Small World (Horse Wise!)

I know I’ve said before, but this likely will not be the last time I will remark that it is a small world… in more ways than one. Having moved Litdeworldonfire to her new home I’m meeting a number of horse people who also board or are otherwise involved with the stable and one such chance meeting the other evening is giving me a chance to learn more about her history as a racehorse.

In a short exchange of introductions I met Laurie, who is boarding a couple of her horses at the stable for the winter, and just moments later she asked me what my mare’s registered name followed by Laurie’s reaction that she somehow knows her. Turns out that Laurie is an exercise rider at Emerald Downs, where she was raced, and after a phone call to confirm her trainer Laurie realized not only did she know the horse but had also at some time ridden her on occasion!

I may have the chance to sit down and go over some of her history as well in the coming weeks and hopefully get a hold of her papers, which unfortunately (and quite naturally) they were not sent with her when she left the track. Laurie also shared with me this photo of her on the track with rider Jamie Comber up. Apparently she was not known to be the nicest mare to ride on the track…