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Firefly Manor
Once upon a time in the early 80s, a friend of mine bred one of her mares to Coinage, and I got invited along (Yipee!) on the trip to Firefly Manor to fetch her mare home.
Memories... it was summer, which meant hot and sticky (and That was when I was Oh So Much Younger). We had just attended the CRHA National show at the west end of Pennsylvania, drove home, picked up truck and trailer (in central Pennsylvania) and headed for (southern) Maryland late at night. We slept over night at Firefly, and headed home the next morning. Still, we had to stop on the way home for more sleep. : ) Just your basic hair-brained "horse adventure".
The following are my photographs taken at Firefly Manor.
Coinage airborne
Bert Cooper and Eric Conibear ran Firefly Manor. They had gone to the Money Creek's dispersal sale in 1981(?) and purchased Coinage (above).
Money Creek's Pistol Bob with Eric Conibear holding.
It was absolutely wonderful to see Coinage "in person." I had poured over every photo of him published by Money Creek. In real life he was even more impressive. Bert turned him out, and Coinage put on quite a show for us:
Money Creek Pistol Bob
Money Creek Pistol Bob with Eric holding.
A Money Creek Pistol Bob foal at Firefly Manor.
A few other photos from Firefly Manor.
This is Bert Cooper giving a shot to a colt. (Sorry, don't know who he is/was.)
I was entranced with this Coinage colt, called Minta. Guess I liked bays at the time. : ) [Note the Pistol Bob foal is also bay. Ha.]
Another bay, a Red Eagle F-209 great granddaughter.
This photo was labeled (!) a Prince Plaudit daughter.
If I am remembering correctly, Bert bought her at the Rimwold sale.
I remembered her because at the time the filly looked 'pink' to me, and I thought she was neat colored.
One of those horses that "If I were a rich man (woman)....", along with the Red Eagle filly and Minta...
Pedigree of Coinage #235212
| Red Dog AQ | |||
| Joker B F-678 | |||
| Blue Vitrol | |||
| Joker's Joe Reed 45384 | |||
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| Bray's Berta Reed AQ | |||
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| Joker's Joe Sunspot 130076 | |||
| Lockhaven (leopard) | |||
| Sunspot T-582 | |||
| Bay mare | |||
| Sunspot's Lassy 20922 | |||
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| Quarter mare | |||
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| Stan Patches 17459 | |||
| Top Rail 34832 | |||
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| Topper's Britches 61257 | |||
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| Lucy Belle 17117 | |||
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Topper Britches Jill ID 11231 |
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| Chicaro Jill AQ | |||
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Pedigree of Money Creek's Pistol Bob #121200
| Nighthawk F-1298 | |||
| Snowman F-1641 | |||
| Waota F-770 | |||
| Carbine of AA 10760 | |||
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| Geist's Cowgirl AQ | |||
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| Carbine's Target of AA 48900 | |||
| Lockhaven (leopard) | |||
| JC | |||
| Bay mare | |||
| Crimson Lace of AA 16632 | |||
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| Dakota Dust T-1785 | |||
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| June Teenth AQ | |||
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| Bay Bob F-3502 | |||
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| Squaw H T-1358 | |||
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Thuirer's Babe Bobette 53265  |
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| Frosty Socks T-4434 | |||
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| Thuirer's Baby Socks 22232 | |||
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| Gipsy Babe 5250 | |||
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This is an article that appeared in the Appaloosa News, December 1982.
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