Horse Tales from the LOPE Ranch

Virga Wins Big at Horse Show

Virga was a cute filly when she came to the LOPE Ranch as a three year old. When Terron adopted her to be a pleasure riding mount, we had no idea just how much Virga would excel at showing. Terron reports:

"I just wanted to give you an update on VIRGA. She and I went to a show on June 27 & 28, 2009. Over the two day period she was entered in five classes, both under saddle and halter classes, and we took home FIVE BLUE RIBBONS! Then to add icing to the cake-she took home the overall Halter Championship against geldings, stallions, fillies and mares. I am so proud of her! I hope that more people will give these amazing Thoroughbreds a chance, because if you do they will give you their all. You guys do an awesome job, keep up the good work."

Thank you, Terron, for giving Virga such a wonderful new career in the show ring!

Success Story: Proper Music

Recently I received an email from Jim and Maeghan about Proper Music, a mare they found through the LOPE trainer listings:

"We just want to share a success story about a horse name "Proper Music" that we found on the LOPE website. Music has now gone thru 6 months training and has become one of the nicest and kind horses one could ever want to be around. She gets some sort of training everyday and gets to play a lot as well.

She will be now starting to do some light dressage type of work and we are looking forward to see how that goes.

We would like to share the progress with you and hope it helps more people feel good about your program. Thank you for the good work LOPE does for ex-race horses."

As you can see from the photos, Proper Music clearly loves her new home. Thank you, Jim and Maeghan, for giving her a great new home and second career!