Saving the wild ponies
October is my favorite month of the year with the leaves on trees and shrubs turning yellow and red adding beauty to the landscape.
Some of my happiest memories are one of the trips we used to take to the Ozarks every fall, with gorgeous foliage and blue smoke curling up from the wood fires of the campers.
We didn't camp, but rented cabins to stay in. Some of them were pretty primitive, but who cared? It was just a carefree and happy time. Even the children enjoyed it. It was a family thing.
The picture and write-up of the wild mustangs in the Marion County Record was so interesting. What a beautiful picture. I'm so glad the government has found a way to preserve those beautiful animals.
I know there are or were small horses roaming wild along the East Coast and small islands. In England, on the moors, I saw small shaggy ponies running wild, I always enjoy the horses in the Old Settlers' Day parade, and what a cavacade there was this year.
The California Rose Parade always features horses too. My youngest sister Betty, encouraged by our dad, always rode a horse in our annual parade. How about the Rex Sieberts? They help to add to the affair!
When I was in Vienna, I saw those beautiful white horses perform. During World War II they were kept hidden in Spain. How much patience and time it must take to train them.
Horses had a big part in those old western movies. Do you remember the name of Tom Mix's or Roy Rogers' horse?
— NORMA HANNAFORD
