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there’s nothing else that I found it

there’s nothing else that I found it makes me as excited as I am to do this

makes me as excited as I am to do this

makes me as excited as I am to do this you can’t ride roller coasters to give

you can’t ride roller coasters to give

you can’t ride roller coasters to give you this feeling you can’t go other

you this feeling you can’t go other

you this feeling you can’t go other places and see anything like this this

places and see anything like this this

places and see anything like this this is unique to here we start on Saturday

is unique to here we start on Saturday

is unique to here we start on Saturday we will go on the south end and round up

we will go on the south end and round up

we will go on the south end and round up the Virginia portion of the shake of the

the Virginia portion of the shake of the

the Virginia portion of the shake of the ponies

ponies

ponies we’ve got about 70 riders for this event

we’ve got about 70 riders for this event

we’ve got about 70 riders for this event that come from all over the country we

that come from all over the country we

that come from all over the country we fan out and it’s just like the old days

fan out and it’s just like the old days

fan out and it’s just like the old days of herding cattle you push through the

of herding cattle you push through the

of herding cattle you push through the woods and you’re popping whips and

woods and you’re popping whips and

woods and you’re popping whips and hooting and hollering and carry it on we

hooting and hollering and carry it on we

hooting and hollering and carry it on we round them all up takes about four and a

round them all up takes about four and a

round them all up takes about four and a half five hours we rest them that night

half five hours we rest them that night

half five hours we rest them that night in the crowd

in the crowd

in the crowd Tuesday we take our veterinarians over

Tuesday we take our veterinarians over

Tuesday we take our veterinarians over the best actually call out the ones of

the best actually call out the ones of

the best actually call out the ones of too small to swim and the ones are too

too small to swim and the ones are too

too small to swim and the ones are too old to swim we put them in the shop and

old to swim we put them in the shop and

old to swim we put them in the shop and ring them across by trailing them in

ring them across by trailing them in

ring them across by trailing them in their mothers Wednesday is the

their mothers Wednesday is the

their mothers Wednesday is the world-famous swim for the rest of the

world-famous swim for the rest of the

world-famous swim for the rest of the herd that we do it on a slack tide in

herd that we do it on a slack tide in

herd that we do it on a slack tide in the morning at time when the when the

the morning at time when the when the

the morning at time when the when the tide is not moving either direction it

tide is not moving either direction it

tide is not moving either direction it can be high water slack or low water

can be high water slack or low water

can be high water slack or low water slack it doesn’t matter the swim is

slack it doesn’t matter the swim is

slack it doesn’t matter the swim is something different all in itself we

something different all in itself we

something different all in itself we heard everything out of the pin both

heard everything out of the pin both

heard everything out of the pin both herds north and south we heard

herds north and south we heard

herds north and south we heard everything to the swim site we hold them

everything to the swim site we hold them

everything to the swim site we hold them they rest and at lows slack tide and we

they rest and at lows slack tide and we

they rest and at lows slack tide and we get a signal I mean we start driving

get a signal I mean we start driving

get a signal I mean we start driving everything to the water it takes about

everything to the water it takes about

everything to the water it takes about nine to eleven minutes to swim then we

nine to eleven minutes to swim then we

nine to eleven minutes to swim then we bring them all down Main Street to the

bring them all down Main Street to the

bring them all down Main Street to the crowd at the fairgrounds the following

crowd at the fairgrounds the following

crowd at the fairgrounds the following day is the auction we will sell the

day is the auction we will sell the

day is the auction we will sell the young ones it gives us money for fire

young ones it gives us money for fire

young ones it gives us money for fire trucks parabolas rescue equipment and

trucks parabolas rescue equipment and

trucks parabolas rescue equipment and these mixes make sure the ponies survive

these mixes make sure the ponies survive

these mixes make sure the ponies survive all winter long

Friday morning they swim back and they

Friday morning they swim back and they start our life over again for another

start our life over again for another

start our life over again for another another full year when this week’s over

another full year when this week’s over

another full year when this week’s over go back to normal people we go back to

go back to normal people we go back to

go back to normal people we go back to normal life we have to go back to work

normal life we have to go back to work

normal life we have to go back to work make money because this does not pay our

make money because this does not pay our

make money because this does not pay our bills unfortunately if it did we’d all

bills unfortunately if it did we’d all

bills unfortunately if it did we’d all be happier people but it’s all volunteer

be happier people but it’s all volunteer

be happier people but it’s all volunteer you meet up with these horses oh it’s

you meet up with these horses oh it’s

you meet up with these horses oh it’s great

great

great all my friends now hey listen to him you

all my friends now hey listen to him you

all my friends now hey listen to him you know people don’t listen to me

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