| 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 |
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 Huston visiting the elderly  Huston at the show |
