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Leslie Heulitt
HC 78 Box 27
Rock Cave, West Virginia  26234
304-924-6176
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Kiss and I attended the 2006 Shelbyville, Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show and here were are!
First photo in this row taken by
Avalon Equine Photography  

Gate Farm's Lone Ranger and Dr Dawn also attended.
First photo in this row taken by Avalon Equine Photography

Kiss August and September of 2005

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Gate Farm's Kiss This at the WV Donkey and Mule show

9-17-05

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"Breakfast with Daddy" Little Egypt and Montana
 
8-4-05 Kiss This 13 months old


8-4-05 Little Egypt 8 months old


Dicey and Liebchen Christmas 2004


Dicey 5-2005


Ewok receiving the 2005 Bishop Mule Days World Champion Jack award

Ewok Bishop 2005


Ace and Ewok Bishop 2005


Ace and Ewok In Hand Trail Class Bishp 2005


Dicey and Liebchen July 2005


I had to take this shot through the picture window. I cleaned up the feeding area so I could see better and to stop the cats from being able to ambush the birds. SO now I can't sneak up on anything. LOL

 
 Here is my mini donk Frosty and one of the foxes having a bite to eat together
 


Gale's Whisper jumping over her mother


May 2005 
Gate Farm's Kiss This


April 2005
Gate Farm's Kiss This and Gate Farm's Night Moves aka Nightly


Trish and Terry Geer with Ace and Ewok, 200
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April 2004. Ace and Ewok have been busy furthering their education over the winter. Here they are, first outing in their carts!


 

Gate Farm's Lone Ranger and Dr Dawn at Cheers For Ears 2003. Ranger is a full brother to Montana's Racking Paleface.
Photo Credit:  Melody Jamieson, Noteworthy Photography
 

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Trish and Terry Geer with Ace and Ewok. Sept 2003
 

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Dee Smith from Springfield, Mo and Rodee almost all grown up. 2004

 

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Dorton Creek's Fancy Hannah and Nancy. 
3rd place Cottonwood parade 2003

 

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Grayson and Montana Sutton Show Sept 2002

 

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Mo and Fuzzy Hardgrove first time under saddle 2003

 

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Here is our next superstar, Gate Farms Can't Touch This, at 7 months old. CT for short. Being shown by Martha Ducknowski at CFE 2003.
 

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Grayson summer 2003

 

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Grayson and Andrea VT show summer 2003

 

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2003,  Ella,  nice molly mule bred by Judy Deirckman
 

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Gate Farm's Diamond Eyed Chick, AKA, Dicey and her new owner Robert Sedden at the Sutton show Sept 2003

 

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Dicey and Revenuer Sutton Show 2003
 

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Robert and Dicey Sutton 2003

 

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Gate Farm's Revenuer and new owner Kim Hein, Sutton 2003.

 

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Here is Rev and Dicey and them being filmed for TV, Sutton 2003

 

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Here is  Gate Farm's Glory in her delux show prison. Boy these panels sure make it nice at a camp with the donkeys show! Glory would have much rather been out socializing! Sutton 2003

 

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But But But MOM it's MY trophy!! Glory and Rita first place in halter Sutton 2003.

 

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I think Rita and Glory are going to go far! LOL. Costume class Sutton 2003...............

 

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VT Legend Has It, 2 1/2 years old,  at the Sutton 2003 show, following in he father's hoofprints with a first in halter shown by owner Cheryl Hass.

 

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Gate Farm's Revenuer and Gate Farm's Diamond Eyed Chick doing the Best Matched Pairs Class Sutton 2003.

 

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Grayson and Montana Sutton 2002
 

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Robert and Dicey Virginia State Fair Oct 2003
Photo Credits:  Melody Jamieson, Noteworthy Photography
 

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Dicey making friends at her new home Sept 2003

 

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Fall of 2003, The Z Brothers
 Gate Farm's Zippy Espresso and Gate Farm's Red Zinger, AKA Zip and Zing. The boys are now all settled into their new home in Pepin, WI.
Photo collage by Chris Hartgraves. Zip and Zing by Frosty Jack out of Gate Farm's Sweetie and Gate Farm's Beth.
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"Dorton Creek's Fancy Hannah"
Owned by Nancy Spearman
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Eugene Keckley's Montana's Racking Paleface as a long 2 year old.

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Ed Heenan's Grits. as a short yearling

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I went to a fund raising for under privilege kids had this picture taken the largest and smallest
equine.  I think also the prettiest too.
Donald Mixon, FL
"FRD  On a Whim Missouri Jim" is full brother to the Mule below "Little John"

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May 8, 2004 Jessica and Little John


May 8, 2004 Jessica and Little John

"Little John"  Raised by Charles and Dawn Lindsay of Marshfield, MO
"FRD On a Whim Missouri Jim" above is full brother to "Little John"

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Well we got some pics of Mo with her saddle on today. It was the first time she had been led with it on. She did pretty good but still had to voice her opinion as you can see in the first picture.


 On to page two of As We Grow Up.............................................

 

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