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Saturday,
April 3rd. The Eaton Family drove down from Troy,
Missouri. Mike, Lisa, daughter Molly (11), son Matthew
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They brought Jack, a
nice 14 month old Border Collie male bred by
Cliff Johnson of Amarillo Texas.. Above Ben gives Jack
a try while Mike and Lisa look on. Mike has already
started him. While Mike, who knows his bloodlines, and Ben
talk dogs - Lisa and Leslie watch the "kids play with the kids!"
Below left, Leslie's
current favorite "Stripe" is whispering in Kayla's (left) and
Molly's (middle) ear. They didn't give away his secrets,
but Ben is certain he was asking for a one-way ride back to
Troy, Missouri! Below right, Lisa explains "milk flow" to
Matt as he feeds one of the crew. |
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Yep, more "kid" and
"kid" pictures. Matthew made friends with "Big Goat" and
the kids went frog hunting in the "cement" pond. Angel
helps Kayla "kid" sit. The two-legged kids had already
explored the pasture and pond finding tadpoles and ticks! |
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Ron Collins,
Mammouth Springs, AR working his Gus dog Friday, April 2nd.
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Ron and
Lafarrel Wess, Harrisonville, AR made good time arriving
mid-morning. They brought dogs, Ron picked up Gus, and
they left dogs. Lafarrel had brought a dog up to Ben
when we lived in Illinois. A beautiful day with great
company. The fellas didn't get back on the road until
late afternoon. |
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Above Leslie working
Double - he does like to make things happen. Lafarrel, Ben
and Ron.
Below left is Lafarrel's female and right is
Ron's. They both made the first cut to stay for training. |
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National
Geographic, the Old Santa Fe Trail, May 1st. Ron is
helping a neighbor, Hank McCaldry who is training a 6 horse
hitch to pull the last running Wells Fargo Stagecoach for
National Geographic. The run will start in Dodge City,
Kansas May 1st and last 3 weeks, ending in Clovis, New Mexico.
National Geographic hand-picked the 3 year old horses from and
Indian Reservation in South Dakota and had them shipped to Hank.
National Geographic
has been over in Mammouth Springs filming their progress.
The lead team are mules named Jim and Tobe. Next come
Morgan and Virgil and the wheel horses are Doc Holliday and
Wyatt Earp. Morgan, Virgil, Doc and Wyatt had not been
handled before being shipped. They are
Thoroughbred/Belgian crosses. Along with training they
were gelded after arriving in Arkansas.
Ron said that that
the stagecoach along with Tuff Hedeman were making an appearance
at a school in Missouri today. The stagecoach will stop at
35 schools along the route from Kansas to New Mexico. Hank
will be driving the team. Ron is invited to assist but
hasn't cleared his schedule as yet for that time period.
The team will be auctioned off in pairs after making their
destination. Ron said a story will be published in the
August or September issue of NG and will also appear on TV. |
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