enlarge 47KB, 640x450 14 Jeri's Pour Mare We Leased Out a Real Fancy High Dollar, Top Track Record, TB Mare to what we though was a friend "Bernie Dillard" This is what we got back!
enlarge 80KB, 640x415 22 P1000606 Wild Burro Ropers (in the mid 60's) watering horses at South End of Saline Valley (Just to the West of Death Valley) L to R George Kirchner (kirchner's Saddle Shop)-(Now The Boot Barn) Mr. Green (Greens Saddle Shop (Oakland) Bucky McCulla Shoer/Trainer Dad (Dennis Gothot) on right with Toni (His Horse)
enlarge 66KB, 640x384 23 P1000610 Wild Burro Roper- waters his horse at Main Camp/Spring in The Saline Valley, CA [Burro Hunt 1965?] George Kirchner - Founder Kirchners Saddle Shop (now The Boot Barn in San Martin, Ca) Note: To protect the horses Dad used belting then the shoes and to protect legs they had bell boot, skid boot and burlap wrapped with Bailing Wire on all 4 legs.
enlarge 77KB, 640x494 24 P1000613 Out of our Price Range Last years Arabia foul sold for $150,000
enlarge 51KB, 451x640 34 Scan0008 0008 1947 _ My Dad and his First Horse "Tricky" A Morgan mare that was (Not Plan) bred US Army Remount Stud Tricky came in to "Exmore Hereford Ranch" with a RR car full of Reg. Hereford cattle from the "Hill Ranch" (?) in Montana. A 2-3 day old foul he named "Tana" was at her side
enlarge 33KB, 640x401 35 Scan0042 0042 "Tana" 1961 The First horse Dad Broke By Him Self in the early 50's (with help from Charlie Maggine) In those day they started Colts at 2 for a month or so, then turned them out until they were 5 years old
enlarge 61KB, 640x450 36 Scan0045 0045 1 The original Santa Clara Co. Sheriffs Mounted Unit 1965? In front of the SCCo Sheriff's Office at the Fair Grounds - Dad and Toni are 4th from left
enlarge 52KB, 640x427 37 001 24 There was a Carriage doin's around the corner - San Martin - I'll ad more photo below
enlarge 39KB, 640x427 38 065 1 There was a Carriage doin around the corner - I'll ad more photo below
enlarge 42KB, 640x454 39 Breaking Corral Dad BELIEVEs in Old style Breaking Corrals _ 8' high slanted walls where horses can not see out making them give you their full attention Slanted Walls make it easy on your knees
enlarge 31KB, 640x337 40 Almost a Breaking Corral A good Round Pen but Not Hard to build, inexpensive, No slanted Walls I'm thinking one could set used Tires up right and on the ground, end to end around these walls. (To Make The Walls Smooth) buy rolls of used Belting at a Junk Yard and screw it to the walls hang over the tires to the ground
