01/07/2025
Classy raises good ones 🖤
You’re meant to pass your good horses down to your kids…
The ones you grew up with, the ones who made you who you are, the ones you poured your heart and soul into…
I wasn’t able to pass my horses down.
And if you want a good one, you either have to make them, or buy them, and the reality of recovering from my chronic illness the last few years, while easing back into training full-time, has made it difficult for me to do either.
I spent almost all of 2024 with this mare.
She cliniced with me, taught 4-H with me, led trails with me…
She’s the first horse I’ve been able to invest enough time with, that I see glimmers of the horses I used to have.
She’s about as close to passing my own horses down as I’m going to get.
And knowing her full history… started late, started right, impeccable care, is invaluable.
When she came up for sale, I knew I’d never be able to afford her; I’d have to be satisfied with finding her the best home I could.
But every time I tried to compile video for her consignment, when I’d get home and start editing, I’d see that my camera had stopped tracking, or lost focus.
And every time my kiddo would come help with chores, and run up to hug his favorite horse, who’d meet him at the fence, it was getting more and more difficult to think about her leaving.
So I guess she’s just going to have to stay.
Welcome home, Queen B.
