How We Met

I had lost my daughter and decided that getting back into horseback riding, (something I did when I was young but never had formal lessons), as therapy because I was having a hard time in every aspect of my life and I knew this would require all of my focus. When I called my instructor Debi for the 1st time she said that all she had available for lessons was this 6yo GREEN thoroughbred mare, I said "great, when can I start"? I took 1 lesson a week for about 4 months and then I decided to lease her in July 2007. I wanted to buy her eventually and had planned to when I recovered financially from the 6 months I was off work. One day last month her former owner approached me and asked me if I wanted to have her, that I should have her as she did not have time for her and that I had been taking care of her anyway and that I loved Dancer and she loved me and that she was not going to sell her for much anyway. I was stunned to say the least, cried and told her how much Dancer has helped me get through a really tragic time. About a month later I was given her papers and was floored by her pedigree. I knew she was rescued from the track by Sherry due to an injury and the plain fact that she did not have the heart of a race horse alhtough I think she has the thoroughbred attitude. I discovered that she is the great grand daughter of Secretariat from her mothers bloodline. From her fathers bloodline she is the Great, Great Grand daughter of Native Dancer. I would never breed her for racing purposes but it was exciting to now have a piece of racing history. But to me she is my big girl, Dancer..