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Ginerous Legacy (a.k.a. Harley) was foaled on February 8, 1998 at Claiborne Farm in Lexington, Kentucky by Excused, a filly who ran and won all three races until sidelined by a knee injury. Excused was sired by none other than the famous Forty Niner who won 11 races with earnings in excess of $2.7 million. | |
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Harley’s sire, Go For Gin, was no slouch either to the racing industry. Not only did he win the 1994 Kentucky Derby but he also finished second in both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. During his racing career, he earned over $1.3 million dollars. As you can see, with a royal lineage like that, Harley was destined to a life of racing. Only 14 months after Harley was purchased and put into training, he sustained a slab fracture to his right knee. His short-lived racing career was now over. Due to the nature of the injury, Harley’s trainer insisted on sending him to slaughter since he was now ‘useless.’ The owner, who had never even laid eyes on poor Harley, searched high and low for a more humane alternative. With much ado, he located a Texas based horse rescue. To his dismay, however, they did not have the proper facilities to house him during his recuperation. Fortunately for Harley, this rescue contacted Lone Star Equine Rescue (LSER) in hopes that they had a foster home to take him. Harley, not quite 3 yet, was placed in foster care with LSER where he remained stall bound for approximately 3-4 months while waiting for his fractured knee to heal. Sadly enough, his knee over-calcified and the vets determined that it would be safer for Harley if he was not ridden. After almost a year of loving care, his foster home ensured that he would never be ridden and adopted him as a companion to the rest of their herd. I must say though, Harley has truly found his niche in life. He is now the proud leader of the herd and ensures that the rest of his herd uses only the proper hazing techniques for any new foster horse that arrives. When his ‘adoptive’ dad repairs the fence, he ensures that all tools are spread neatly across the pasture for easy access. After a big rain, he takes great delight in teaching the other horses how to dig for crawfish. Cell phones, however, are still his all time favorite. He takes great delight in grasping the antennae by the end and twirling it around over his head like a whirlybird. For a horse that was about to head down that long, dark road to the slaughterhouse, he hasn’t faired too poorly.
I know she's looking at ME!!!
I see it...can't you???
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