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Toby is a 2002 Bay Gelding owned by Robyn Peterson He has been introduced to cross country driving and CDE, and is loving every minute of it! |
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| Toby was born on a cold, rainy night in October of 2002. His mom was outside that night because her stall was being used as an emergency setting for a sick horse. Toby wasn't due for three weeks yet, so everyone thought this would be safe. We found him in the morning - cold, wet and shivering. We rushed him into the barn, dried him off and got him warmed up.
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Toby was already a very special horse, even before he was born. His mom, Peekaboo, belonged to our friend, Marti Martinson. Robyn worked for Marti that summer in 2002, and her reward for that work done was the foal that Peekaboo was carrying.
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Robyn was off at college in Portland that cold night of Toby's arrival. So Sheryl took him in, warmed him up and encouraged him to nurse. But Peekaboo had no milk. So we got Toby some colostrum, milked out another mare and started him on a bottle. Three days later Peekaboo had milk, but she never made an abundance of it. So Toby grew, or tried to. But he just couldn't grow very well.
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Tons of care and love from Robyn and her friends helped Toby to grow and flourish. When he was two he went to Portia's to live. Robyn traded working for Portia for help teaching him to drive. Toby learned quickly and is now a safe, talented driving gelding. |
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