I was telling a friend of mine, who loves horses, about some of the horses that I got to know while I was at camp. The years all kind of run together now, but there are some that stand out in my memory like old friends, and others that were just aquaintences.
See if you remember some of these….
Cadence- became a permanent fixture at camp when he lost an eye in a fight. Really sweet tempered camper horse.
Stripe- A gray horse, not very tall, but very very fast. Mike Strong swore that this horse had “overdrive”.
King- Probably the tallest horse I can remember having at camp. He had a very smooth gait, but the campers never got to ride him because he was so hard to mount.
Mandu- Dark brown with a roached mane. Very spirited horse. I liked him a lot.
Lady- the perfect stable horse. She was a palomino with a very long mane and tail. The youngest girls would spend hours brushing and combing her and braiding her mane. She was probably the best groomed horse ever at Camp
Blackie- the only Tennessee Walker that I ever rode. He had such a smooth gait at a trot, he was like riding an overstuffed chair.
Riding was probably the must demanding department at camp, but I loved almost every minute of it.
Thanks for hanging in there with me everyone.
Peace
