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Location: Beggs, OK | Back on August 3rd a post was made on Facebook that should be shared with every horse owner:
Yesterday a teary eyed, emotion choked Bob Baffert said, "Great horses change you".
He's right.
They destroy your ego. They make you understand that no matter what you know, you'll never know enough or be enough to do it without them.
They change you from believing in God, to knowing in God. That only He can bring flawed individuals together and create a masterpiece much greater than the sum of it's parts. And that He will, when, and only when we prove ourselves worthy of the stewardship. That great accomplishments, be it horses or humans, is made up of teams that are in sync and mirror each other.
Great horses make you understand unconditional giving and fill you with the lesson of humbleness and gratitude. The only thing they expect in return, is breakfast.
- Susan Clapp
Trainer, philospher, and jockey of Great Horses
Creons Request
Six Moon Bid
Moons Ridge
...and many others!
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  Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | GREAT post!!!!! And so very true! Thank you so much for sharing with us non facebookers.  |
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Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | Susan is a very cool lady and a very under-utilized trainer of futurity horses. She had some of the coolest Marthas Six Moons horses ever! |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | Sounds like it. I would love to meet her AND you one of these days! There's not enough great horsemen left in this world, and i'd love to learn all I can from those that are here! |
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 Pork Fat is my Favorite
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | She seemed to single handedly make MSM a national name in the arena. Every single one she futuritied was one to go to the fence and watch.  |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Thanks for sharing this, what a great thread |
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 Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | TurnLane - 2015-08-13 4:41 PM She seemed to single handedly make MSM a national name in the arena. Every single one she futuritied was one to go to the fence and watch.
Absolutely! Thanks for sharing...great post. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Love this! |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Did you copy and paste this? Can I copy and paste it to my facebook? |
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Location: Beggs, OK | missroselee - 2015-08-14 3:58 PM Did you copy and paste this? Can I copy and paste it to my facebook?
I shared it with you a few days ago on FB. I hadn't had a chance to come back to this thread and let you know until now :-) |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I agree with this but I also believe great love for a horse, be they a great one or just great for you, changes you too. |
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | Great post! I believe great horses change lives! Awhile back a friend of mine went to a clinic and the clinician said "The only difference between me and you gals is that one horse"! She qualified multiple times to the NFR. It's so true, we are all one horse away from greatness! |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Thanks for posting! |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Totally agree with this. The non-superstars can change your heart. . . |
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Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | For those of you on FB, I shared a video of Susan on the horse in my original post. Creons Request was an amazing animal. |
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