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Legacy Laurie, aka Winston, is a
registered 7 year-old part bred Cleveland Bay by Forest Fellow out of
Dynamic Bold (TB), bred by Linda Yaciw. I purchased Winston as a
yearling along with his two year-old full brother Legacy Clive.
Purchasing these two young fellows sight unseen at the time was a bit
risky, but my gut said go-for-it.
Good friend Gayle Heiring turned
me on to the breed at the time I was retiring my old event horse. She
said “you should really look into a Cleveland Bay for your
next event horse.” Not really knowing anything about CBs, she
gave me a quick education about the breed as I listened with great
interest. So not only did I get one, but two! I told my husband that if
we got two, that some day Winston would be his horse to ride.
Winston has been a dream since
day one. Gentle, kind, handsome, intelligent, bold, loves his work and
puts his heart and soul into what ever it is I ask. Winston began his
first show season out with an unrecognized mini event before taking him
to his first recognized beginner novice event. After only one beginner
novice event, he moved up to novice.
I have to say as much as I loved
my retired event horse, that out of the 12-years that I evented him, I
never had a ride like my first novice cross-country ride with Winston.
I never had to work so little -- it was like he had been doing this for
years. He had never schooled this course and he jumped it as though
he’d seen those fences a hundred times before. He acted so
nonchalant about the whole thing. It was almost like he was showing me
how it was supposed to be done. As if to say, ‘now you just
sit there and be quiet.’ I literally felt like it was my job
to not get in his way and tell him
what to do, but to just sit and be quiet.
I have always loved eventing,
but I never dreamed it could be this much fun. I am having the time of
my life with these horses. I have a feeling there’s a whole
lot more to tap into with Winston. I’m just enjoying the
journey and I feel so blessed to have this horse a part of my life.
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