Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Chuck the Horse


Yes. The horse's name is Chuck. Of course he didn't tell me that because horses can't talk. Well except this one:
Classic right!

Anyway, I was just walking home from school, minding my own business when suddenly I say a cop on a horse and I just had to get  a picture. From the picture, we got to talking. I even got pet the horse. The cop's name is Officer Dave Toth of Philadelphia.  He was a former military vet before joining the police force back in 2001.  He went on to tell me about his and 16 year old son and how Chuck got his name. Chuck was named after fallen Officer Chuck Cassidy (see below) also of Philadelphia.
I followed up this conversation with the activities going on at my school to lighten the moment. I was pleased when he encouraged my to continue pursuing my passion as he did his. This really made my day. I also promised in our discussion that I would give my photos to Maria when I got back to do my fieldwork. This is gonna be great!