Used with permission from Jim Bortvedt. ONCE, WE HAD A WONDERFUL STALLION NAMED 'COIN MACHINE'. HE WAS LOVED BY AND WON THE HEARTS OF ALL WALKING HORSE FANS THAT WERE ABLE TO SEE HIM PERFORM. HE HAD A MARVELOUS DISPOSITION, AND PASSED IT ALONG TO HIS GET. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN, AND HAD STILL BEEN THE HIGH POINT PERFORMANCE AND DRIVING HORSE AT SIXTEEN. ANYBODY COULD RIDE HIM, AND HE TOOK GREAT CARE OF HIS RIDERS. COIN MACHINE WAS SIRED BY PRIDE'S GOLD COIN, WHO WAS A PHENOMENAL PRODUCER OF FINE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES WITH AMAZINGLY CALM DISPOSITIONS. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT FINDING ANOTHER GOLD COIN STALLION WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO DO....HENCE, "FLAME".

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