- December 25, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
They’ve had the animals set up outside for drive-thru events, and they’ve made trips inside to punctuate special Christmas services. Tobler has also provided horses for Roman soldiers and sheep for shepherds to assist with elaborate “Journey to Bethlehem” events, where groups walk through a series of outdoor stations that tell the Christmas story.
Churches usually provide their own Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, Tobler said. But Cowboy Critters employees can stand in as side characters if needed.
On Friday afternoon, Tobler set up a collapsible, wooden pen outside Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and brought each of the animals from the Cowboy Critters trailer into a temporary enclosure. The band was warming up inside, and music wafted out faintly to the parking lot.
Once the animals were secured, Tobler pulled a long, green dress over her clothes, tied a white sash around her waist, and wrapped a purple head covering over her hair.
As families began to arrive…
