Although the Colorado Driving Society's collection of carriages was my favorite display at this year's Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, this packing booth was a close second.
This was an attractive and well organized exhibit that included both sawbuck...
and Decker style packsaddles.
It was the mule!
O.o. I think he's the cutest mannequin I've ever seen!
And--maybe I'm reaching here--but doesn't he look an awful lot like my old Marx Pancho model?

Thank goodness he wasn't for sale. I'd hate to have to clear a space for something that big on my shelf!







Definitely close to Pancho!
ReplyDeleteAnd close to my memory of life-size "mulus fibreglassus" models in the Anne Stradling Museum of the Horse, in AZ in the 70s and 80s. This museum is now part of Ruidoso racecourse.
I too was reminded of the Marx Horse ;)
ReplyDelete-Heather Larkins
Yes, he looks exactly like Pancho! That's a riot! I'm jealous, yours is in better shape than my poor tail-less guy.
ReplyDeleteDon't think Seth would have been too thrilled if you'd pulled in with that guy strapped to the roof. :-)