March 30, 2004
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New training notes from elizabeth with fun photos added March 31, 2004.
My old gelding Banner.
Banner in 1999 at the Shamrock Hunter Pace.
K.C. Banner at the Shakerag Hounds Hunter Pace in 2000 - still jumping at 28!
Banner Christmas 2003.
Banner at the Montreal Polo Club with Elizabeth in 1984.
Chocolate Chips (23) and K.C. Banner (32) March 31, 2004
Banner and Chips have been buddies for 20 years! Chips was Barry's first horse.
Banner today at 32 still galloping in the pastures.
Chips and Banner posing for a photo on March 31, 2004.
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The Old GeldingBy KAREN HIGGINS KLEINER It was a dying summer
morning as I let the horses out. I bought him young
- he was almost jet black He came to know my
voice, my touch Years passed Time for a new challenge So the aging gelding
played a new part. Again a change The children clamored
to ride him. Old he was - the
coat of white porcelain china Other horses came
and went I thought about this
all day. He was standing still
in the lavender sunset
Banner - Elizabeth's old geldingK.C. Banner is my old gelding and he turned 32 this week. We've done everything together from 4-H horse shows, to open jumper and puissance classes, training and preliminary eventing championships, fox hunting (side-saddle and astride), trail riding and even polo. Once he even jumped a three foot fence while hitched to a sleigh! Banner is still active and leads the herd in for dinner at a gallop. He was born on our family farm. His mother was a 14.2 hand pony and his dad was my first Thoroughbred off-the-track who was found starving in a pasture. Banner was never more than 15.1 but in his heart he was a giant. He and I jumped a six foot high, seven foot wide triple bar to finish second in a puissance class! My younger sister took him over and did Pony Club and she too jumped him over six foot fences in gambler's choice classes. Happy Birthday Banner!
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