The Kentucky Derby may be postponed for months and there may be no racing at the speedway, much to the boss's disappointment. However, there is still the fun of watching buggies crammed with Amish kids drag racing home from church, over the blind hills on Pavlus Road. There were three in one batch and a few high-steppers soon to follow. The lead horse was going at a dead gallop, head stretched out and legs gathering the ground like a Pony Express horse. The other two were on a high pounding trot that would have shamed their former classmates at Saratoga harness track. Try as they might they could not catch up with that fat old galloper though.
It was a little scary....did I mention blind hills....but it sure was exciting.
And those kids were sure having fun. I never saw such grins.
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Kids- gotta add an element of danger! But they probably know there isn't much traffic these days? We once had a Standardbred pacer, she was an amazing horse.
Some people just gotta PUSH the limits!
Shirley, it was pretty funny, if a bit scary. Not a terribly busy road but trucks travel doing about 70. Took lessons on an old Standardbred pacer named Edward bitd. He had the sweetest gaits, but the instructor kept insisting that I make him canter which he hated with a great passion. Fun horse.
Linda, oh, how I wish I had been able to grab just one quick photo! Those horses were flying and the kids were having a ball. Not light loads either, as the buggies were crammed. lol
You get some exciting action on the roads around your farm! And boys will be boys!
Jacqueline, we sure do...and the girls were egging them on. lol
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