Suffolk Showcase mare charms two buyers
The Connecticut equestrian and 4H Club leader was only there to look. But the big-striding Thoroughbred’s flashy features quickly made LeDoux forget her earlier promise to herself, not to buy. “She had a very Warmblood look with a nice angle to her croup and back end,” says Lisa LeDoux. “She looked like she was built to jump.” And she was big for a Thoroughbred. “Massive” in fact. To her and daughter Megan, the mare stood out from all the rest at the 2008 Suffolk Showcase. Not only was she put together beautifully, she was equally calm and pleasant natured. As […]
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Auto City swiftly ends career, retires in Maine
Glancing at her cell phone she noticed an insistent message. “Was Saucy Maisie yours?” “Yes.” she replied. “Call me!” came the response. A moment later, the two best friends were on the phone formulating a plan. It would center on the son of a worn out broodmare who was blind in one eye, and yet, kind to everyone until the end of her days. The mare was so deeply loved by her last owner, Jessica Creighton-Swift, that a year after the gentle horse died from complications in foaling, her voice still hitches up when she speaks of her. “Saucy Maisie […]
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Elmhurst headed ‘home’ to Our Mims
The money has been raised, the “call” has been placed. And the excitement is rippling through Our Mims Retirement Haven as the facility readies for the arrival of a great racehorse. Today, the 1997 Breeders Cup Sprint Winner, Elmhurst, is expected to step onto a trailer in California to begin a 2,300-mile journey to the bluegrass of his new retirement home in Kentucky. “My emotions are running between extreme excitement and nervousness,” says Our Mims founder and president Jeanne Mirabito. “And I can’t believe how lucky I am. So many people have donated time and money to make this happen, […]
