I don't know when I first fell in love with the horses. I know I have been around them since I was very young. When I am around them, something happens to me. It's transcendent. I have ridden many horses. I have been lucky to own a few, but I can honestly say they have all been amazing in some way. There are three that have touched my life far deeper than anything I could've imagined. Amanda, Helios and Star. Amanda was my first real love. She was my best friend and partner. She came in to my life a few times before we were made a team. She was the most awesome horse I ever had the priviledge to ride and show. It has been 15 years since I've seen her and over 19 since I last rode her. I miss her like it was yesterday. Helios made me feel like I could do anything. I didn't own him but from the moment I leased him, he had me. I spent my first Mother's Day with him consoling me. He left Novemeber 23, 2006 and I still think about him everyday. Star. Star was never mine either. He was the best racehorse my boyfriend has ever owned. I watched him go from claimer to superstar practically overnight. He was talented but his heart won him his races. It was amazing to be a part of his life. He died May 15, 2005 in Singapore, he broke his leg and they put him down on the track. I was 6 months pregnant with my son, Ben. I was devastated. I had Ben September 8, 2005. When I was pushing, after an incredibly long labor ( 26 hours), I pictured Star's Sunshine Million win. He won by a nose.
“Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.”
