Pat Fish, Webmaster
In early 2017 Colin Dangaard got a call from his old pal Pat Fish. Over the years he had helped her fine-tune her saddle to fit her amazing Tobe Mule, and provided all the accessories that are necessary to keep a mule in proper tack.
She had heard that Colin was having troubles. She offered to help.
Pat Fish riding Tobe Mule in the 2022 Santa Barbara Fiesta Parade dressed as a nun.
In the years since she has been the Facebook amanuensis and webmaster for colindangaard.com, and is shown here appearing in the 2022 Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade. She is riding her Rocky Mountain mule Tobe, dressed as a nun to represent the historical religious presence in the era of the mission founding.
In real life, when not riding Tobe, she is an internationally recognized tattoo artist, known for her intricate Celtic knotwork patterns and the replication of ancient illuminated manuscript illustrations and the carvings on ancient Pictish standing stones in Scotland. Her work can be seen on her website LuckyFish.com
Pat Fish’s smiling Tobe Mule in his new custom double-poley Colin Dangaard Australian saddle
In late 2018 she was injured in a very serious fall, and when Colin visited her in the hospital he promised he would make her a custom Aussie saddle that would make her feel so safe riding it that she would return to riding with no fear. This is that saddle, with double poleys and a discrete amount of black crocodile detailing.
She considers the relationship with an equine to be one of the most profound available to humans, the level of trust and mutual communication stretching the boundaries of what are commonly accepted possibilities.
In Colin Dangaard she has found a kindred spirit, and she is proud to facilitate his online presence to make him and his skills and saddles more readily available to potential patrons worldwide.
Pat Fish and Tobe Mule riding at Pismo Beach
Examples of the tattoo work of Pat Fish:
Pat Fish sitting on Hadrian's Wall in Scotland
