First Annual Horse Fair at Callaway Plantation
May 17, 2008

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Stephanie heard about a horse fair that was being held a little south of us in Washington, Georgia and asked if I would like to attend with her. She felt it was a good opportunity to show off the miniature breed and promote them as a legitimate horse, one that was capable of competing at a national level and being a very versatile breed. I thought it was a great idea so we threw together a setup with less than a week to prepare. We set up photos and awards, magazines, ribbons, documentation about the breed and had a nice setup. Folks were extremely curious about the minis and asked alot of questions. We eventually got the minis out of the stalls and I know the crowd loved being able to be "hands on" with them.

There was one little girl that just fell in love with the minis (in particular, Jammer). Her mother told us that she wished very hard for a horse but that right now they could not have one since they traveled alot. The little girl stayed for a long time petting and brushing Jammer's mane. She was very gentle and moved slowly - I think she's a natural horse girl! Her mother said this was her first experience getting to actually touch a horse so I think the horse fair was a success just for this one experience.

At noon, there was a parade of all the breeds that were represented at the fair. Each group went in alone and a short description of the breed and its capabilities were announced. I drove Jammer and Spring, Luna and Houdini were all lined up in a halter type pose so people could see the various colors, patterns and sizes. Then, all breeds went back in and lined up in the arena. We happened to be beside the draft mules that looked at us like "what in the world are you?". We got to go back into the arena for an exhibition where we demonstrated driving (Jammer), jumping (Houdini) and halter (Spring and Luna).