12/13/2023
Today is National Day of the Horse, and we are getting a little much needed rain, so I decided to post about this day and what it means to me…. For those of you that don’t know me that well, or my family’s background with horses, let me tell you, I owe everything to the horse! This bay stallion pictured below is the reason I am who I am today in more ways then I can explain. My parents bought this stallion as a yearling, and they had no idea what they were getting into! They both had a tremendous love for horses, and this was the first nice horse they ever owned. Long story short, everything snowballed around this stallion and things took off! My father quit his very good job in San Antonio, and bought a bigger property to build a horse training facility for our family. This was our only source of income!!! It wasn’t long and we were standing stallions, going to shows, and competing at the world level. Of course we had a lot of guidance along the way. It’s because of horses that my family could make a living doing something we all loved, and it kept us all close while doing it. We met all kinds of wonderful people that had a common bond of love for horses. I now have a place of my own, and have dedicated my life to being a horse trainer. None of the blessings in life would have come if it weren’t for the good Lord and horses! I’m so thankful!
Ps. Both pictures below are with Sandy Kale, and Big Bay Bracket. My sister and I are on him with Sandy in the first picture, and that is my mother Pennie in the background watching Sandy show Bracket in halter.
The final picture is my father, Terry showing Bracket in western pleasure.