hello from oregon

[PINJOHN]

welcome to the forum from a sunny muggy Liverpool, each time i see the name of your state i get a picture of wagon trains stretching into the far distance,
you can probably tell from this strange statement that i'm a western nut, film and book, all it would take to make me blissfully happy is to load up the Conestoga and head west looking at the horizon over the rear ends of four big shire horses, SORRY ABOUT THAT OUTBURST EVERYONE I REALLY MUST REMEMBER TO KEEP TAKING MY TABLETS

[snakehill]

welcome to the forum from a sunny muggy Liverpool, each time i see the name of your state i get a picture of wagon trains stretching into the far distance,
you can probably tell from this strange statement that i'm a western nut, film and book, all it would take to make me blissfully happy is to load up the Conestoga and head west looking at the horizon over the rear ends of four big shire horses, SORRY ABOUT THAT OUTBURST EVERYONE I REALLY MUST REMEMBER TO KEEP TAKING MY TABLETS

I think you would do better with Quarter horses! I'm not sure that they had many Shire horses in the west! Lol

[PINJOHN]

I think you would do better with Quarter horses! I'm not sure that they had many Shire horses in the west! Lol

nope shire's it has to be, lots of big hills in between the east coast and Oregon besides i'm not absolutely certain but i don't think the quarter horse was fully developed as a breed at the time of the big treks, coming later i think, developed from the cowboys working horse after much crossing. whereas the shire is an old breed coming from the time of the knights in the middle ages but all that to one side, just to live the experience, i would cross the plains on a wagon behind a three legged donkey

[snakehill]

Googled it! The American Shire Horse Foundation was founded in 1885. Just learned something new!

[PINJOHN]

Googled it! The American Shire Horse Foundation was founded in 1885.

the foundation i suppose is a group for the preservation of the shire, although these groups no matter what the beast, don,t come into existence until after the animal they represent is already wide spread, i really don't have a clue about the time span of shires in America but feel certain that immigrants would have been taking them with them from very early days.
just look what you have done now, when i try to have my pioneer fantasy all i can visualize is the ar$e end of a three legged donkey. shame on you

[snakehill]

the foundation i suppose is a group for the preservation of the shire, although these groups no matter what the beast, don,t come into existence until after the animal they represent is already wide spread, i really don't have a clue about the time span of shires in America but feel certain that immigrants would have been taking them with them from very early days.
just look what you have done now, when i try to have my pioneer fantasy all i can visualize is the ar$e end of a three legged donkey. shame on you

Ain't nothin wrong with a three legged donkey!!