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Bamse Hates Us

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:28:05 MDT

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The official pissing off of Bamse by making him wear a dumb sombrero (Bamse means "bear" in Swedish -- he is being cat-sat for a few weeks)

View from the Living Room

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:58 MDT

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We can see almost all of the equestrian staging pass by Cherie's mom's house. Bliss!

Andy that dropped me dead

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:51 MDT

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Cherie said it would. It did. Wotta mane!

Cherie watching the view

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:44 MDT

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It's like breakfast and a show

Cherie and Henry

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:17 MDT

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We walked down around the corner from the house where a lot of the ridden units assemble pre-staging

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:10 MDT

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Right in front of the freakin' house.

"Oh Yeah?" for Perf know-it-alls...

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:27:00 MDT

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...who don't think mounted enforcement units ride drafts. Slap that down by your entry with a flourish.

Bud clydes some more

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:26:53 MDT

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And more Buds

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Buds some more

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:26:39 MDT

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Marine unit

Hearse unit

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Float

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Markings

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:25:56 MDT

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"Phantom's Music of the Knight"

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:25:49 MDT

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Phantom

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Phantom

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Sidesaddle 1

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:25:00 MDT

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Sidesaddle 2

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:24:32 MDT

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War Horse/Militaria group

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:24:25 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:24:17 MDT

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Interesting dappling patterns

Bud Clydes

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:24:11 MDT

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WOMAN DRIVER!!!

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:24:01 MDT

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The driver for this Bud Clyde rig is a woman -- she also drove last year. Go 8-up Lady!!!

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:50 MDT

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Marking reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:39 MDT

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Good marking/dappling reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:30 MDT

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Yep, they just pull over...

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:23 MDT

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This is the kind of parade where if there's a stop (and there are several), people just zoom over to talk to people, or people run out into the street to talk to them.

Bohlin

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:15 MDT

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Escondido CA Mounted Officers

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:23:03 MDT

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More drafts! And there's a Clyde in the back row right hand side

Pasos

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:55 MDT

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Andy

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:45 MDT

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Andy

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:36 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:28 MDT

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Buckskin dappling reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:19 MDT

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Yeah baby

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:22:07 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:58 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:49 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:41 MDT

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Again, anything goes, as long as there are no motors involved.

Medicine hat reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:31 MDT

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Sheep!

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:24 MDT

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This is part of the animal/pet rescue group. All the animals in this group were rescued or otherwise adopted

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:15 MDT

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Marking reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:55 MDT

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Minis!

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:42 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:30 MDT

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Paint reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:14 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:20:02 MDT

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Color/marking reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:19:52 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:19:43 MDT

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Llamas!

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:19:26 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:19:14 MDT

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What are you looking at?

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:19:05 MDT

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CURLIES!!!!!

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:18:55 MDT

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Got to pet some of them during a stop -- they're so cool!

Marking reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:18:41 MDT

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Roan reference

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:18:32 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:18:21 MDT

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This guy's here every year. He's great. It's the most calm bull I've ever seen, has never thrown a fit in all the years of the parade.

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:18:11 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:17:59 MDT

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minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:17:29 MDT

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Laurie Jo and Bill Jensen

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:17:19 MDT

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Bamse has the last word.

minxvole — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:16:56 MDT

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Tiring morning, time for a nap!