Life before Dogs
From the time I was 9 years old, until I was over 30, I showed horses, Hunters - mostly thoroughbreds, first as a Junior and later as an Amateur Owner. I started showing my shelties in 1974, combining the two sports. In 1978 my father sold his property in Coral Springs, Fl and keeping horses on my own became too expensive so the show horses were sold and I went to showing only dogs. We kept my first horse, a 14.3 hand thoroughbred named "Last Stamp" and my sister's first pony, "Suits Me", until their deaths, Stampie at 28 and Suits at 34.
Below are some pictures of a few of the horses I showed after we moved to Florida in 1969. Of them, Irish Lace was the most successful until she was injured at a show in Virginia (in the warm up area) and had to be retired. During her short career she won some large, competitive classes at class A shows in Kentucky and Virginia as well as Florida. She was also Fla Hunter & Jumper Assn !st Year Green Hunter and Amateur Owner Hunter Champion, as well as Central Fl Hunter & Jumper Assn 1st Year Green Champion in 1971.
Anna on "Watch Me" at Gator Downs in Jacksonville, Fl
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"Critic's Choice" - Pompano Beach, Fl |
"Watch Me" in Jacksonville, Fl |
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"Irish Lace" - Post Time Show, Keeneland Racetrack, Lexington Ky |
"Irish Lace" - Richmond, Va |
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Anna and "Irish Lace" |
Anna and "Amber Lass" |
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"Irish Lace" with her colt "Hidden Harbor" (sired by Coast Pilot) |
Some of our horses at our home in Coral Springs, Fl |
