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by joanro on 07 June 2013 - 20:06
Here's a few more pictures of the sled dogs performing and the horse act, including Lakota, Appaloosa, stand in for Cisco. This was the only time I had to use Lakota and he performed like it was his everyday job.
by joanro on 07 June 2013 - 20:06
by CMills on 07 June 2013 - 20:06
Wow awesome pics! Must have been a fun life.
by joanro on 07 June 2013 - 20:06
opening Pompano Race Track
Duster jumping rope, Maverick doing shoeshine while the rest of the boys wait.by joanro on 07 June 2013 - 20:06
Opening night, Pompano Race Track
Stetson learning to do leapfrog ( sometimes they landed on top of each other, but it was all fun and they loved it)
by guddu on 08 June 2013 - 13:06
Very nice, joan..do you still have a road show..if so, what's it called...
by joanro on 08 June 2013 - 14:06
Guddu, thank you. After thirty years on the road, I hung up my spurs, so to speak. The huskies lived into their teens, the last one, Levi (Boomer litter mate) was the last to go, and was sixteen when I had to put him down.
The Brahman, Sierra, I retired when he was eight, as he got too big to haul long distances. He lived to be seventeen.
My two horses, Cisco ( that was his stage name, so that his real name was never used by anyone, including the announcers), and Lakota are alive and well. The Paint, born in 1985, I traded a Percheron for when he was a two year old. Lakota,(appaloosa) born in 1987, I bought as a two year old. They both are sound, not a blemish on them, look like ten year olds and could still perform today. I, on the other hand, have very messed up knees ( result of trick riding and Roman riding, standing on two and three horses), plus shoeing horses for years takes a toll on knees.
Both horses are in pasture together here at home and are just being horses. I will say that it took a long time for both of them to adjust to retirement. They loved going on the road, as did the dogs. I could turn either horse loose a couple hundred feet from the trailer, and they'd make a bee line for it and load up on their own. Same with the dogs.
When I started training my GSDs for schH, it dawned on me one day, that I was spending thousands of dollars over the years paying a decoy,so that I could train and title my dogs. For years, I was 'paid' to train mine and other people's animals....never in my life before did I have to pay anyone to help train my own. Then I had to pay to " exhibit" them, when for thirty years I was the one paid to exhibit at 1,200 to 2,000 a week. I said to myself, this is backwards.
So, now I train and test my dogs, using my years of experience and high standard of evaluation for quality selection of my GSDs. Not the usual or PC way, but it is likely more stringent than the usual, since I have personally seen dogs which are high achievers in competitions that I would not want in my program.
The Brahman, Sierra, I retired when he was eight, as he got too big to haul long distances. He lived to be seventeen.
My two horses, Cisco ( that was his stage name, so that his real name was never used by anyone, including the announcers), and Lakota are alive and well. The Paint, born in 1985, I traded a Percheron for when he was a two year old. Lakota,(appaloosa) born in 1987, I bought as a two year old. They both are sound, not a blemish on them, look like ten year olds and could still perform today. I, on the other hand, have very messed up knees ( result of trick riding and Roman riding, standing on two and three horses), plus shoeing horses for years takes a toll on knees.
Both horses are in pasture together here at home and are just being horses. I will say that it took a long time for both of them to adjust to retirement. They loved going on the road, as did the dogs. I could turn either horse loose a couple hundred feet from the trailer, and they'd make a bee line for it and load up on their own. Same with the dogs.
When I started training my GSDs for schH, it dawned on me one day, that I was spending thousands of dollars over the years paying a decoy,so that I could train and title my dogs. For years, I was 'paid' to train mine and other people's animals....never in my life before did I have to pay anyone to help train my own. Then I had to pay to " exhibit" them, when for thirty years I was the one paid to exhibit at 1,200 to 2,000 a week. I said to myself, this is backwards.
So, now I train and test my dogs, using my years of experience and high standard of evaluation for quality selection of my GSDs. Not the usual or PC way, but it is likely more stringent than the usual, since I have personally seen dogs which are high achievers in competitions that I would not want in my program.
by joanro on 08 June 2013 - 14:06
I fore got to give update on Splash, the husky's pony. He was born in 1984, and unlike most ponies his age, has never been foundered ( none of my horses ever developed founder or laminitis) and he is fat and healthy. During the twilight years of the huskies, I used to bring Splash up here to the house to visit the dogs. They would be so happy to see him, actually kissing (licking) his face with joy. Splash would show his affection for them by rooting them with his nose and staying with them for their attention.
by kitkat3478 on 10 June 2013 - 07:06
PRICELESS Joan...
by andhourspass on 11 June 2013 - 01:06
Joan, I had no idea you had your own stunt show! That is so amazing. Please, tell us more stories and continue posting pictures with details of the animals and their names!
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