Patti’s
infamous
miniature tales
Journey
by Patti Funakoshi
O
ne afternoon I
walked into a tack
store to ask about
western saddles. A wonderful woman who owns the
store stopped what she
was doing to help me. Her
name was Pamela Brown.
She explained to me that she was
watching the American Miniature
Horse Associations World show
being held in Fort Worth Texas.
She had friends that were in
the ring showing. She took
the time to explain to me all the
different things a Miniature horse was
able to do; such as driving, jumping, obstacle,
halter and versatility and so on. I was
amazed but did not have any knowledge
of Miniature horses. She was kind enough
to interrupt her viewing of the show and
explain in more detail about them. She
laughingly told me at that time she had
over twenty minis herself! Twenty? I was in
shock! Who could own that many horses! She
laughed again and said they were like potato
chips…you can’t have just one! I thought she
was crazy! I returned to her tack store (Twin
Cities Tack) several more times purchasing
additional horse equipment and Pam continued to help m e learn about Miniature horses.
Au g u s t / S e p t e m b e r 2016
Miniature Horse World 19