Dear Royce, You Are a Daily Reminder of My 'Why'.

Dear Royce,

It took me almost a year to buy you. I first watched you jumping with Liubov Kochetova when you were six years old, and I knew you had amazing, raw talent. You were heavier, with bigger bones, than I normally liked in a horse, and you were definitely not the most broke. When she finally agreed to let me buy you (we had to sign a contract saying we weren’t buying for resale), you weren’t easy to get on. You were just a lot of horse, with a ton of pent-up energy. I remember them telling me, You can’t turn him out, he’ll go crazy.

Were you hard to handle at first? Yes. But I didn’t set out to change you. Why would I? You are a powerful and affectionate and funny stallion who always gives me everything in the ring. We just had to learn to work together and solve the issues.

Please click here to read the rest of Margie's letter to Royce.

Article written by: Margie Engle