Captain Lewis and Captain Clark
Birth date: August 15, 2002 and September 12, 2002
Captains Lewis and Clark are Dunrovin Ranch’s newest equines who came in August of 2013. It all started as some many things do at Dunrovin – with a phone call from someone wanting to do something with horses. In this case, it was a phone call from a lovely woman asking if Dunrovin knew of anyone who might be interested in purchasing a pair of draft ponies along with their beautiful black and red carriage and black leather Amish harnesses. As luck would have it, a new teamster in the area had recently come out to Dunrovin to inquire about using his team of beautiful small draft horses in conjunction with the ranch. Before meeting Wayne, Waylen, and Willie, Dunrovin had little experience and little interest in carts and driving a team; so when the phone call came regarding the draft ponies, SuzAnne response was to hook Wayne up with the women so they could evaluate the talents of the pair and help her sell them to a suitable buyer.
Wayne went out first to check them out and get them hitched to the cart, He then texted SuzAnne to drive on out to see them. Well, as SuzAnne’s father used to say “I have all the WILL power in the world – its WON’T power that I lack.” Need we say more, SuzAnne saw Wayne putting these two incredibly handsome ponies through their paces with their shinny black and red carriage and immediately fell in love, and brought them to Dunrovin.
SuzAnne’s vet responded to her call to check out the ponies with the statement ” I tell my clients who get into the horse driving business that hey need three things: life insurance, liability insurance, and medical insurance.” Whoa! That didn’t sound promising. However, upon examining them and seeing what wonderful personality the two ponies had, he was very impressed and advised me to go ahead with the purchase.
They arrived with the names Sunny and Chester – which just didn’t seem to capture the talent and presence these two possessed. Dunrovin decided to ask the member of the DaysAtDunrovin.com community for suggestions – and got lots of good ideas. When ConnieR suggested Lewis and Clark, Dunrovin knew that was it! First of all, Dunrovin has a special relationship with the original Lewis and Clark; secondly the fact that Captains Lewis and Clark were co-captains – that is equal in command – made the names feel just right for a team that pulls together in harness. It’s the PERFECT names for two terrific additional to Dunrovin.
Since their arrival, Captains Lewis and Clark have given visitors may fun carriage rides, served as riding ponies for our children’s programs, harrowed our pastures, and leveled our arena with a motorized grater. Taryn, our Dunrovin horse manager, has taken on the task of being the teamster for the Captains. You can tell by the photo below that she is getting into this assignment as she gives neighborhood kids carriage rides at Halloween!
