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In reply to the discussion: Laurie's horse is here. Maddie is a 20 year old Paint mare raised from birth at the old farm. [View all]GiqueCee
(2,573 posts)12. When I was a kid...
... 60-odd years ago, I had a wonderful horse. He was a 14'2 Pinto (Paint?) gelding named Patch, who also had a watch eye on his left. He was a jug-head Mustang from somewhere out west, I assumed, because he had a brand on his left flank, H Bar E. The H and the E shared a vertical stroke, and the horizontal stroke crossed between the two letters. I was always curious about the brand, but in the early 1960's, I didn't know where to begin to research it.
Seeing Maddie's markings, so close in pattern to Patch's, though his were dark brown, got me to thinking about that brand again.
Thanks, George, for bringing back the memory!
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Laurie's horse is here. Maddie is a 20 year old Paint mare raised from birth at the old farm. [View all]
George McGovern
Sunday
OP
Maddie coming home makes the move complete..a good feeling, I'm sure. She's beautiful 🤩
Deuxcents
Sunday
#6
Thank You for continuing your story GiqueCee! Thank goodness wonders never cease!
George McGovern
Sunday
#36
Your horse and farm (and you) all look fabulous. Take some time for yourself. I can see you have a lot of work time.
twodogsbarking
Sunday
#13
You're welcome Fla Dem. Back story: Laurie's my better half. We moved a month or so ago.
George McGovern
Sunday
#24
You're welcome Fla Dem! Background: Laurie's my wife. We moved a month ago from our farm of twenty-three years.
George McGovern
Sunday
#25
You're very welcome hamsterjill! Animal rescue is an honorable calling. Thank You!
George McGovern
Sunday
#26
You are very welcome 1WorldHope! I'm humbled at your kind, caring comments. Thank You.
George McGovern
Sunday
#27
She is Bayard. re: "another horse", please see Addendum, clarification post. Thanks!
George McGovern
Sunday
#33
Thank You montanacowboy! My wife agrees, likes warm horse breath in the morning!!
George McGovern
Sunday
#37