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See Where’s Bob Trip #1 for the first journey
See Where’s Bob Trip #3 for the third journey
See Where’s Bob - Between Trip for the time between Trips 3 & 4
See Where’s Bob - Trip #4 for the latest blog.
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These are the blogs for trip #2, including the preparations. It begins with the move to Indiana (near the end of April ‘09). As of 6/19/09, I’m back on the road with a new wagon. I pulled out of Bentonville, IN (southeast of Indianapolis) for Horse Progress Days in Odon, IN, attended Horse Progess Days, and returned to my place in Bentonville. That completes Leg #1 of this trip. Leg #2 is a drive up to Michigan. Trip #2 is complete with my return to Bentonville, IN on 9/6/09.
On February 10, 2009, we were rear-ended in Mississippi by a loaded tanker truck traveling at highway speed. The first wagon was destroyed and 2 of the 4 horses were killed. By Mid-May, 2009, I healed up enough where I could start working on the second wagon and training a new team.
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Location
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Date
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Miles
Traveled
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Blog
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Bentonville, IN
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4/27/09
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Starting the Wagon
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Kauai, Hawaii
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5/11/09
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A Week in Paradise
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Bentonville, IN
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5/15/09
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Hey - A New Team
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Bentonville, IN
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5/16/09
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Starting on the Interior
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Bentonville, IN
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5/22/09
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Horses Home and Wagon Work
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Bentonville, IN
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5/27/09
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New Home for Old Team
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Bentonville. IN
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5/28/09
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3 - Trng
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‘Lil Tikes ‘A Trottin
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Bentonville, IN
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5/30/09
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5 - Trng
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Wagon and Horse Work
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Bentonville, IN
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6/1/09
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5 - Trng
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Shoes, Plumbing & an Evening Drive
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Bentonville, IN
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6/6/09
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11 - Trng
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Plumbing Done & Nice Workout
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Bentonville, IN
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6/12/09
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Wagon Construction Extravaganza
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Bentonville, IN
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6/15/09
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Friday - Off To Horse Progress Days
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Bentonville, IN
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6/17/09
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11 - Trng
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Just About Ready
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Trip #2 Leg#1 - On the Road Again - Indiana ‘09
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Mays, IN
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6/19/09
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13
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Special Edition! ON THE ROAD
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Homer, IN
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6/20/09
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21
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Down the Road a Few Miles
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Shelbyville, IN
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6/21/09
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16
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A Day of Old and New Friends
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Shelbyville, IN
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6/22/09
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Nice Relaxing Day
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Franklin, IN
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6/23/09
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25
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Old Home Week in Central Indiana
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Martinsville, IN
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6/24/09
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23
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Hot, Winding Road
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Gosport, IN
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6/25/09
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18
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From the Heat to JW Jones’s
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Gospost, IN
Freedom, IN
Worthington, IN
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6/26/09
6/27/09
6/28/09
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Gosport to Worthington
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Elnora, IN
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6/29/09
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22
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Elnora! - Just Outside Odon
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Elnora, IN
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6/30/09
7/1/09
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Camped in Elnora
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Odon, IN
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7/2/09
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Settling in at H.P.D.
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Odon, IN
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7/4/09
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Extra - Horse Progress Days
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Newberry, IN
Worthington, IN
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7/5/09
7/6/09
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21 & 8 Playing
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From Odon, Through Worthington
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Spencer, IN
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7/7/09
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16
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Clementine’s Drive to Spencer
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Spencer, IN
Gosport, IN
Martinsville, IN
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7/8/09
7/9/09
7/10/09
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Back in Martinsville
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Franklin, IN
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7/11/09
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18
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Riders and the Organic Dairy
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Franklin, IN
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7/12/09
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Bob (the Horse’s) Debut Blog
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Shelbyville, IN
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7/13/09
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18
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Riding Belgians
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Rushville, IN
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7/14/09
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25
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Wagon Horses
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Bentonville, IN
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7/15/09
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30
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All the Way Home
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Trip #2, Leg #1
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Finished
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351
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Total Miles
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Trip #2, Leg #2 - The Trip to Michigan
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Bentonville, IN
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7/18/09
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A Few Fixes and R&R
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Bentonville, IN
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7/22/09
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Getting Ready to Pull Out
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Modoc, IN
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7/23/09
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19
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On the Way to Michigan
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Albany, IN
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7/24/09
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25
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Rags to Riches, A Horse’s Tale
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Monpilier, IN
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7/26/09
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23
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Ice Cream Social to a Day Off
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Huntington, IN
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7/27/09
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27
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Long, Sunny Day
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South Whitley
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7/28/09
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20
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Nice Farm Supply Stores
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Wilmot, IN
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7/29/09
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18
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A Day of Back Roads
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Topeka, IN
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7/30/09
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25
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Northern Indiana Amish Country
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Topeka, IN
Sturgis, MI
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7/31/09
8/1/09
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Day Off
Shipshewana, IN and Sturgis, MI
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Athens, MI
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8/2/09
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Farms, Great Places to Stop
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Battle Creek, MI
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8/3/09
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12
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Nice Short Day
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Assyria, MI
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8/4/09
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20
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Battle Creek, MI
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Woodbury, MI
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8/5/09
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22
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Nice Run Up Route 66
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Ionia, MI
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8/6/09
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16
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At My Cousin Tim’s Place
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Muir, MI
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8/7/09
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The Road to Jake’s
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Muir, MI
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8/8/09
8/9/09
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Jake Sheaffer, Percheron Horse Breeder
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Sumner, MI
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8/10/09
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22
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Aimless Wandering - Day One
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Riverdale, MI
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8/11/09
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A Very Aimless Day
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Mt. Pleasant, MI
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8/12/09
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20
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Wandering into a Lap of Plenty
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Clare, MI
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8/13/09
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18
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Did You Happen to See the News?
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Clare, MI
Mt. Pleasant, MI
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8/14/09
8/15/09
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Back at the McDonald Centennial Farm
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Riverdale, MI
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8/16/09
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Bonus - One Year On the Road
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Muir, MI
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8/19/09
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25
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Back At the Farm
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Ionia, MI
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8/21/09
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18
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Family Onboard the Wagon
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Woodbury, MI
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8/22/09
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16
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Campfires and Good Grazing
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Pennfield, MI
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8/23/09
8/24/09
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Belgian Gardens
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Battle Creek, MI
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8/25/09
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The Lads, Bringing Smiles
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Athens, MI
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8/26/09
8/27/09
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Roads With Scary Spray
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Burr Oak, MI
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8/28/09
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19
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Messy Day to a Bar
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Valentine, Mi
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8/29/09
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23
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Camping With The Amish
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Albion, IN
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8/30/09
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16
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A Visit From Doc
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Columbia City, IN
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8/31/09
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21
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Pasturing Alongside the Blue River
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Huntington, IN
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9/1/09
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23
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South Through Huntington
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Montpilier, IN
Albany, IN
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9/2/09
9/3/09
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27
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Treking Through Some Nice Places
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Albany, IN
Modoc, IN
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9/4/09
9/5/09
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27
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Oh, Those Wonderful Day
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Bentonville, IN
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9/6/09
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19
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Home Again
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Deep Thoughts From Bob the Horse (Updated 9/5/09)
Being a philosophical horse, Bob occasionally feels the need to share his wisdom
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If a guy has a horse, he can get out of town. With a fast horse he can leave quickly. But with two fast horses, he can get out of town, not only right away, but in comfort!
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I was once an Amish farm horse, and it’s a good life. However, if the farmer also has a tractor, life is better!
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Being a Sorrel Belgian, I have a pile of Blonde Belgian jokes. I would tell you a few, but I have a feeling some of the mares would get upset!
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I told Teamster Bob that he’s lucky horseflies don’t bother him. He responded that they do bug him, but they are called the IRS. I told him to give them a good belly kick or tail swat. If that doesn’t work, try a couple of bucks and stomps.
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Bill wanted to tell a “Deep Thought”. I told him this is no place for a leader of horses or horse politicians. They have a tendency to spout Harvard Business School rhetoric or political nice-ities. This place is reserved for “Solid Horse Sense.”
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Some guys have a bouncing ball, well not me. This horse has a Bouncing Bill. Bill’s a nice teammate, but frankly, I’m not sure what to do about him. I’m concerned that his bouncy, trotty behavior will affect his health. I think I’ll ask Teamster Bob to get in touch with that Dr. Phil guy. Maybe he can prescribe Bill a “Chill Pill”!
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Roses are red, violets are blue. Two buckets of Oats for me and one for you - hey, I’m a big horse!
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In the ‘60’s it was rumored that my great-grand sire did time pulling a chain drag for smoking grass. To prevent ending up with a dysfunctional family herd, I say don’t smoke the grass, eat it. It fills the belly and keeps you standing on all four hooves.
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