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Autumn Harvest Draft, Mule, and Carriage Show
October 7-9, 2005
Santa Barbara, CA
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| When I went to the autumn harvest
Draft and Mule and Carriage show Oct 7-9th, I did so with FUN in
mind. I set up a wonderful display of 24 feet and the
Gypsy Cob Society booth took up 12 feet
and our gypsy fun tent next to the booth was 12 feet..
We were barned next to the Budweiser team and they were
wonderful to us! We actually STOLE the show with my gorgeous
gypsy horses, 3 of which I brought and had paraded throughout
the 3 days up and down barn aisles and around the grounds.
People would come to see the Budweiser team and end up at our
booth just amazed by these gorgeous creatures! I was so
proud and excited by our reception, but the MOST rewarding
moment was when a bus of elderly people drove in to look at the Budweiser
horses. They were unable to leave their van due to age and
disabilities. I wanted to show them the gypsy horses and
was asked by their caretaker to give an introductory speech
to them and was happy to do so. I told them of my
being the last wife of the film director John Huston and how
living in Ireland I met my 1st Gypsy horses as they ALL could
relate to his name and fame. As I spoke I had my handlers
parade 2 of the horses around the van and the elderly men and
women came alive with smiles and applause. After I left
the van I was amazed by how my 2 1/2 year old stallion, Huston,
while being paraded around the vehicle, chose to stop and put
his nose to each window. All of us watching had
tears in our eyes to see this as we knew the joy his behavior
brought those inside. I was SO inspired by our reception,
I have decided to take my gypsy crew to the largest hunter
jumper show in the western states coming up in November in
Santa Barbara and showing that world how wonderful these
animals would be for their children's' pony classes and cob
classes and I will enter one of mine who is Jumping now!
What divine creatures these are. When ready we will be competing
in carriage classes as well. This has been a real joy!
Celeste Huston |
Huston visiting the elderly
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Huston at the show
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Stowe at the show
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Stowe
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