HHAA Valiant Diego Makes the Honor Roll

HHAA Valiant Diego has earned another Versatility Hall of Fame award. He attends many shows in Tennessee each year and was named the TN Donkey Association’s 2010 High Point Harness winner and 2010 Reserve In-Hand winner. Not only is Diego a good show donkey, he loves to attend pleasure drives as well as pet days/exhibitions in our area. He is a great ambassador for the breed. And, most importantly to his owner, he is a best friend. Diego and Lydia Spears live in Hohenwald TN and are proud members of the TN Donkey Association. 

Lightfoot’s ASSpect

    Parades and Birthdays

 

Wow!  Fourth of July!  What a great day to be born!  I was so excited when I overheard Mom and Aunt Dayle talking about the 4th of July parade in Lewisburg.  What a way to celebrate my birthday.  Sure it was going to be hot but parades mean bands.  And bands mean music. Who doesn’t just love a band right?  And, the theme of the parade was “Happy Birthday America”, so appropriate on this, my special day.  I was singing “Happy Birthday to me, Lightfoot Lee”.

Well, Monday morning finally arrived and as we unloaded and began to suit up. I was searching the grounds for the band. WHAT? NO BAND? NO STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER? NO HAPPY BIRTHDAY?? Are you kidding me? How does one celebrate the 4th of July, a parade and my birthday with no band? What a let down.

I saw no need for walking the parade route when the entire lineup proceeded out of the parking lot right in front of us. But, the three of us… or should I say the six of us plodded along, last in the parade with a cop right on our tail!  Like I was planning on speeding or something.  I walked so slow I became my own parade; at least a half mile behind the last entry.  When we dropped out (as the last big hill came into view), that cop whizzed right past us as if a Krispy Krème was at the end of this 2 mile hike.  

From now on I prefer to celebrate my birthday in the pasture, with my friends. Oh, and don’t forget the band! 

‘Til Next Time,

Lightfoot