Farewell To An Old Friend

Blaze died on Friday, February 3, 2012 just a couple of months short of his 34th birthday.  He had been at Howell Farm since February 1985.  Blaze was an outstanding workhorse during his many years at the farm and was known to be both gentle and reliable.  He also had a real sense of humor and was renowned by those who worked with him for his antics.  Blaze may have had some old-style Morgan horse in his ancestry as well as other work breeds.  For many years he enjoyed his stall at the western end of the barn where he had a window that he used to see what was going on or to pose for photos with visitors. More recently he had a box stall in the barn and often came up to the chain in its front in order to meet visitors in the barn.