Mr. Chips

	Navarre Mini Acres
	West Bend, Wisconsin

Mr. Chips

	Full Name: Martins Mr. Chips Leo (aka Chip) Sex: Gelding Height: 34.5 Foaled: 27 April 1988 Description: Black Pinto (Tobiano) Breeder: Lee and/or Barbara Martin Registries: AMHA, AMHR, Pinto

History

2004

Mr. Chips is our first mini. He came from Kansas and had been shown in his younger years. In July of 2004 Chip pulled his new inexperienced drivers in a parade at Dousman, Wisconsin and received a trophy for best horse drawn vehicle. We enjoyed that so much we later drove him in a parade at Ixonia, Wisconsin.

In October of that year he won a first place trophy for trail in hand at the Southeast Wisconsin Miniature Equine Club (SEWMEC) "fun" show. Also in October he visited a nursing home at Waupun, Wisconsin and took many grateful seniors for cart rides.

2005

Chip entered his first sanctioned AMHR show in Wisconsin at Shawano where he placed in several classes. He took 1st, 2nd and 3rd in trail in hand, three 2nds in pleasure driving, and three 1st in obstacle driving. Not bad for a horse that had been "retired" for several years.

In June, at the Pinto World Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he earned a Reserve Grand Championship in obstacle driving, also placing in trail in hand.

In August he took three 1st place ribbons in color at the Wisconsin Pinto Show at Jefferson.

Chip turns 18 in 2006. He has been our teacher and is still willing to share his know-how and talent with all his human friends.

2006 and beyond

Chip continues to do well at local shows.

Pedigree

			Goforth Little Pistol
		Pisols Casey Branaman	30.5" - Chestnut
		29" - Bay	Fishers Lady Sorrel
	Fishers Leonardo		34" - Chestnut
	30.75" - Black Pinto		Goforth Little Pistol
		Pisols Loretta Lynn Fisher	30.5" - Sorrel
		34" - Chestnut Pinto	Fishers Chocolate Drop
Martins Mr.Chips Leo			34" - Chestnut
34.5" - Black Pinto			unregistered
		Goforth Little Pistol
		30.5" - Sorrel	unregistered
	Pistols Elizabeth Fisher
	32.5" - Dapple Gray		unregistered
		Fishers Bay Bonnet
		34" - Bay	unregistered

Photo Album

Reserve Grand Champion

Chip earned Reserve Grand Champion honors at the 2005 World Pinto Show at Tulsa, Oklahoma for his prowess in the obstacle driving class.

Dousman parade

Mr. Chips waits for the parade to start at Dousman, Wisconsin.

Small passenger

Mr. Chips carried a frog on his back in the Dousman Days parade.

A long ride

Chip came to Wisconsin from Kansas in the back of a pickup and seemed to enjoy the experience - but he was ready to get out and enjoy his new home.

Hunt for food

Chip quickly adopted to his new home in colder climate and knows how to find the grass under the snow.

Nursing Home rides

Many of the seniors let Chip give them a cart ride during his visit to a nursing home.

Joy at the nursing home

Mr. Chips brought joy to many of the seniors during his visit to a Wisconsin nursing home.

Proud owner

Sandy Navarre proudly displays chip and his awards at our farm in Farmington

Mr. Chip the Teacher

Chip teaches Roger how to drive before they travelled from Kansas to Mr. Chips' new home in Wisconsin.

Sharing the pasture

Mr. Chips shares the pasture with our quarter horse, Pretty in Patches.

Ready to go

Sandy holds ribbons just won at the Shawano horse show

Obstacles - no problem

Mr. Chips shows how it is done in the obstacle class at the World Pinto Show in Tulsa.

It's a pleasure

Sandy shows Mr. Chips in the pleasure class at the World Pinto Horse Show in Tulsa