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| SPARKY from the Calico Mountains (NV 222) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 Here is Sparky the day I adopted him. But I couldn't bring him home until his brand had been inspected and he had a Coggins test, so that he would be legal to cross state lines. Unfortunately, while waiting for the Coggins and brand inspection, he and most of his herd-mates came down with strangles, so the whole facility was quarantied and he could not be released to go home until mid-April | |
 April 18, Sparky comes home; April 19, Sparky begins gentling |  May: Sparky moves into pasture with Ruby & Silver |
2002 |  Sparky and I begin training with Jerry Tindell |
| 2003 | |
 Tindell "Challenges" Clinic |  November: First Ride |
| 2004: | |
 Sparky & Nancy at Western States Wild Horse & Burro Expo August, 2004 |  CADAMA Playday Trail Course: We won First Prize!  Benny, Sparky & Ruby are BLM Ambassadors at the Brentwood Adoption |
 Santa Claus Parade in Downtown Napa |  Riding at home |
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 2005: Sparky goes to Napa Schools Farm Day |  2005: Sparky and Ruby & Benny go to Pt. Reyes - their first long trail ride - 14 miles round trip from parking lot to beach and back. |
| 2006: | |
 2006: Jerry Tindell Riding Clinic
|  2006: Trail riding at Skyline Park in Napa
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_small.jpg) Sparky's first trick: "Give Me A Kiss" |  2006: First Horse Camping Trip: Warner Wilderness |
 Warner Wilderness: Happy Trails!  Teaching 'Lie Down" |  Tindell Clinic: Come to the fence for mounting |
| 2007: | |
Winter 2007: Sparky gets a real harness  Giving grand-niece, Steffi, a ride |  August 2007 |
 January 2007: Raye Lockert clinic and Arena practice |  Summer 2007: Little Benjamin from Singapore rode Sparky and learned what he wants to be when he grows up: a Cowboy! |
 Spring 2007: Trail Riding at Skyline Park |  September, 2007: The Fearful Crossing Wagon Train Ride - 71 miles from Lovelock to Fallon, NV over the Humboldt Sink to the Carson Sink to the Carson River |
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 |  October 2007: "Fun With Sparky The Mustang" demo at the Longears Cele-Bray-Tion in Red Bluff, CA 
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2008 With other riders from the Napa Valley Horsemens Asociation at Skyline Park, in April of 2008 | |
 | Sparky is fully mature now, and what a nice guy he is! Totally kind, yet full of mischief. My riding instructor calls him "a rocket scientist trapped in a clown suit." We're riding more than ever now, taking advantage of the wonderful parks in the Bay Area withint easy driving distance of home. We're also continuing to work - sporadically - on trick training. Sparky has the tricks I've taught him in previous years down pat - now I just need to teach him some new ones. |
 At Bodega Dunes State Park in April |  "Mustang Ambassadors" at a BLM adoption in April, 2008 |
|  Riding lessons |
| 2009 | |
 Dressed for a party |  4th of July Parade - Mike rode Sparky, I rode Max |
 Ponying Piney at Napa Mustang Day 2009 | 
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 | _small.JPG) 2009 Fearful Crossing Wagon Train & Trail Ride |
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2010 was a busy year for Sparky | |
 Camping at Euer Valley |  |
 NVHA Playday at Running I Ranch |  Running I Ranch - BLM Volunteers' Play Day |
 Napa 4th of July Parade - Mike riding him | _small.jpg) Jerry Tindell riding Sparky bridle-less to go after a runaway donkey |
 Getting decorated for the parade |  Sparky gave rides to lots of visiting kids this summer |
_small.JPG) Having our own arena (THANKS, BOB BROWN!!!) has revolutionized our horse scene - any time we want we can get out the horses and play or ride, even when there isn't enough time to trailer somewhere. | -1_small.JPG) |
| 2011: Sparky gets better as I get better (It's amazing how much your horse knows, once you know...) | |
.jpg) NVHA Poker Ride |  |
.JPG) Riding with Misty & Cache | A.jpg) Running I Ranch |
 Giving a ride to little Quincy | A.JPG) Campout with WANAC |
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| 2012 | |
 Riding at Skyline Park with Petra and Ti |  Late winter 2011/Early 2012: Lots of Skyline Park rides with Midori and friends. |
 June Jerry Tindell clinic in Gilroy |  Ruby and Sparky as Ambassadors at Santa Rosa adoption |
 High Sierras horse camping trip | _small.JPG) Fun with Liberty play |
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| June 2012 Western States Horse Expo - BLM Breed Demo | |
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