Karma Farms presents
Rowdy Yates and the Horses of the Americas
Perform at Breyerfest--page 3--The Show, continued


Copyright © 2007 Vickie Ives and Tomlyn Speir. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute without written permission.

SCENE 3: The American Cowboy

Cheryl Townsley on Song for a Chief and Curtis George on Child of the West Wind as the American Cowboys.

Vik and Rowdy set the scene for the cowboys' entrance.

Vik: "After the Civil War came the heyday of America’s Old West. The real American cowboy would have been nothing without his faithful Spanish cowpony. Here was a horse honed by centuries of fighting wars and working stock. He could drive cows all day, live on available grass, and still be up to whooping up some trail town after dark."

Curtis enters popping the stock whip as Westy gallops.

"Cowboys and cattlewomen rode horses that could do the job, whether it was driving stock with a long whip or shooting anything from rustlers to rattlesnakes. The American cowboy…"

Curtis and Westy with Vik and Rowdy behind.

Cheryl and Chief circle at a gallop.

(Then he does a run-down, a pistol shooting demo with blanks and balloons.)

Curtis fires, hitting all 3 ballons in every show.

Cheryl and Chief show off Chief's super long trot as they watch Curtis fire.

(After the riding and shooting demo, Paul Gabel on Farewell Angelina and Dorene Scanlon on One Dance Left actually pass the cowboys as they ride in and the cowboys exit. They are dressed as modern trail riders.)

SCENE 4: The Modern Trailriders

Dorene Scanlon on One Dance Left and Paul Gabel on Farewell Angelina are our modern trail riders.

Dorene and Paul riding abreast with arena entrance behind them.

Vik: "Colonial Spanish Mustangs still make great cowboy mounted shooting horses today. But in modern times, they also especially excel in distance riding, a sport where endurance, steadfast temperament and willingness to cover ground make them ideal trail horses, whether you ride in AERC or NATRC or just for fun."

Dorene Scanlon weaves the cones on Lefty.

"And they do it with smoothness, style and beauty: the perfect mount, no matter how young or old their rider may be." (Paul waves his hat.)

Paul Gabel is still competing in NATRC at age 78.

"Meet Paul Gabel who rode his first distance ride at 74 and is still competing today at 78 on his lovely Colonial Spanish mare, Farewell Angelina."

(When the modern trail riders finish their circuit of the arena, the rest of the riders re-enter and form up behind Paul and Dorene in the order of the timeline:
Curtis and Westy, Cheryl and Chief, then Will and Red and Jennifer and Magneto, then Tommi and Fernando.)

Announcer: We’d like to thank Paul Gabel on Farewell Angelina and Dorene Scanlon on One Dance Left, Curtis George on Child of the West Wind and Cheryl Townsley on Song for a Chief, Jennifer Maddox on Magneto and Will Clark on Pescante Rojo, Tomlyn Speir on Fernando, and Thunderheart who carried Curtis George as the Conquistador with Cooper Townsley now riding him. And of course, Vickie Ives and Rowdy Yates, America’s Most Decorated Colonial Spanish Mustang stallion. Ladies and gentlemen, the Horses of the Americas!

Vik: "And thanks to everyone who helped make this show possible! And now an All-American finish for America’s First Horse!"

(She picks up the Native American flag, and she and Rowdy circle the other riders at a gallop with the Native American flag flying.)

Vik and Rowdy run between Tommi and Cooper.

Rowdy leaps from between the pony Express riders and heads off to the next pair.

As soon as they are passed by Vik and Rowdy, each rider breaks off and hands out the commemorative beads. She hands off the flag, hands out her beads and all exit.)

The riders hand out commerative beads before exiting the arena.

Curtis George gives a rebel yell as he hands out our beads.

We performed this show three times, once every day of Breyerfest 2007. What a great time we had! If you'd like to see more fun pictures of the event, Go to next page.