After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
Back in 2008, I wrote to all of Dreamy's previous owners, just for fun. Out of the 7-8 of them, only one responded. Dr. Hank Schlesinger and his wife are from NY and they owned Dreamy at the end of her racing career. He was happy to hear from me, it seemed. He wrote:
I am very sorry that we have not written back sooner concerning "Dreamy Starlet". When we had her she was a spunky filly with a big heart and a lot of promise! When she developed her chips I determined her racing time was over. I was an equine veterinarian then and I could have done the surgery so ending her racing career was the alternative. She was like a big puppy ready for everything. She had quite a disposition and a lot of spunk. We were sorry to let her go. We are very glad a wonderful person like you has her now. Maybe someday if it is OK we might come to visit. Give her a hug for us. ~Dr. Hank and Cathy Schlesinger
I thought was so nice of them to write back! :)
I am very sorry that we have not written back sooner concerning "Dreamy Starlet". When we had her she was a spunky filly with a big heart and a lot of promise! When she developed her chips I determined her racing time was over. I was an equine veterinarian then and I could have done the surgery so ending her racing career was the alternative. She was like a big puppy ready for everything. She had quite a disposition and a lot of spunk. We were sorry to let her go. We are very glad a wonderful person like you has her now. Maybe someday if it is OK we might come to visit. Give her a hug for us. ~Dr. Hank and Cathy Schlesinger
I thought was so nice of them to write back! :)
That is so sweet :)
ReplyDeleteMade me teary, how lovely to have contact (for both of you). You are fortunate to have all of Dreamy's "owners" contact information!
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