It took nine months of medical care before Franz was fit to travel from Germany.

The horse almost died in the process of being gelded. Billie finally took the plunge on an imported Friesian when she fell in love with Franz, a relationship that almost ended in tragedy. He was a half brother to Nico, and we have had him for 13 years.”Īll of their originial horses were bought stateside. Our next Friesian, Orien, was two years old when we bought him. Billie states, “Magnum was the horse that Joe rode for years. Their first Friesian purchase was made at a dairy farm in southern California. Afterwards, finding Friesians while on tour became a hobby for the rock star couple. Joe told People We Know, Horses They Love, “This was before the Internet, so it took Billie and I a while to see one in the flesh.” The chance would finally come in 1990, when the band was on tour in Nashville, Tennessee.

But after watching the classic movie Ladyhawke, the pair fell in love with another breed - the Friesian.įinding a Friesian in 1987 America, however, proved difficult. Perry and his wife, Billie, moved to their ranch outside of Boston in 1987 and immediately fulfilled a lifelong dream when they bought a Quarter Horse and a Paint. Joe Perry may be the star guitarist in a little known band called Aerosmith, but he’s also an equestrian.Įxcerpts taken from People We Know, Horses They Love by Jill Rappaport and Wendy Wilkinson.

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