
The night before the horse show, I couldn’t sleep. I was running through all the lists in my head. Tack was loaded into cars/trailers? ✓ Athena’s breads? ✓ Grooming supplies? ✓ Athena’s tail extensions? ✓ Coggins? ✓ Pressed, clean show outfits? ✓ Polished boots? ✓ And the list goes on, and on, and on. I…
Can’t believe that’s the same horse. <3
TEARS!!! This post gave me goosebumps that turned into tears. Just another testament into the TRUE horsemanship of dedicating hours and hours and hours of practice, emotion, sweat, tears and we all know money to putting a well rounded horse together – even the ones who are broke to death and ready for the ring.
My heart is about to explode for the simple fact you gave this mare a second chance at the absolute best life she could possibly have. You took her from the darkest part of her life and turned her into a REALLY special and appreciated mare – and I think your show placings were her way of saying thank you.
Can’t wait to read more (and also learn how to blog from you haha)
Nic
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