Meet the "Ambassador" of South End Antique Mall

 

You have seen our wonderful “Ambassador” in some of my posts.  It’s time to tell you a little bit about him.  He is a “must see” when you visit our antique mall!  Really, you couldn’t miss him if you tried! He stands 16.2 hands tall in horse speak.  In non-horse speak, that is 5’ 6” tall at his “withers” (between his shoulder blades).  Now, imagine how tall he is to the top of his head!  His breed is “Friesian”.  He is true to size for the breed.  He was used as an inspection model in Reno but was actually found by our mall owners in Dallas, Oregon.   Our owners purchased him and brought him here to our mall in Aurora about 10 years ago.  They loaded him into the back of their pickup and drove him home.  They kind of held their breath each time they went under an overpass!   The wagon he is hitched to is a Mitchell wagon made by Mitchell, Lewis and Staver Company in Portland, Oregon.  It is antique and is beautiful. You can just about imagine what had to happen to get both the horse and the wagon into the mall!  Each holiday, the wagon and horse are decorated in the flavor of the season.  We love it when visitors come to the mall and pose for “selfie’s” with the horse!  If you don’t do anything else on your antiquing trips, stopping at South End Antique Mall to see our “Ambassador” and his wagon is a must do!

Teresa is our store owner and an accomplished horse woman!

                                           This gives you a little perspective as to his size!