GIDDY-UP HORSEY
One of my favorite Realtor® photographers is Kristal Kraft, Denver. She takes fabulous photos. She recently put a photo on Facebook that she snapped of Denver western days. Her photo was of a slight woman holding back a team of Belgian horses attached to a wagon, much like the Budweiser Clydesdales.
The idea of this woman holding back thousands of pounds of horsepower, reminded me of this old family photo taken in 1908. The little girl on the right is my Mom when she was four. The adults are my grandparents. They lived and farmed in Knox County, north of Mt. Vernon, so the horses were used to work the fields. Kids actually were expected to WORK then.
Don’t you love their clothes! By today’s standards, my grandparents would be charged with child endangerment by allowing a 4-year old to hold the reins of such a large horse.
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Elaine, What a priceless photo! I love the clothes, it so dates the period plus the horses are wonderful! Did your Mom grow up loving horses?
Mom & Dad both viewed horses as farm “equipment”. I wanted one so bad, but they were no longer farming as I was growing up. Dad said I couldn’t have a horse that didn’t earn it’s keep.
What a tall building! And what a special picute to have, thanks for sharing.
I think I’m reincarnated from that era, only I was a rodeo cowgirl!
Dena, the last time I went “home”, that barn was still standing.
Susie, I agree with the rodeo cowgirl concept. It’s more fitting to my style as well. Growing up, I wanted to be a race car driver, like Danika Patrick is now. Girls didn’t have those options for my generation, though.