Eight Belles and Others

QHx: Rusty and Zoe, and TB Lips, for sticking around so long into their old, old age and helping us student learn how to handle horses, putting up with our bumbling attempts at blood draws, and always being patient.

I'm so very sad today - run free and joyful Eight Belles and all those that have or will join you.

 Very sad... Poor little girl... Another victim of human entertainment...

I will keep my opinion about "horse sports" to myself,  though.

Appendix QH: Quadros.  My first horse, who taught me so much and put up with me when I was an inexperienced young kid.  Who lived his life teaching others and was able to have a happy retirement with a loving owner (my trainer).  Moonblindness got him relatively young, and I imagine he can see just fine at the Bridge romping with all his buddies.  Run free sweet boy.

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This thread is a tribute to all the horses with heart.  They give their all because we humans ask it of them, and many of them die because of it, as this filly did today at the Kentucky Derby.  May she have no pain and the greenest of meadows in which to gallop at the Bridge  I'd like to remember the following horses who had lots of heart, whether they were ever on the track, and whether they died tragically or not.  Add names to the list as you see fit.

Thoroughbreds: Eight Belles, Barbaro, Ruffian, Restless Action (wish I could have afforded to buy you back then, sweetie), TV Girl, Glorious Combat, Steel Viking

Appaloosas: High Seas Sunrise, Harbormaster (these were my own - RIP my loves), Maude, Ditto Top Hat

Quarter Horse: Irish 

I tribute them too and would like to add my own:

Little Casino "Casey" 1963 - 1995

Atlantic City "Reggie 1980 - 1990

Sayler's Creek  "Sayler" 1985 - 2008

I hope they are all having fun being horses at the Bridge