Tag: Thoroughbred

“I love to tell people, ‘THIS is what a rescue looks like’” says Courtney, “He is the best partner I’ve ever had...I could not be luckier that fate sent him my way.”

“Chance was twenty-one and, not wanting anything bad to happen to him, I bought him for the bargain price of $50.”

A lifelong equestrian in Region 7 shares about how she had never had a Thoroughbred partner before, but discovered their heart and versatility was the perfect match for her.

My life would not have been the same without my Thoroughbreds - my heart breed. At some point the edges have become blurred, and I cannot see where their spirits end and mine begins. We have become inextricably bound together.

When you win the love of a Thoroughbred there is nothing they won’t do for you, and generally, do it happily. Kitten has always shown me ‘lots of promise’ and I am hopeful for a future of many trips down centerline, cross country, and sorting cows!

He was still going around me energetically in the pen when the vet said she’d seen enough, and I wondered to myself, "how am I going to catch him?" I stepped slightly in front of him and asked him to stop. To my surprise, he slowed right down and turned toward me, like "Ok, what are we doing next?"

My vet told me it was his last gift to me, because he knew how hard it would have been for me to make a decision one day, so he went out on his terms, in good health.

In August 2010, Courtney Anderson lost her left hand in a ranching accident, when she was only 18 years old. While she was ponying a mare to another pasture on the ranch where she was working, the mare spooked and Courtney found her hand caught in the rope, unable to free herself. Much of her hand was damaged far too extensively to consider other options. However, six week post-op, they couldn’t keep her away, and Courtney was horseback gathering and working bulls. Needless to say, since the accident Courtney has become quite adept at thinking outside of the box to accomplish her goals.

It’s Throwback Thursday!  Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the March 2018 issue of the flipbook version of...

It’s Throwback Thursday!  Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the February 2018 issue of the flipbook version of...