The Horse Who Came With a Blank Page
Harvey arrived with no history, and Marshall has twenty-one years of one. Standing between them taught me why a record is a form of care.
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Two horses, one rider, and a record being kept — in essays, field notes, and the occasional honest accounting.
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Harvey arrived with no history, and Marshall has twenty-one years of one. Standing between them taught me why a record is a form of care.
Nobody told me the real number, so I'm telling you mine — purchase, board, the let-down, farrier, and the surprise that wasn't optional.
The part nobody posts about: keeping an old friend comfortable, and taking the long view of a life you've been lucky to witness in full.
I asked my trainer something I was embarrassed to ask, and the answer quietly changed how I ride. Here's what clicked.
Seven records, in order of how badly you'll wish you had them on the worst day — framed as care, not admin.
Why the first year with an OTTB is mostly about feet — and why I photographed the "before."
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