Ms Axeu leaves her mark on young rider
Across her left shoulder, often hidden from sight, a tattoo reflects the love Emily Diggins has worn on her sleeve since she was a little girl. Inked in black, the number V11290 is offset by a red ribbon encircling a horseshoe. It’s a bold graphic that honors an even bolder racehorse who wears the same number on her lip; and small tribute to a horse who left the track underweight and green, to befriend a young girl, insecure and in need of a companion. “When I got Ax I was 12 years old, and I was going through a tumultuous […]
