DLM00382 Nate Melgosa, 17, pushes his family's funeral carriage out of a trailer at the family's farm in Manzanola, Colo. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. For 13 years the carriage has been pulled by the family's horse "Mike" at hundreds on funerals throughout the state. Sunday it was pulled by his successor "Lady" in his honor as it carried a wreath to his grave as hundreds gathered to pay their respects during funeral services at the family's farm.(DARIN MCGREGOR/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) **Nate Melgosa (cq) **Lorraine "Rainy" Melgosa (cq)
DLM00382 Nate Melgosa, 17, pushes his family's funeral carriage out of a trailer at the family's farm in Manzanola, Colo. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. For 13 years the carriage has been pulled by the family's horse "Mike" at hundreds on funerals throughout the state. Sunday it was pulled by his successor "Lady" in his honor as it carried a wreath to his grave as hundreds gathered to pay their respects during funeral services at the family's farm.(DARIN MCGREGOR/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) **Nate Melgosa (cq) **Lorraine "Rainy" Melgosa (cq)
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Nate Melgosa, 17, pushes a funeral carriage out of a trailer at the family's farm in Manzanola on Sunday. The carriage had been pulled for 13 years by the family's horse, Mike, at hundreds on funerals throughout the state. On Sunday, it was pulled by his successor, Lady, as it carried a wreath to Mike's grave.
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DLM;DLM00382 Nate Melgosa, 17, pushes his family's funeral carriage out of a trailer at the family's farm in Manzanola, Colo. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. For 13 years the carriage has been pulled by the family's horse "Mike" at hundreds on funerals throughout the state. Sunday it was pulled by his successor "Lady" in his honor as it carried a wreath to his grave as hundreds gathered to pay their respects during funeral services at the family's farm.(DARIN MCGREGOR/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) **Nate Melgosa (cq) **Lorraine "Rainy" Melgosa (cq)
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2006-09-17 18:09:25
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