While my evacuee family was in town, Prophetstown was having its annual fall country fair. It's a fun place to go any time of year, but having horses trailered in for a breed parade? I'm there! Luckily, my family wanted to go, too!
My sister, Leslie is the head of Prophetstown, and she was delighted that we'd come out. Here she is letting Curt use the old fashioned corn shucker while Luann, Corinne, and Craig look on.
She fired up the antique tractor, hooked up the trolley car, and took us for a ride around the state park.
Lisa, Luann, Lance, Whitney, Addie, Mila, Ashley (mostly hidden), and Vanessa.
Ian and Braden were thrilled to be invited to sit on the high seat behind their great aunt. (Curt sat with them, just to be safe.)
The trolley ride was fun (and relaxing) but I was most interested in the horses that were there for the fair.
Corinne looks up at a Paint horse that is used for gaming events. (He had a visible swelling on his left hind fetlock but did not seem lame.)
She was a little more hesitant about the zonkey! (That's Whitney with her.)
I loved the zonkey and had never seen one in person before. He was very quiet and gentle.
And he loved having his big ol' ears scratched.
Ian was very intimidated by the miniature horse and would not get close to it. She is an older mare in her twenties and is a rescue from Indiana Horse Rescue just like Abby.
Mila and Whitney play on one of the vintage tractors on display.
None of us wanted to go home, but we had other plans for the day as it was Braden's birthday, so we headed home at noon.
