As the Herd Turns |
There is always something going on in the pasture. If you know horses, you know they can be amusing … in a teenage drama sort of way. Here are
my latest observations and musings about their “goings on”. ~ Fiona Siciliani, owner and president of Angeli Carriages
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Funny Q&As |
Austinites know that 6th Street, late on a weekend night, is like. There are a few who have been "inbibing" a little too much. This will make people
ask questions we think they might not ask otherwise. For your entertainment, we've listed some REAL questions asked of Angeli Coachmen and the answers we wish we could have
given.
Q: Do you know the horse's name?
A: Nope, I just call it horse.
Q: Do you have to stop at red lights?
A: Well, the city passed a special ordinance just for horses. It states that because the horses don't have to take driving tests, they therefore don't
have to acknowledge traffic lights or signs. The horses protested that this was speciesist and refuse to follow the updated ordinance. ... Plus, they don't want to get hit
by cars.
Q: Does he just know where to go?
A: Yes, I tell him to go to the Capitol and then he does.
Q: Is that a REAL horse?
A: No. It's amazing what they can do with animatronics these days, isn't it?
Q: Are you from around here? Do you know where anything is?
A: Ah, no. Wait! Where am I?!
Q: Can I just ride him?
A: My horse says you can ride him if, when it's his turn, you put the harness on and pull him while he lounges in the carriage.
Q: Do you feed him?
A: Well actually, he gains all his necessary nutrition from the sun through photosynthesis. You know, sometimes they barely make it through the night.
Q: How do they get water?
A: Nobody knows...
Q: How many horse power is this?
A: Googolplexplexplex = 1^{10^{10^{10^{10^{100}}}}}
AKA: 1 equine = 1 hp
Q: Does he just know when to stop?
A: Yes, at this point we are just here for decoration. If we could teach him to stop eating the money he wouldn't even need us anymore.
Q: So somebody gets the horse ready and you just get on the carriage?
A: Su-u-u-ure, and at the end of the night, "our people" serve us bon bons and mimosas.
Q: How do they get home?
A: Well, we used to charter a private helicopter but since we installed the Equi-porter 3000, they much prefer that mode of transport.
Q: Can I hold the whip?
A: Yes, and then I am going to give you a thousand dollars!
Q: Can you make it go faster?
A: Not yet, but we are working on the N20 Direct Quantum Speed IV for the Extreme Carriage Ride experience.
Q: You ever see that episode of Seinfeld? The one with the horse?
A: Uh-huh. We play it as a training aid for the horses and feed them beefarino before every shift.
Q: Do horses have tongues?
A: Why no! Unlike all other mammals, horses have turbo-charged fuel-injection systems in their mouths instead of tongues.
Q: Isn't he cold?
A: Funny you should ask. NASA is using Austin carriage horses to test out a new metal. They used it to make special horse shoes that warm them from
the hooves up. That thick winter coat he's wearing is just for looks.
Q: How long would it take for this horse to get us to Dallas?
A: Depending upon traffic it should take about 34.2 to 37.6 minutes. (Dallas is about 3 1/2 to 4 hours from Austin by car.)
Q: Do you have to have a license to do this?
A: I dunno. Some woman said, "Can you hold this," but that was 3 1/2 hours ago. Hey, would you mind taking over?
Q: How do they sleep while standing up?
A: Magic... .
This one isn't a question as much as it is a statement but we just had to add it in.
Q: Mine is bigger. (Said by swaggering guy to his buddies.)
A: I should hope so. This horse is a mare. (mare = female horse)
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Angeli News |
Reserve Your Baraat Horse Now!
Angeli special ordered this beautiful red velvet and gold costume from India. It is richly embroidered, with pearls and decorative stones plus gorgeous gold fringe.
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Only Angeli Carriages offers Baraat horse services for Indian weddings in the Austin area.
This is an authentic, traditional Baraat horse costume.
As you can see in these photos, this is a complete costume with a matching umbrella.
Here's the view from the back.
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For Sale |
Bona Allen Parade Saddle
Want a piece of history you can ride?
Or a saddle that is pretty enough to be art?
This is an UNUSUAL saddle. It has no maker's mark, but was authenticated by a custom saddle-maker who is a native of Georgia (where the original Bona Allen's were made).
This saddle-maker's brother and cousin both owned Bona Allen parade saddles almost identical to this one, one purchased in 1967 for $500.
That was a small fortune back then.
Consider that a brand new 67 Mustang convertable listed for about $3000.
I think one of their saddles may now be in the Bona Allen museum.
We took this saddle to a saddle shop here in Austin and everyone there stopped working to look at it.
They told us the leather is in good condition, the tree solid, and the fleece very good for probably being the original wool.
A few of the "spots" were replaced at some point in it's history and the finish on some of the originals is worn.
Overall, they said the saddle has been well cared for and is very usable. One of the saddle makers said he'd never seen a parade saddle like this.
The saddle may be seen at Callahan's General Store Mon-Sat. Callahan's is located at 501 US Highway 183 S, Austin, TX.
Their number is 512-385-3452. They'll be happy to show it to you.
Reason for sale: We bought this saddle for a lovely mare who is now serving a great mission as a physical therapy horse.
Guess that's a tad bit more important than just looking gorgeous in a parade saddle!
Quit laughing at our horse model!!
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