Paradigm's First Reputation Mares

David Bailey ground driving Margarita & Cassie - 11 April 2010

Sometimes the good Lord allows you to realize a vision you've carried for most of a lifetime.  On Sunday, 11 April 2010, our vision to hook a team of Percherons became a reality.  As brood mares in the Paramount Percheron production string, these horses hadn't been harnessed for years. Neither had they ever been hitched together. Yet on this cool spring afternoon these two great mares recalled past training and stepped into the traces as if they had never been away.

Happy Hill Margarita is a tall black mare with tons of confidence and the need to lead.  She was born just south of the Canada/US border in Okanogan, Washington on Monday, 17 May 1993 out of Squaw Valley’s Ambrosia by South Valley Ha Ha. She’s a get up and go horse that we may try as the lead in a three horse Unicorn hitch.

B & L Hanson’s Cassandra is a big black mare with a small white star and a steady pull that makes her a wheel horse in our hitches.  She was born in Chatfield, Minnesota on Saturday, 08 June 1996 out of Lucille’s June Pride by MG’s Black Diamond. She has a wonderful disposition that makes her a joy to work with.  We hope to reunite her with her teammate Pam in the near future.


Pulling David's new Pioneer Cart

 
We’re collecting the history of these mares to add to our library so don’t be shy if you know a good story.  Just add your contact information to the comments area of this blog and we’ll give you a call.

We’ll be expanding our events schedule for 2011 so these mares and the rest of the team get a little more action.  Let us know if you have an event we should consider.