Randi's Bim

The hat is a Zorro black flat top - in regular Paso Fino shows, it's the kind of hat we wore, so I just used one of my regular hats.  The reason we used them in the shows is because they have a flat top - and one of the classes was "Chanpagne Class".  We put a glass of champagne - really water - on our hats and did the required gaits as the judge called them:

Paso Fino     "Fine Walk" Paso Corto     "Short walk, about the speed of a trot. Paso Largo     "Long walk" - very fast, can be as fast as a canter on a good Paso Fino.

Since Paso Finos are prized for their smooth gaits, this was a great test.  Whoever had the most "champagne" left in their glass won the class. "Bim" - my Tornado - and I won many times. This great caricature sketch is of Bim doing his gaits with his legs flying and the glass on my hat is motionless!

Thanks to MaryAnn we can all enjoy the great street sign Guy received on the Bronx Walk of Fame.

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