Daughter invited me to come for a ride.

[valley ranch]

And here's another :

No Mary, he's just hard to keep weight on ~ she gives him a pelleted supplement to add bulk ```

He does look bony in that photo ~ but he's filled out now ```

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Well ~ you know ~ he is kinda a rescue ~ he was just in a corral ~ given hay and water ~ Like a prisoner ```

 

[Nyboy]

Is he intact ? Many males after altering put on weight EZ (dogs)

 

[ninnymary]

Thanks Valley for your response. He is looking mighty fine now. Your daughter is such a remarkable lady. She is amazing.

Mary

 

[valley ranch]

Is he intact ? Many males after altering put on weight EZ (dogs)

He is stallion ```

 

[valley ranch]

Youngest just bought a horse cart ~ showed me a picture ~ asked me if I wanted it ~ I said " it might be nice " we went and looked at it ~ over in Washoe Valley~ pretty nice ~ she wanted it ~ said she had been looking ~ we'll have to build a house for it ~ can't keep that one outside ~ lots of wood and leather ~ she paid $750 ~ I though she told me it was 6 ~ and the harness she bought separate 125 online ``` Seems like a lot of money ~ but she wanted it ```

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[valley ranch]

Wheels have sealed bearings ``` What do you think ~ that's a good bit of cash ```

 

[valley ranch]

 

[valley ranch]

Mama's folks had a Grape ranch in Yettem, California ~ she said they bought a new buggy every year ~ they cost $60 ~ at the time ~ late 1800s earley 1900s that was a lot then ~ I think an ounce of gold was less than $20 ```


No ~ an ounce of gold was $20.67 ~ the American Dollar was worth something then ```


Yettem they named after Garden of Eden ~the town it's self is very small ~less than 100 acres today ~ Saint Mary's Church is still there ~ we went there ~ a while back ~ the priest let the girls pull the rope to ring the Church Bell ```
There's a map of the town painted on the wall of the Church Hall ~ with the names of the people who owned a house painted on ~ Father's Last name ( my name ) is there ~ nice ~ over a hundred years ```

 

[valley ranch]

I just read that in each lot of land sold for $60 in 1909~ how could a buggy have sold for $60 ~Mama yavrum (darling)~ did you say $16? I can't tell that story anymore ```

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Ok, looks like she was right ~ Sorry Mama ```

Buggies cost around $25 to $50, and could easily be hitched and driven by untrained men, women, or children. In the United States,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_and_buggy

 

[thistlebloom]

Nice buggy! It doesn't seem like a lot to me.I've seen some for sale and they were much higher. Yours looks in great shape.