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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | This horse is just unreal. I didn't think I would ever be on a horse like this in my life...thought it was totally out of the cards for me, between horses getting hurt or sick over the years and then my career choice to go to vet school...I figured I would sit on the sidelines really and bring up my babies...
And to top it all off that I found this mare off Craigslist of all places.. I don't even have words. She's filled a void I have had for a long time. She's helped me through the recent heart break of the end of my 7 year relationship with my boyfriend (who I had no idea this was coming and was planning on marriage)... bleh. Anyway, she is just a miracle. She greets me every morning, puts her head into the halter when I catch her, gives more than any horse I have EVER been on when it comes to try and effort.
We won the race on Saturday by 4 tenths. Last jackpot in the same pen we won it with a 14.6. I've never won two races back to back. My best friend, who placed 2nd behind me, told me before I got on I would run a 14.4 in the pen... I told her she was crazy because to all of our knowledge, the fastest time on those stakes was a 14.5 with a hit barrel. We don't keep track of record times on the stakes since so many producers use these pens and we sometimes change how we stake.. so no way to tell if its an arena record or not. But who cares, it was the ride of my life!
Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz-CJwWnmB0 |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Good find. |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| It was gorgeous to watch!!!! Well deserved big smile on Lauren's face, they are a wicked fast team. |
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 Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV |  Great job and I am so happy for you, that you found your love for running again |
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I just read the headlines
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| Great run and what a nice find ! |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You two fit each other to a T! |
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  Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | It was an amazing run. You two are just the best! |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Congrats!! |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Wow! Nice run! Good job...horses some how have a way when things aren't going just right, they make up for it in a big way. Glad you are having fun and good job again. |
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Blessed 
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Congrats girl you are really Blessed |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | That is fantastic! I'm so happy for you. I just got my perfect horse too, and it's a wonderful feeling! |
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Location: Texas | Beautiful! Keep on dreaming! |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | So happy for you! Great run! |
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 I Prefer a Beard
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| Awesome |
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| Put a smile on my face to read a happy story this morning, good for you! |
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| Congrats! Awesome run! |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | Very nice run!!!! Your mare was trained by Dusky Fellers who lives in Huntsville. She trains some very nice horses. |
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 Lady Di
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Location: Oklahoma | Awesome run! It sure makes all the blood, sweat and tears worth it when you finally get that kind of horse! It's a rush like no other. So happy for you! |
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 That's White "Man" to You
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| That mare sure is nice, very happy for you Lauren!
Edited by Whiteboy 2014-08-12 10:48 AM
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 Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | Congrats to you, Casualdust!!! that is awesome and makes me smile! Thank you for posting this and I wish you and your mare much continued success!!!! |
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 Pork Fat is my Favorite
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | Congrats!!! Craigslist- what a deal- WOW. Does she have papers? Looks like a Rare Bar? |
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Veteran
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| Nice job! So good to see someone who truly enjoys it! |
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 Hawty & Nawty
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| You two fit so well together. That's awesome. xoxo |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Congrats! She sounds like a wonderful find. Sounds like The Man Upstairs knew what you needed. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| Awesome!! This inspires me! Hoping to find one of these one day in the future :) |
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | BeanCounter - 2014-08-12 9:31 AM
Very nice run!!!! Your mare was trained by Dusky Fellers who lives in Huntsville. She trains some very nice horses.
Yep I saw her brand in her ad pic on craigslist- not that you could miss it!
I was glad I bought her first then contacted Dusky later, apparently in her younger years she was not easy to put up with! |
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | TurnLane - 2014-08-12 10:01 AM
Congrats!!! Craigslist- what a deal- WOW. Does she have papers? Looks like a Rare Bar?
She is by Strawflyin Buds out of a daughter of Rare Form |
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 Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | Wow! What a nice run and it looked like a blast. Good going you two! |
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 Heeler Hoarder
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| Congrats ! What a nice run |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| I like how she really turns on the jets leaving each barrel. |
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I just have to share… I think I'm dreaming <3