{"id":2282,"date":"2011-09-12T16:43:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T20:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2011-09-12T16:43:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T20:43:24","slug":"chadds-ford-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/12\/chadds-ford-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Chadds Ford Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend we attended the <a href=\"http:\/\/chadds-ford-historical-society.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chadds Ford Dog Days of Summer II event<\/a>. Having never been to this event it was a new experience for all of us including the pony and the dogs.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2283\" title=\"chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1743_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C352\" alt=\"chadds ford days\" width=\"510\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minnow (and the dogs) had a new encounter with a cow named LuLu and her cute 8 month old calf, Annabelle.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2284\" title=\"chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1700_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"chadds ford days\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really not sure if Minnow had ever been this close to cows before, although he did spend some of his life living on an Amish Farm &#8211; so it&#8217;s probably pretty likely that he had at least seen them before. In the beginning I was a little worried about him, because he was utterly terrified of them as they approached his corral on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2285\" title=\"minnow and the cows\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1814_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"minnow and the cows\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, about an hour later he had decided that they were to be his new friends &#8211; and I think he actually started to enjoy hearing them Moo at him &#8211; reminding him that he wasn&#8217;t the only <em>livestock<\/em> hanging out all weekend at a fair.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2286\" title=\"minnow and the cows\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1815_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"minnow and the cows\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2287\" title=\"minnow the painting pony\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1749_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"minnow the painting pony\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minnow painted several pieces each day (which we will share soon) and showed off some of his favorite tricks to the crowds.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2288\" title=\"minnow the painting pony\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1772_2.jpg?resize=500%2C372\" alt=\"minnow the painting pony\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2289\" title=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1803_2.jpg?w=353&#038;resize=353%2C530\" alt=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And after Ammo had a chance to show off some of his tricks, we handed out little trading cards to all the kids, which I think they really enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2290\" title=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1809_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2291\" title=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1829_2.jpg?w=510&#038;resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the weekend we were all pretty exhausted, including the dogs.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2292\" title=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/img_1833_2.jpg?w=353&#038;resize=353%2C530\" alt=\"ammo the dachshund at chadds ford days\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think we all need a well deserved rest this week!<\/p>\n<p>So what about you? Have your horses\/dogs ever met cows before? Anyone on the East Coast ever hold a &#8220;cow introduction&#8221; clinic? Blitz actually has plans to visit a farm soon to start working cows &amp; I&#8217;m hoping to take Boomerang at some point too. Or did we meet any of you this weekend at the Chadds Ford Days? We&#8217;d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n<p>You can check out more photos from this weekend on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ammothedachshund.com\/2011\/09\/12\/wild-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ammo&#8217;s Blog<\/a>! And we&#8217;ll be back soon with a post to show some of Minnow&#8217;s new paintings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend we attended the Chadds Ford Dog Days of Summer II event. Having never been to this event it was a new experience for all of us including the pony and the dogs. 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