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After the ride, Walker says her OTTB seemed to stand a full hand taller. Photo by William Morgan “Billy” Benton

Soft-spoken grandma busts a myth on an OTTB

In her glory days, Arrington Walker worked among the stars of horse sport. An assistant competition manager for equestrian sport at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, she saw the very best athletes strive for the fabled five rings at the pinnacle of their careers. But now, at age 73, the soft-spoken South Carolina grandmother is doing something even more exciting. She is doing what those in the Thoroughbred world refer to as myth busting. To the amazement, and mild concern of friends, family and coaches, Walker bought herself an off-track Thoroughbred two years ago, practically pulled the old mare […]