”Strength and Dignity” features a pretty little ranch raised mare owned by Erica Valdez. “JO Spark Plug”, aka “Sparky” is a 2016 mare by “Rivers Cat Olena”, a stud that the ranch lost in 2020 and out of one of the ranch’s broodmares, “Miss Shine Gun”. I was fortunate to spend several days last fall with Erica and her family at the JO- branding. Abbie Wells, a sweet young lady who I was fortunate to meet while I was there, made the pretty buck stitched headstall and Tristan Mahoney made the special bit that was a Christmas gift to Erica from a good friend. The verse on the bit is Proverbs 31:25 which read
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” I think this verse is a great description of Erica and it fits this little mare as well!
”Strength and Dignity” features a pretty little ranch raised mare owned by Erica Valdez. “JO Spark Plug”, aka “Sparky” is a 2016 mare by “Rivers Cat Olena”, a stud that the ranch lost in 2020 and out of one of the ranch’s broodmares, “Miss Shine Gun”. I was fortunate to spend several days last fall with Erica and her family at the JO- branding.
Abbie Wells, a sweet young lady who I was fortunate to meet while I was there, made the pretty buck stitched headstall and Tristan Mahoney made the special bit that was a Christmas gift to Erica from a good friend.
The verse on the bit is Proverbs 31:25 which read
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” I think this verse is a great description of Erica and it fits this little mare as well!