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Mistral joined
the Cebula family around 1974. Some
say he may first have seen the light of day in Harrogate but there is no
documentary evidence to prove this so his origins may forever remain unknown.
Prior to that his life is unrecorded but it is generally accepted that
nothing much of very great importance could have happened before then! (Mistral says " well I was born somewhere
and that's quite important, is it not?") This, of course cannot be argued with!
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Here he is, on the right, not long after he came to Scotland, brought here by
an uncle from Leeds. Yes, Chris, this
is all your fault!
He can be seen on the right of the picture with Jaco, Tamzin and Grandpa,
already well assured of his own importance and not at all intimidated by the
close proximity of the Andrex puppy!
His lovable appearance belied what was to come!
With hindsight, one can see only too well that look of steely determination
that was to become a major part of his personality!
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Mistral was named after a real, live horse belonging to one of the aunts in
the family -
(Sheila, to be precise)
The 'real' Mistral was a very individual lady horse who eventually became the
mother of Jack, another character of whom more will be heard in due course!
Sadly, Mistral died in October 2003 after a very long and happy life.
She retained her unique personality to the end and is now buried in the field
which was her home for many years.
Here, on the left, are the two Mistrals circa 1989?
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