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That's a great story, Paul.


On Oct 5, 2009, at 9:37 PM, <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Kat is right about letting the horse rename itself.
>
> About 30 years ago, I went to see a horse that was for sale. He was  
> 1/2 Arabian and !/2 Saddlebred. Just under 16 hands tall, Beautiful  
> light dabble grey, Five years old and built broad like a quarter  
> horse, but with the Arabian quickness and grace.

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> So Buttermilk became Traveler, and gave me 20 great years before  
> passing on.He ran loose on over 200 acres with other horses and  
> cattle, but whenever I called his new name, he never failed to come  
> running.  This was before I even knew that Endurance Riding existed.  
> We would ride 11 miles down a dirt road into town to get a soda, and  
> then canter most of the way back home. He was always indeed a  
> Traveler, never a Buttermilk.
>
> Paul N. Sidio
> Fortunate enough to have shared time with four great horses so far,  
> and maybe one more who is turning out to be so.
> Spokane MO
>
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