Newest addition to the BENZ-LGB stable
 

Here is the latest addition to the BENZ-LGB stable:

Cons:

1. Not German made.

2. Low horsepower.

3. Can be high maintenance.

4. Needs to be taken out on a daily basis.

5. Requires daily cleaning.

6. Can generate messy by-products.

7. No back seat to speak of.

Pluses:

1. Runs on USA-made fuel.

2. Sure-footed.

3. Easy on the eye.

4. Can bring instant smiles to all who see him:


Meet Simon:


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On this day, we were visited by a hawk...

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Some rabbits....

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And, of course, the family Akita, who does not know what to make out of the new addition and is worried that he will not be loved as much as before (silly dog!):

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Hey, Ernesto, does that unit have airbags? What about the sound system?

Nice to see you over here in OD again, buddy.

Can you get it with AMG wheels!:D

Nice horse! Where do you keep him, in your back yard?

That's a pretty imposing akita.

No airbags...but someone has said that horses can be real "gas-bags."

Sound system is confined to neighs and snorts.

It's good to be here!!! Thanks for all the PM's!

It is nice to be liked (sounding like Sally Fields). :D

He is just an overgrown teddy bear.

Has a real sweet disposition.

Loves the pizza delivery man.

But for some reason hates construction contractors. I must introduce him to Carl. :D

I could get AMG wheels for him. But I would have to replace them every 45 days or so! :eek:

Right now he is staying in the spare bedroom....the darned horse thinks he is human!!!

The gato has my tongue- How beautiful. Did you order the custom saddle with the Silver Star logo yet? Welcome back!

Hey caballero Ernesto, good to have you back!!!

They have those in Peru, up in the Andes, a lot, where they the are the four wheel drives of choice.

I think they are called doble traccion vehiculos or something similar.:D

Are you nicely settle in with the CE now?

I'll be driving around all over So Cal starting in about a week, as I just got in a set of AMG headers on the car, and will be taking a vacation, for a gtg of Mercedews moderatos on that other forum. Mercedes activities daily, to car museums, tuning and accessory shops, junkyards and the Classic Center.

Maybe you could make it to something, and we could meet again. Great to see you here, amigo

Sounds like he lives a helluva lot better than *I* do!!!! lolol

Looks like your wife has soft hands, I bet she's a lovely rider. Congratulations on the addition!

Wow nice! Bet it gets good mileage. :) Congratulations!

Nice!
 

Beautiful animal. Congrats!

very nice.

English or Western?

Doesn't the lack of a saddle horn indicate "English"?

Congratulations on your family addition. :)

that it does, I just didnt want to be mistaken, its been a while.

Thank you, but that is actually one of my daughters. She is the horsie rider...and she is a lovely rider.

She is good with horses...they like her and she likes them! :)

Thanks. He is a real sweet horse.

It is nice hanging around him. You know what they say, "there is nothing as good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse!!!"

He is a Canadian export, maybe that explains the nice personality and the good manners. :D

The saddle is English, like you said no horn. But the bridle and the reins are Western. My daughter did dressage for many years.

She is going to start doing Western riding...but no barrel racing though!!!

She will be getting a Western saddle soon.

Smart investment, considering today's fuel prices. :)

My sister is a 'Horse Lady', she's got about 8 or so. They are breeding them on the ranch. American Quarter Horses and Arabians.

Hey Ernesto!

Nice to hear from you! :D

Beautiful horse - congrats! Glad things are going well for you and the family.

We have some big horses at the family farm - Percherons and Belgians. We've also got a growing herd of miniature horses that a farmer keeps on our land. They're funny looking little guys, but the kids love 'em! :)

C.

Hey Chris. How are you doing, eh?

Thank you for the well-wishes.

This is a small horse but he has a lot of heart. And, as you may have read above, he is Canadian. Which would explain his good manners. :D

My daughter had been working with him for a while, so when the opportunity to buy it came up she knew that she wanted it! So here he is. :)

Arabians are beautiful horses. This one is part quarter horse.

Fuel prices are actually going down around here; feed, however, is still going up. :(

He is a beautiful horse--and a blonde! How Californian is that ???

Thanks for the welcome...and for the PM. It feels good to be back home!

Oh wow, you have minis. Do you want to hear something funny! My sister's horses are afraid of minis lol.
You're Canadian so I have to say this....Big Ben was my mom's favorite horse and Ian Millar her favorite rider.