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I just had to jump in here and tell a couple of funny stories on Dusty. Personally, I don't particularly like riding in parades - HURRY UP & WAIT! The last one that we rode in was the Festival of Roses in Portland, OR a few years ago. That is the second largest in the country and is it ever a MARATHON! We had to be at the staging area at 5:30 AM. Judging didn't start for another couple of hours and it was insufferably HOT. I have shared that story previously so won't rehash it again, but long story short, we did win the trophy for Best Dressed Group. A couple of years ago we rode in a parade in Astoria, OR that was held in conjunction with a Scandanavian Festival. We were right behind a marching band. As in most parades, there were several stops along the way. Each time the parade began moving again, the band began with the big drum beating. Apparently Dusty took that as his personal cue. His head would come up and he would stay in perfect rhythm as long as the band was playing. I can only guess that that came from years of doing Freestyle Reining with music. I swear he listens to the beat of the music!! I think Dusty gets pretty bored with parades. He prefers faster action sports and wants a job to do. SO, to entertain himself, he has discovered his own reflection in store windows and is perpetually looking for that GORGEOUS creature who appears on and off! If it is a big window, he gets all puffed up and screams - COME HITHER BEAUTIFUL! He has a pretty inflated ego! What a HAM! He kept us in stitches. Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
