Pete Torola's Homeless Page

there's gonna be a lot of horse pictures this coming week....click on the pics. to enlarge them.  this horse is Jake, one of the largest ones i have ever seen. This horse is the largest recorded in north america..carrie's horse many years ago was 17 hands high, and this one is 221/2 hands high.  He is a very loving horse, you can see him rubbing his nose on margie and joyce.  He enjoyed all the attention from all the people.  (we attended the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, WI this past weekend for 3 days.)  Each group of horses had their "associations", the mule ass'n. of WI, the Draft horse ass'n., the buckskin, stallion, quarterhorse,  mustangs, miniature horses, tennesse walkers, fresians (my favorite along w. the draft) and even more.  There was all kinds of workshops on how to train, shoe, clicker training, beginner trick riding, etc, etc.  I love horses (actually any animal), so thoroughly enjoyed everything....except climbing the stadium steps  both nights, cuz we had the cheapest seats so we were way at the top.  all the workshops were held in different barns, but the stadium held the main and largest demos, showing the diff. horses, then a rodeo, and  "epic night of the horse" which was a program on all the diff. horses.  Opened with the marine colorguard, which was very moving. We could sit anywhere during the day, but had to have seating at night.  I ain't too good on steps anymore in my old age.  whew.  but it was worth it.