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On Monday we stopped at Frontier Equestrian in Jasper, MO.
What is Finn staring at?
Whoa! Two life-size Shire horse statues stood guarding the store entrance and Finn was rather terrified of them. The horses seemed a bit suspicious of him too.
Sputnik didn't notice them until I walked him right up under their noses. Then he looked up and went "Oh my!"
The store didn't open until 11:00 so Phil and I had almost two hours to burn. Jasper is a small town that appears to be slowly dying. There was no one on the roads so we walked up and down the streets with our goats off-leash.
My two horned boys.
Some people keep giraffes in their yard instead of goats.
I think this Jasper monument is enhanced by the addition of a large, noble goat.
When the carriage shop finally opened we test drove several models. This one was lighter weight but it just didn't cut it. Too low for one thing, and it had no suspension for another. There was also something not quite right with the team pole and doubletree. We decided to pass.
We settled on this two-seater. After we tried it with two goats, I hitched up Sputnik to see if he could manage it by himself. He had no trouble working up a good trot. I need to shorten the shafts a bit, but they're the perfect width and height for a goat. This carriage has good suspension and is a very smooth ride. I can't wait to try it out next weekend! I have to make a yoke for it first. I think we're really going to enjoy this little wagon! It would even look good with a four-in-hand should we ever have enough goats.
What is Finn staring at?
Whoa! Two life-size Shire horse statues stood guarding the store entrance and Finn was rather terrified of them. The horses seemed a bit suspicious of him too.
Sputnik didn't notice them until I walked him right up under their noses. Then he looked up and went "Oh my!"
The store didn't open until 11:00 so Phil and I had almost two hours to burn. Jasper is a small town that appears to be slowly dying. There was no one on the roads so we walked up and down the streets with our goats off-leash.
My two horned boys.
Some people keep giraffes in their yard instead of goats.
I think this Jasper monument is enhanced by the addition of a large, noble goat.
When the carriage shop finally opened we test drove several models. This one was lighter weight but it just didn't cut it. Too low for one thing, and it had no suspension for another. There was also something not quite right with the team pole and doubletree. We decided to pass.
We settled on this two-seater. After we tried it with two goats, I hitched up Sputnik to see if he could manage it by himself. He had no trouble working up a good trot. I need to shorten the shafts a bit, but they're the perfect width and height for a goat. This carriage has good suspension and is a very smooth ride. I can't wait to try it out next weekend! I have to make a yoke for it first. I think we're really going to enjoy this little wagon! It would even look good with a four-in-hand should we ever have enough goats.