Sometimes, real-life events make Scripture sink deeper into our hearts than any sermon or Sunday school class. Rosie couldn’t have imagined that bull riding, a kind Amish family, and a mystery involving five Saddlebred horses would help her come to truly understand the commandment Jesus called the greatest: “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.”
Resources:
Comparison of Quarter Horse head carriage vs American Saddlebred (pdf)
Wild Eyed And Wicked Saddlebred Case
Amish Buggy Styles
These pages show photos of different types and colors for Amish buggies. The styles and regulations vary from one Amish community to the next. The second link shows a super-fancy buggy that wouldn't be typical for most Amish to have.
Learn to draw a rodeo bronc!
What does it mean to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? Mark 12:30 KJV
This overview of the book includes video footage I shot of Amish buggies, bull riding, and Saddlebred show horses. This divergent topics all come together in this book.
Brief video showing and explaining rodeo saddle bronc riding
Skijoring - snowboarding behind a horse.
Saddlebred horses showing in a harness/driving class.
Some of the video in this one is pretty grainy, but it shows quotes and news clips from the time of the poisonings.
This is video of Wild Eyed and Wicked, I believe in 2001. Beautiful horse. Such a tragedy. :(
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