Post by Stormrider on Apr 21, 2008 19:45:36 GMT -6
Here are some pictures of Blanco, more famously known as Shadowfax, who appeared with his owner/trainer, Cynthia Royal, at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisc. this weekend. Blanco is now 18 years old. He spent four years filming Lord of the Rings.
Basically Cynthia was showing us their training methods in a clinic. I guess they performed in the evening show and I did not know that or I would have been there to watch!
They also had some other free picture taking and free posters and autographing sessions but those were going on when we were getting the drill team ready for their performances so I missed those, too. Drat!
But I did buy a t-shirt and Cynthia signed it for me (with Shadowfax and her names) and gave me a hug.
In the picture below, Cynthia is cueing Blanco to rear up (I didn't catch it with the camera, but I have it on video and have to get Desi to help me load a couple of the videos. I'm having trouble getting them loaded to photobucket and I think I may need to convert the file to something else.
In the picture below, Cynthia's company is sponsored by Purina and she says they feed thousands of treats to the horses they have in training. The treats are called "Nicker Makers" (They also threw bags of the treats out into the audience--of course, Desi and I were not lucky enough to get any for our horses.
Of course, Shadowfax can bow for his audience!
Basically Cynthia was showing us their training methods in a clinic. I guess they performed in the evening show and I did not know that or I would have been there to watch!
They also had some other free picture taking and free posters and autographing sessions but those were going on when we were getting the drill team ready for their performances so I missed those, too. Drat!But I did buy a t-shirt and Cynthia signed it for me (with Shadowfax and her names) and gave me a hug.
In the picture below, Cynthia is cueing Blanco to rear up (I didn't catch it with the camera, but I have it on video and have to get Desi to help me load a couple of the videos. I'm having trouble getting them loaded to photobucket and I think I may need to convert the file to something else.
In the picture below, Cynthia's company is sponsored by Purina and she says they feed thousands of treats to the horses they have in training. The treats are called "Nicker Makers" (They also threw bags of the treats out into the audience--of course, Desi and I were not lucky enough to get any for our horses.
Of course, Shadowfax can bow for his audience!
- 'It's an ill wind as blows nobody no good, as I always say. And All's well as ends Better!'