"A Tribute Performer"

My Horse, Silver

I was very fortunate to have located such a magnificent horse.

This beautiful white horse took me over a year of searching to find. As a matter of fact I had almost given up......but then........when I wasn't even looking.....a friend called me and said "I saw a white horse that might be for sale". I had to travel to see him.......then......there he was.....I knew at that very moment when I saw him looking at me and me at him...... that he was the horse I was looking for......and now you get to see him.... and behold his beauty.

The standards were very rigid and he has filled the goal of almost duplicating the original Lone Ranger's Silver.

Here are some of the requirements I felt were necessary:

• He must be totally white
• He had to be large
• Needed to walk with pride in himself
• Long white forehead hair
• A mane that was white and long
• A white tail, full of hair reaching to the ground
• Natural hooves - not black
• A loving nature and calm disposition
• Willingness to accept being trained for gun shooting
• Ability to be trained to do tricks
• Ability to rear on command
• Kid friendly

My Silver has meet every one of these requirements and has adapted quite well to the life of being a Lone Ranger's horse. Yes, we spoil him with attention and treats.

We do not allow the public to ride on Silver. Only myself and his trainer rides him. This is done for safety to the public and for Silver. He is trained to do certain tricks on que and someone could accidently trigger one of these ques and have a problem. Also for the safety of our saddle and tack which are very rare real classic silver western show items and must be handled carefully.

Here is some information to questions that I am often asked about Silver at shows:

1. He is a gaited walker
2. He is a gelding (male)
3. 17.2 hands tall
4. Age 20 (as of 12-19-2009)
5. Trained to do basic tricks
6. Will rear on command
7. Kid friendly - Loves attention
8. Natural hooves
9. Does not spook from gun shooting
10. His real name is Silver, also sometimes I call him "Big Fella"

As gentle as he is we also are very cautious, as anyone should be around a horse, when we are with him. Horses have instincts and you have to learn their nature as to likes and dislikes.

So always be careful, never walk behind any horse. It is easy for us to be hurt by a horse that is doing what is natural to him.

Most people are hurt around horses because they do not understand that horses have natural instincts as well as likes and dislikes. This is human error and they do not understand the nature of the horse.

We are always concerned about the safety of everyone at our shows and also about the safety of Silver as he is very important to our organization.

Silver is very important to us and we try to make sure his traveling area is clean and comfortable.

When traveling the road manager, will stop about every three hours to let Silver out to eat, walk around and get treats. Also at that time if there is any horse residue in the trailer it is cleaned and sanatized. There is also a fan in the trailer to help keep him cool in the summer time.

Often at shows in metropolitian areas kids tell us that they have never seen a real horse or the inside of a horse trailer. If they ask they will be allowed to see inside where Silver rides when we are on the road.

To us authenticity is extremely important and keeping Silver's trailer clean is equally important. You will probably not see another horse trailer this clean anywhere.

Silver rides on the left side of the trailer	Show equipment is stored on the right side

Fan and sound system located in front right corner of the trailer

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