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The St. Patrick’s Day Parade,
held in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the coldest ones in history.
Gusts of wind and dropping temperatures made it a day to remember.
Hollis Gammon and Jerrell Cox had
been invited to the parade by the Georgia Paso Fino Association. I
asked to take my stallion, Cruceiro La Estrella, and tag along because
“I
 love
parades.” After dropping off our horses at our host, Boyd Russell’s
farm, we made a quick trip to Wal-Mart for something warm to wear
under our tuxedos and costumes for the parade.
Jerrell was provided a horse to ride
by our host and as daylight rose, we caravanned to the drop-off site
in downtown Atlanta. The only place to tie our horses up was the
parking meters right off Main Street.
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With chattering teeth, I
put on my emerald green and gold St. Patrick’s Day costume and climbed
on Cruceiro and watched as flying hats and loose horses (not Paso
Finos) were chased down. We posed
for
 photographers
and the Red Hat ladies who were riding on a float. They wanted to pose
with Cruceiro and have their pictures taken.
After 5 hours on
horses, we started to move. We were the last of 200 units in the
parade. Hollis and his stallion were a big attraction as
 they
finoed in place.Cruceiro and I made frequent stops along the way for
children to pet Cruceiro and have their pictures made with us and
their families.
Hollis Gammon on his
fino stallion, Traficante.
The brave souls of the
Georgia Paso Fino Association served as pooper scoopers, trailer
parkers and distributors of Paso Fino coloring books.
 One
of the members, Arlene Krungle, was riding her beautiful black Paso
Fino stallion. His sweetness and good manners were impressive.
I would like to thank the
members of the Georgia Paso Fino Association for their hospitality. I
would also like to thank Jo Beth Hudson for the wonderful pictures she
took and Hollis and Jerrell for taking me along for the ride. |
