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Miss Connecticut Acacia Courtney plans to discuss horse welfare at the June 28 pageant. Here she is with Perfect Love, an ex-racehorse Thoroughbred she rescued from Camelot.

Camelot T-bred is muse for Miss Connecticut

Acacia Courtney was crowned Miss Connecticut last weekend! Inspired in life by her Thoroughbred, Acacia discussed her rescue work in the interview portion of the contest. In honor of her victory, we are repeating an earlier story on Acacia. And we’ll be talking with her soon for a followup story! *** As a large truck idled nearby like a predator lurking to take unwanted horses to slaughter, a young woman approached a skittish gray mare hiding in a paddock corner. Frightened and evasive, Perfect Love held her head down and kept her posture low until out of the corner of […]