by Bonnie Hammond | May 15, 2010 | Sinatra
Update from Sundance Equestrian: Sinatra has continued his new life out at the barn, but since he is still without a girth, we have continued to work him on the line. This week he made amazing progress & started to get more comfortable working to the right as well...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 13, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
Dr. Bryant left a little bit ago. Overall the news is good…not great, but good. Lucky has two bone chips in his left front ankle. One is quite large and completely detached, the other is smaller and adhered to the bone. He also has significant remodeling going on...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 9, 2010 | Baxter
by Bonnie Hammond | May 8, 2010 | Baxter
Baxter was wonderful for his second ride today! Really, he’s almost TOO laid back, he’s completely non-reactive to anything you do up there. Getting him forward was the biggest issue, as he really didn’t mind if you thumped him with your legs or even slapped him on...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 8, 2010 | Delilah
Sampson is hilarious! He has decided he wants to be a racehorse when he grows up, and practices in his field as often as he can. He *loves* his ball and every time he notices it he races over to it to give it a bite or a kick or a shove. He is a big boy, even next to...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 8, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
Lucky is SUCH a sweet boy, with great manners, very neat and tidy in his stall. The LF leg is ugly, and he has a hard lump on his RH as well, just above the fetlock. He’s covered in bites and kicks from the other horses at the auction house. We took him out today for...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 8, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
Photos of Lucky taken just after his rescue from the auction kill pen (click to...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 8, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
My friend, Maeve and I talk about what we’d do if we won the lottery or hit it big at the track. Generally it’s a given that we’d pay bills and buy a farm. But what happens when you hit it’s ‘a little’ big at the track? The first thing that came to mind was that...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 7, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
by Bonnie Hammond | May 7, 2010 | Bucky B Lucky
Bucky B Lucky was born March 21, 2005 in Washington state. A grandson of Seattle Slew, Lucky began his career as a racehorse as a two year old and continued racing until the age of four. In 18 starts at Emerald Downs, he had three wins, four seconds and two third...