfg_XXNs9lw02WJjudGbUytML4oYqBKCm_7IRxiwne-uEU9N6YX2gcmkdHSLlmViTS-R_2-DQZwLm7oBUEhMiFBcmAV5Jzvs80tPwBkb-azBpgSZ/s1600-h/cinderella_back_left_view.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 224px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlL79OnhOOFnz1eGHTYGzN0G5xj_Vjfg_XXNs9lw02WJjudGbUytML4oYqBKCm_7IRxiwne-uEU9N6YX2gcmkdHSLlmViTS-R_2-DQZwLm7oBUEhMiFBcmAV5Jzvs80tPwBkb-azBpgSZ/s400/cinderella_back_left_view.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284640162559315330&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2008/12/these-are-few-of-my-favorite-things.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Q0dQf9LQBFqRVeXoSNr7j6UA_3mqIVx-YQlYR0h1-NM2378WEpAZ3KpGVV7BFJkvXKGVKfiNYlIQo6BCYVDoSOxBtSS3wKDVBIh0XAKyQYbND4_3K9P_Vs86H-Tv4-h2OD6u9UptPTz/s72-c/white_percheron_white_pumpkin_top_carriage.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-330632816167481778</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-19T17:36:31.858-05:00</atom:updated><title>A City Worth Seeing</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40VpghT9FozUuR246wa9iJMZhLz6btnEaWa-kFclPyTdK5ZHCa3TBrfwkb_squA9ZUeKns-baV-Gfhi2n65zK49dVBeaP7m4kWiwJF3ytWD307BZBHsuMyEii4ku92QuGPoBp9n-FmihP/s1600-h/historic_home_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40VpghT9FozUuR246wa9iJMZhLz6btnEaWa-kFclPyTdK5ZHCa3TBrfwkb_squA9ZUeKns-baV-Gfhi2n65zK49dVBeaP7m4kWiwJF3ytWD307BZBHsuMyEii4ku92QuGPoBp9n-FmihP/s400/historic_home_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202219321981585522&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I often tell people that I never really SAW downtown Austin until I began training to drive carriages. For nearly two years, I worked at a restaurant on 6th Street where carriages frequently parked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXojRXke9WaDUKg-UbGo6fB1Bnjtb8LivSFjz044Xvx9UfpNonL0vdKNQnBjTY3RHx4UQhnezOxxeUJAiAB3IMhOluYN2kAsFow8zRUCVqrbTqZsbl4HMYpB6__MYQ10AfJHBRiG_xW-6/s1600-h/historic_home_2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 10pt 10pt 10px 10px; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXojRXke9WaDUKg-UbGo6fB1Bnjtb8LivSFjz044Xvx9UfpNonL0vdKNQnBjTY3RHx4UQhnezOxxeUJAiAB3IMhOluYN2kAsFow8zRUCVqrbTqZsbl4HMYpB6__MYQ10AfJHBRiG_xW-6/s400/historic_home_2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202219321981585538&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having fallen in love with one of the horses, I began to train as a Coachwoman. It was during this time that I first began to SEE the city of Austin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjySRVx3n41iHJYoGgtGP8M0zxzGCEx0v85EEOmUKX3f3cDuPJDLJTvH82AjclyFLXkkpmGjqmzqfkiSYqKYU66qMS702w1GTRi6g2ikmLn9dsAnG8WHJiITRwC0twxtHHPPIGZA6U13wx/s1600-h/historic_home_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 10pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjySRVx3n41iHJYoGgtGP8M0zxzGCEx0v85EEOmUKX3f3cDuPJDLJTvH82AjclyFLXkkpmGjqmzqfkiSYqKYU66qMS702w1GTRi6g2ikmLn9dsAnG8WHJiITRwC0twxtHHPPIGZA6U13wx/s400/historic_home_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202219326276552850&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first European settlers moved to the area in 1831. By the 1860&#39;s, the little metropolis had become the capital of Texas. One decade later the railroad brought on a boom in construction that is still evident today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of those grand old buildings have been preserved and stand proudly amid the modern skyscrapers and contemporary condos of downtown Austin. The juxtaposition of these combined structures still intrigues me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qPpwmYwmBELu_pDsHxG_-qd2Q1y-y9rCSosJyYctbampt6qIJEiE1NECWHb2uZq0f9UIcmRdSHQEmK3kEWMnGE5lC0ZSUpMlkwvlo8qt3D8rU0t1iaDLBafAaH2Xlmcci0X0UF46ZQun/s1600-h/historic_home_4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10pt 10px 10px; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qPpwmYwmBELu_pDsHxG_-qd2Q1y-y9rCSosJyYctbampt6qIJEiE1NECWHb2uZq0f9UIcmRdSHQEmK3kEWMnGE5lC0ZSUpMlkwvlo8qt3D8rU0t1iaDLBafAaH2Xlmcci0X0UF46ZQun/s400/historic_home_4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202219330571520162&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The attention to detail in the unique facades of the older edifices is beautiful next to the clean reflective lines of new buildings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also love driving the carriage down the street and knowing that in some ways things are still just as they were a hundred years ago. Austin is both bustling and romantic, a charming must see combination.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2008/05/city-worth-seeing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40VpghT9FozUuR246wa9iJMZhLz6btnEaWa-kFclPyTdK5ZHCa3TBrfwkb_squA9ZUeKns-baV-Gfhi2n65zK49dVBeaP7m4kWiwJF3ytWD307BZBHsuMyEii4ku92QuGPoBp9n-FmihP/s72-c/historic_home_1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-5724367979241008002</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-04-21T22:43:16.441-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">funny horse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hay nets</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spotted draft</category><title>Tips from Thibs: Tip #1 - Improvise to Accessorize</title><description>Even though the distance from country Horse Home to our downtown Carriage House is short, we always provide a little hay for ride. Now most ponies think that hay nets are for eating from, but our Thibs has devised another use for his.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPqM3UxaCq2rdGtd-Olg0gX4m6pULL8zvrQtuKOdNeyMuH91IzfXuTSL1_u9VRW7v4n02zFXL_whW5X-r8D0HTYA85glRuCmOzbsGU9FZUlpBU3TPDuGCJDMqohPlywolrikRdg1mFdOr/s1600-h/thibi_wearing_hay_net_in_trailer.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPqM3UxaCq2rdGtd-Olg0gX4m6pULL8zvrQtuKOdNeyMuH91IzfXuTSL1_u9VRW7v4n02zFXL_whW5X-r8D0HTYA85glRuCmOzbsGU9FZUlpBU3TPDuGCJDMqohPlywolrikRdg1mFdOr/s400/thibi_wearing_hay_net_in_trailer.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191907358257670386&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we arrived downtown Saturday afternoon, we opened the trailer door to find Thibs had finished his hay. And there he was, peering calmly over at us, hay net draped jauntily over one ear. And he does look good in red!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuJ3PqKdrBZlaGWOUHd3tbXHtTzC3hSsbo5YT-Fd4g5URxnP_jFLvCIULfl4aqH89jARDaXQvEdNXF2Bsx5jxu6wqbGespfTISnlO_ggz1kgLDPpjQZWuhAG_l3-_kIaO_8oH-bkAxLC9/s1600-h/thibi_accessorized_awakened_from+dozing.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuJ3PqKdrBZlaGWOUHd3tbXHtTzC3hSsbo5YT-Fd4g5URxnP_jFLvCIULfl4aqH89jARDaXQvEdNXF2Bsx5jxu6wqbGespfTISnlO_ggz1kgLDPpjQZWuhAG_l3-_kIaO_8oH-bkAxLC9/s400/thibi_accessorized_awakened_from+dozing.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191907156394207458&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He almost dozed off as we scrambled to get the camera to capture these shots. Note, Thibs doesn&#39;t recommend this accoutrement for all ponies!</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2008/04/tips-from-thibs-tip-1-improvise-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPqM3UxaCq2rdGtd-Olg0gX4m6pULL8zvrQtuKOdNeyMuH91IzfXuTSL1_u9VRW7v4n02zFXL_whW5X-r8D0HTYA85glRuCmOzbsGU9FZUlpBU3TPDuGCJDMqohPlywolrikRdg1mFdOr/s72-c/thibi_wearing_hay_net_in_trailer.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-242726753712419733</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-31T19:27:40.030-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cormier</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Percheron</category><title>Riding a giant</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpukA76_b-3kQFzkDY-QzGeeOrL9dgcQ_GDIvV7Y_9YdstPXoqaTN3Vzcsmyx-wfry6YnxW9TN8RFRFu2d1utCmwdWHqFmgF-mDtr0shyphenhypheneG9u1GvnkiPzszpV8ZNu94xz6lJzNw4lnBun/s1600-h/blog3_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpukA76_b-3kQFzkDY-QzGeeOrL9dgcQ_GDIvV7Y_9YdstPXoqaTN3Vzcsmyx-wfry6YnxW9TN8RFRFu2d1utCmwdWHqFmgF-mDtr0shyphenhypheneG9u1GvnkiPzszpV8ZNu94xz6lJzNw4lnBun/s200/blog3_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183611323487530930&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I rode Cormier for the first time. I have to say that I can’t wait to do it again! The view from that high off of the ground is exceptional. I would prefer to have a saddle for the simple reason that if he even tripped I would have a six foot drop to the ground. Should he do something slightly more exciting to remove my presence from his back side, I could only wave to him on my way to the ground. Thank goodness Cormier is a gentle giant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzUdJ7nf_5OdpkKnOpv6i_2elxjHyHzHf5WkwcWZyxYBv4LKs-EYoEIb6Q_pxGbWc3vcIXx8oPPZlRkNT9mpevyJ89qqljoFwW3sYr1YPKfqh3aWDk-QFX9dzTU8zvRF5-FUPNPWG1u5X/s1600-h/blog3_2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzUdJ7nf_5OdpkKnOpv6i_2elxjHyHzHf5WkwcWZyxYBv4LKs-EYoEIb6Q_pxGbWc3vcIXx8oPPZlRkNT9mpevyJ89qqljoFwW3sYr1YPKfqh3aWDk-QFX9dzTU8zvRF5-FUPNPWG1u5X/s200/blog3_2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183611095854264226&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;He is great for cuddles too, although we have noticed that when we hug him this way in the paddock he is prone to forget that you are there and may amble on, inadvertently going over you. When you remind him that you are there he looks down at you, all sweetness and surprise, and sniffs at you again. I call him a big lug and go back to sharin’ the love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am special ordering a bridle and riding pad for him. Because of his enormous size, local tack shops don’t have equipment that fits him. In our first ride, he was a good boy, although we had to turn in several circles near the tack room before he realized that I really did mean to go somewhere other than backwards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwGmQVWaB6m6OZYjUUJfn3FoPxkv0cJZxhk4UljAFcFDh0XrBIxZbjRtsVHBNgUcVP3gC95yvaTuZQOgwqrT8yCAWB143A_vHh-VMVXxAVvAgQIAtmTCsnb4u4Ra_V2GbNOozP0OmfhoI/s1600-h/blog3_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwGmQVWaB6m6OZYjUUJfn3FoPxkv0cJZxhk4UljAFcFDh0XrBIxZbjRtsVHBNgUcVP3gC95yvaTuZQOgwqrT8yCAWB143A_vHh-VMVXxAVvAgQIAtmTCsnb4u4Ra_V2GbNOozP0OmfhoI/s200/blog3_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183610967005245330&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;When we got out of sight of the other horses he called to them. Feeling his whole body quake from his call made me burst into laughter.  He also did a pretty little prance on the way back to the barn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what is it like to ride the white whale? It is amazing. I’d like to do some trail riding although I&#39;m not sure I’ll be taking Cormier on trail rides. Not unless I want to trim the trees with my head, anyway!</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2008/03/riding-giant.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpukA76_b-3kQFzkDY-QzGeeOrL9dgcQ_GDIvV7Y_9YdstPXoqaTN3Vzcsmyx-wfry6YnxW9TN8RFRFu2d1utCmwdWHqFmgF-mDtr0shyphenhypheneG9u1GvnkiPzszpV8ZNu94xz6lJzNw4lnBun/s72-c/blog3_3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-1750291137867012036</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-31T19:45:50.756-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bathing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">horses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pony</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thibodaux</category><title>Rain plus Dirt plus Thibodaux equals…</title><description>So people have asked if we have to bathe the horses and if so then how long does it take? The answer to the first part of the question is yes, the horses must be bathed nearly every day they work. The second part of the question is not so simple. It takes anywhere from thirty minutes to two and a half hours. Why such a range?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSClLY4gqSjeG8JTQllLNCRyWXbhnR5039-SHss5Ep1m_yty5Rkhg_C9SYyC2z0rRY4nANu61VF5NFAbUFB0_WFNdmGDqnegmPq4CFLyYeUsecGHgms1p_yaFpTwH62PgKP0XsZ4jjbBOe/s1600-h/blog2_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSClLY4gqSjeG8JTQllLNCRyWXbhnR5039-SHss5Ep1m_yty5Rkhg_C9SYyC2z0rRY4nANu61VF5NFAbUFB0_WFNdmGDqnegmPq4CFLyYeUsecGHgms1p_yaFpTwH62PgKP0XsZ4jjbBOe/s200/blog2_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183606654858080034&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exhibit One today will be Thibodaux. The first photo shows Mr. Mud Pie happily eating dinner, but you don’t get the full effect at this distance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm75jeBKF2yH3dKMrrwQeazqjkUgWn9W4GE8XO1m_BG-5u86R_b-eIfwOK1UWw0_JA7XkJ_QxrsDwDxMSPPZnfFvg-we3wfAQhkLWzxHe9V2p0KvQiftu7jGFDdbp_Cqql6wtddm3r7ZN/s1600-h/blog2_2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm75jeBKF2yH3dKMrrwQeazqjkUgWn9W4GE8XO1m_BG-5u86R_b-eIfwOK1UWw0_JA7XkJ_QxrsDwDxMSPPZnfFvg-we3wfAQhkLWzxHe9V2p0KvQiftu7jGFDdbp_Cqql6wtddm3r7ZN/s200/blog2_2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183606736462458674&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Check out the close up … yes, that is hay stuck in the dried mud on his hind leg. On this day he decided that maybe pigs had something to that whole wallowing in the mud thing and quite possibly he had been born into the wrong species. There is a small run off pond in his paddock that fills during any substantial rain. When the sun comes out it begins to dry up. Thibi and his sister, Evangeline, loved it best in its muddiest phase.&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6vaYWO7btiqscnXH-UPsLtkk019mk5XuB46VYiee05623Gmo4BIJ7JC3_YllQv0H_aTBPsQv_FqgzdqiXULzmepDgzoAKhMs6mwkcVxmgx8R3w2gi5F6qEDyqjXfCYObG0HVqtTvlY7n/s1600-h/blog2_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 10pt 10px 10px 10pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6vaYWO7btiqscnXH-UPsLtkk019mk5XuB46VYiee05623Gmo4BIJ7JC3_YllQv0H_aTBPsQv_FqgzdqiXULzmepDgzoAKhMs6mwkcVxmgx8R3w2gi5F6qEDyqjXfCYObG0HVqtTvlY7n/s200/blog2_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183606942620888898&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Evangeline getting ready to roll in the “mud hole”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the cleaning process begins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, we pick out the feet. This removes any dirt or tiny stones that might have gotten stuck under their hooves. I will be posting a whole blog about this soon. Exciting, I know. Try to restrain your anticipation. No, I jest. It will actually be really cute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp1H0C4z41iLDjV4M8PhkHUK1aHCVh9QuKwi62r1IaYL7uZTuYuxFlLgVF5NvYFBt2N2jYZDguQujxBi015s0XWm4wANYfG0A7I1Cq-MS_o6BFhUP55Cz-b_KM8C6cC0MxDNFNW_g4lqI/s1600-h/blog2_4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp1H0C4z41iLDjV4M8PhkHUK1aHCVh9QuKwi62r1IaYL7uZTuYuxFlLgVF5NvYFBt2N2jYZDguQujxBi015s0XWm4wANYfG0A7I1Cq-MS_o6BFhUP55Cz-b_KM8C6cC0MxDNFNW_g4lqI/s200/blog2_4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183607518146506578&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;So we start bath time with a rinse. You can see a small white spot where the spray from the hose has started? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the water continues to work its magic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiTTeVB65V1eW-w2zH33yzS89UWa6Uq141WXYsJqMzZ6XpFm7-E-_UioZWEtRA-1ETJwW1C3TuBOAUzDUSS3oEaXiPXG2apf7d3vTcgCILA9dgLlfx9qngjiH5h-dSD5KIGf1q6nITZSJ/s1600-h/blog2_5.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiTTeVB65V1eW-w2zH33yzS89UWa6Uq141WXYsJqMzZ6XpFm7-E-_UioZWEtRA-1ETJwW1C3TuBOAUzDUSS3oEaXiPXG2apf7d3vTcgCILA9dgLlfx9qngjiH5h-dSD5KIGf1q6nITZSJ/s200/blog2_5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183607818794217314&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boy, was he dirty!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After the water comes shampoo and conditioner for his mane and tail. A full body scrub with very sudsy water paying extra attention to his legs and feathers (the long hair near the base of his legs.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnGxXP9A-SL5GyI-aLW3aNojfpByfODKhJziDoj3qCLOR28t2iUAtKkFhHoE_5EoraEzhtm2_oH1ge4vvwoSbZTsyajYvYixKD7k7hDzegyxaBKOqdhuOFoXQOFeG-Kn1WpegBRImQ26e/s1600-h/blog2_6.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnGxXP9A-SL5GyI-aLW3aNojfpByfODKhJziDoj3qCLOR28t2iUAtKkFhHoE_5EoraEzhtm2_oH1ge4vvwoSbZTsyajYvYixKD7k7hDzegyxaBKOqdhuOFoXQOFeG-Kn1WpegBRImQ26e/s200/blog2_6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183608243995979634&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is followed by more rinsing. Then comes the fun part. Braiding. This is where the greatest amount of your time can be spent. A simple braid in the mane and tail will take about 15- 20 minutes depending upon dexterity. More ornate braids or hair-dos can take up to an hour especially if you add in flowers or ribbons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0qbM3s5ZYZW2fyemgAOwfFMG3Uzqdr_Lt4HdcRNg-JUOEge4DeZ36WK5Xf6JJ3DVPmtVZHIChJSpusBUAbH6F4rCecz1WUaZs7SOWrerf5JvqJ5I9zJE5RuH8LBAIptFH7_s8pqAC87b/s1600-h/blog2_7.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0qbM3s5ZYZW2fyemgAOwfFMG3Uzqdr_Lt4HdcRNg-JUOEge4DeZ36WK5Xf6JJ3DVPmtVZHIChJSpusBUAbH6F4rCecz1WUaZs7SOWrerf5JvqJ5I9zJE5RuH8LBAIptFH7_s8pqAC87b/s200/blog2_7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183608690672578434&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;And then Presto! You have a beautiful, clean Thibodaux; all shiny and ready for his harness. Man, I love that “new-pony” smell. I can’t even count the number of  times that people have come up to sniff our horses. It makes all the hard work worth it when you run your hands over their soft warm bodies and know the difference between the before and after. As I get them I will post more photos of our handy work on our life sized My-Little-Ponies.</description><link>http://angelicarriages.blogspot.com/2008/03/rain-plus-dirt-plus-thibidaux-equals.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Angeli Carriages, Austin, TX)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSClLY4gqSjeG8JTQllLNCRyWXbhnR5039-SHss5Ep1m_yty5Rkhg_C9SYyC2z0rRY4nANu61VF5NFAbUFB0_WFNdmGDqnegmPq4CFLyYeUsecGHgms1p_yaFpTwH62PgKP0XsZ4jjbBOe/s72-c/blog2_1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027186791568043901.post-5910743113134536383</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-31T19:16:35.790-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">angeli carriages</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">austin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">carriage company</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">spotted drafts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">texas</category><title>From 0 to 7 in under three.</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJdNOQOPplbAzNlweKZrq0NqeM9aiwrvBQM0muSFaKR_lCL4mm1grT_2D6hkD2Xp-lipiMyIFBmX9_IattqoiOzVDejt19-zUT5kngAWz03FyEwEHKKJemxAnK7lLY75k_pWQZm4r8byv/s1600-h/white_carriage.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJdNOQOPplbAzNlweKZrq0NqeM9aiwrvBQM0muSFaKR_lCL4mm1grT_2D6hkD2Xp-lipiMyIFBmX9_IattqoiOzVDejt19-zUT5kngAWz03FyEwEHKKJemxAnK7lLY75k_pWQZm4r8byv/s200/white_carriage.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183494500377079506&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So for my first blog I thought I might begin by saying hello, and thank-you for sharing a moment with me. Last December this was all a fantasy, a daydream if you will, about how great it would be to be out on my own in the world of horse drawn carriages. Initial steps towards this end had been taken but it never got very far until one day when all the pieces just started to fall into place almost by chance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX3fyR9ALO_v7kmLVVE7DK81Wo-nC5C9_yRb6rKjbtNSJcYeeo3UThdc-Xr6goQFAjOr1pga5b1InAH8tPfzzbK2Ai9n85z9ToQV_eAFDptqtcL8_URrmiDTQoAos_Fz5u2OYKcz5x0wz/s1600-h/black_carriage.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 114px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX3fyR9ALO_v7kmLVVE7DK81Wo-nC5C9_yRb6rKjbtNSJcYeeo3UThdc-Xr6goQFAjOr1pga5b1InAH8tPfzzbK2Ai9n85z9ToQV_eAFDptqtcL8_URrmiDTQoAos_Fz5u2OYKcz5x0wz/s200/black_carriage.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183494856859365106&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One week I am driving to work at another carriage company, and talking to a friend about how wonderful it would be “if only”, and the next week I see an advertisement for a carriage company for sale. We inquired, emailed and phoned a lot, and before we knew it the whole kit and caboodle was on its way from Utah to us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Rozbc1uIoRazEmsAX9TjxFNfly6pr_RiW7ZUS5HMS_wr72CY9VJ_L8RqIYWeF0hQFADkEDgD6CZyKbYF-w-t3InOp4yHeSN3F7LW_65JvDFi38z6vVwaxaL6FB_aDDEHqKBxKW71QpJ/s1600-h/spotted_drafts.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Rozbc1uIoRazEmsAX9TjxFNfly6pr_RiW7ZUS5HMS_wr72CY9VJ_L8RqIYWeF0hQFADkEDgD6CZyKbYF-w-t3InOp4yHeSN3F7LW_65JvDFi38z6vVwaxaL6FB_aDDEHqKBxKW71QpJ/s200/spotted_drafts.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183495002888253186&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Likewise, my wish of having a spotted driving team was also fulfilled as I found a lovely pair in North Carolina. More emails and phone calls, and they too were on their way to Texas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since then, the road from just owning horses and carriages to having an operating business, has been a laborious one, but I wouldn’t trade a minute of it (except maybe for a bit more sleep). I can’t remember ever working so hard, but I can promise you that the rewards have never been so many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxcgK2OY_rdQuRCeA3tNXGQ0cQ6BxQ-cty4ILKwyOuBSez0exxlGU9KBVeXMRGnkTajmuDgG9IY4JQWoF-WxK74YcjccN8DKO8cZ3GsmD1sSeyelicQVMap4Nnm1u1cgkn9zCZa05RTTQ/s1600-h/trailer.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxcgK2OY_rdQuRCeA3tNXGQ0cQ6BxQ-cty4ILKwyOuBSez0exxlGU9KBVeXMRGnkTajmuDgG9IY4JQWoF-WxK74YcjccN8DKO8cZ3GsmD1sSeyelicQVMap4Nnm1u1cgkn9zCZa05RTTQ/s200/trailer.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183495114557402898&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I couldn’t have done this on my own though and this is where I owe a huge thank-you to so many of my friends and family. From building fences and stall walls, feeding horses and shoveling poo, to setting up bank accounts, purchasing a truck and teaching me how to pull a BIG trailer, to this very website and the business card that likely led you here, people have come out in mass to support Angeli Carriages. Owning my own business, working with horses has been my dream and I know it will be a great success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUed3nqdGAF526Vn8rIEGqTHMjPsYn0raVs47ta88zVVj6wSE0A12nvK2OXCxUd3FXyBlj2ahseGPpqkyy8Y7eG2jcweE4uDnUVjTTX9vmxSQ5sUMT5CLTIdFSXTzMNjmCyrFbVR219HkB/s1600-h/horse_gear.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 126px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUed3nqdGAF526Vn8rIEGqTHMjPsYn0raVs47ta88zVVj6wSE0A12nvK2OXCxUd3FXyBlj2ahseGPpqkyy8Y7eG2jcweE4uDnUVjTTX9vmxSQ5sUMT5CLTIdFSXTzMNjmCyrFbVR219HkB/s200/horse_gear.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183494620636163810&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for the heading of this little tribute, well that is a glimpse of how far we’ve come is such a short time. We have gone from having zero horses and no place for them to tending seven, including the horse who shares her lovely home with my babies; and we did it all in under three months. Just think of what we can do in one year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With high hopes for the future this is me, Fiona Siciliani, President of Angeli Carriages, signing off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fiona&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. Check back for regular blogs including the comical goings on in our herd. 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