I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).



Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.



I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

another potential jumper.



Desirea Herrera

www.inphotek.com

dherrera@...

Awesome and i love her name. Jodi



------Original Message------

From: Desirea Herrera <dherrera@...>

To: <retraintbs@yahoogroups.com>

Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 09:17 PM

Subject: [retraintbs] I've Committed



I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).



Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.



I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

another potential jumper.



Desirea Herrera

www.inphotek.com

dherrera@...

Congrats!  I love the name as well.



-- In retraintbs@yahoogroups.com, "Jodi Moen" <jodisbreeze2000@...>

wrote:

>

> Awesome and i love her name. Jodi

>

> ------Original Message------

> From: Desirea Herrera <dherrera@...>

> To: <retraintbs@yahoogroups.com>

> Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 09:17 PM

> Subject: [retraintbs] I've Committed

>

> I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for

a long

> time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I

spent

> nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away

from the

> track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

>

> Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had

some

> sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They

couldn't

> figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan.

Couldn't

> find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross

your

> fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

>

> I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and

possibly

> eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year)

then I'll

> have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look

for

> another potential jumper.

>

> Desirea Herrera

> www.inphotek.com

> dherrera@...

>

hi desirea,



congrats.  my ottbs name is hell's angel : )



lisa

  -------------- Original message ----------------------

From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@...>

> I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

> track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

>

> Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

> figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

>

> I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

> have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> another potential jumper.

>

> Desirea Herrera

> www.inphotek.com

> dherrera@...

>

>

Sorry I didn't email everyone back. I got really busy over the last few

weeks.



Missy arrived 3 weeks ago. Since then, she's had her teeth done (took out 3

caps after one fell out in the feed bucket). She's now turned out with my

other 2 mares and 3 other mares in a 30 acre pasture.



She's incredibly sweet. She has a really soft eye. She does have some scar

tissue on her left rear pastern from what looks like a wire cut. She got

that when she was a baby before she went into race training.



I'm waiting a few more months before doing anything with her. She's just

getting to enjoy life as a horse and grow up a bit till then. She was a bit

underweight but is starting to pack on some pounds. I was supplementing with

rice bran and a feed supplement on top of her pasture & hay. I stopped

because now she looks at me with the look of "I'm full, I don't want anymore

food."



Desirea

BTW:



Missy's registered name is Malicious Mischief.  She doesn't have a malicious

bone in her body.



Desirea



-----Original Message-----

From: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:retraintbs@yahoogroups.com] On

Behalf Of lrasmuson@...

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:17 AM

To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed



hi desirea,



congrats. my ottbs name is hell's angel : )



lisa

That's a cute name.  You didn't mention her not living up to the

Mischief part!  :)



  --- In retraintbs@yahoogroups.com, "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@...>

wrote:

>

> BTW:

>

> Missy's registered name is Malicious Mischief.  She doesn't have a

malicious

> bone in her body.

>

> Desirea

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

[mailto:retraintbs@yahoogroups.com] On

> Behalf Of lrasmuson@...

> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:17 AM

> To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

>

> hi desirea,

>

> congrats. my ottbs name is hell's angel : )

>

> lisa

>

Nope, she's not mischievous either. She's got a kind soft eye and a very

easy going attitude.



Desirea

well, that's not his official jc name, it's the name i christened him with while

rehabbing him though some racetrack boo-boos : )  he earned it!!! LOL





  -------------- Original message ----------------------

From: Lexi Maxwell <accentsporthorses@...>

> Lisa, I LOVE your OTTB's name.  That's got to be one of the coolest names

ever. 

> Thanks for letting us know.  Regards, Lexi

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: "lrasmuson@..." <lrasmuson@...>

> To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:17:11 AM

> Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

>

>

> hi desirea,

>

> congrats. my ottbs name is hell's angel : )

>

> lisa

> ------------ -- Original message ------------ --------- -

> From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@inphotek. com>

> > I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> > time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> > nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

> > track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

> >

> > Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> > sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

> > figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> > find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> > fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

> >

> > I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> > eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

> > have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> > another potential jumper.

> >

> > Desirea Herrera

> > www.inphotek. com

> > dherrera@inphotek. com

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

> -----Inline Message Follows-----

>

>

> I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

> track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

>

> Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

> figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

>

> I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

> have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> another potential jumper.

>

> Desirea Herrera

> www.inphotek. com

> dherrera@inphotek. com

>

>

> I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

> track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

>

> Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

> figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

>

> I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

> have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> another potential jumper.

>

> Desirea Herrera

> www.inphotek. com

> dherrera@inphotek. com

>

>

>

Really Hell's Angel??? Love it, conjures up for me big, black and notoriously

known for something good OR bad!!! LOL I bet that doesn't hold much water though

when I think of Shari's Icy being gray and Rusty being chestnut does it? <VBG>



Laurie

>

> From: lrasmuson@...

> Date: 2009/01/14 Wed AM 09:17:11 CST

> To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

>

> hi desirea,

>

> congrats.  my ottbs name is hell's angel : )

>

> lisa

>  -------------- Original message ----------------------

> From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@...>

> > I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> > time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> > nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the

> > track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

> >

> > Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> > sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't

> > figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> > find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> > fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

> >

> > I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> > eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll

> > have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> > another potential jumper.

> >

> > Desirea Herrera

> > www.inphotek.com

> > dherrera@...

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

I got a chuckle from you this morning!  Since the barn where I am at

is only Icy and Glory, (Glory is gray) they had to put name tags up

because they kept saying Glory looks like an Icy!  LOL!!

Icy's name fits her because she's so cooooool!!!



Glory's racing name is Snakeoil's Darling.  I'm glad they didn't call

her Snakey or something :)



--- In retraintbs@yahoogroups.com, <laurie@...> wrote:

>

> Really Hell's Angel??? Love it, conjures up for me big, black and

notoriously known for something good OR bad!!! LOL I bet that doesn't

hold much water though when I think of Shari's Icy being gray and

Rusty being chestnut does it? <VBG>

>

> Laurie

> >

> > From: lrasmuson@...

> > Date: 2009/01/14 Wed AM 09:17:11 CST

> > To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

> > Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

> >

> > hi desirea,

> >

> > congrats.  my ottbs name is hell's angel : )

> >

> > lisa

> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------

> > From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@...>

> > > I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking

for a long

> > > time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since

I spent

> > > nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been

away from the

> > > track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

> > >

> > > Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She

had some

> > > sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout.

They couldn't

> > > figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke

scan. Couldn't

> > > find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone

cross your

> > > fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

> > >

> > > I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and

possibly

> > > eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next

year) then I'll

> > > have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and

look for

> > > another potential jumper.

> > >

> > > Desirea Herrera

> > > www.inphotek.com

> > > dherrera@...

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

bobbie is a chestnut and red heads are known for their tempers LOL



lisa

  -------------- Original message ----------------------

From: <laurie@...>

> Really Hell's Angel??? Love it, conjures up for me big, black and notoriously

> known for something good OR bad!!! LOL I bet that doesn't hold much water

though

> when I think of Shari's Icy being gray and Rusty being chestnut does it? <VBG>

>

> Laurie

> >

> > From: lrasmuson@...

> > Date: 2009/01/14 Wed AM 09:17:11 CST

> > To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

> > Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

> >

> > hi desirea,

> >

> > congrats.  my ottbs name is hell's angel : )

> >

> > lisa

> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------

> > From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@...>

> > > I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long

> > > time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent

> > > nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from

the

> > > track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).

> > >

> > > Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some

> > > sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They

couldn't

> > > figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't

> > > find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your

> > > fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.

> > >

> > > I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly

> > > eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then

I'll

> > > have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for

> > > another potential jumper.

> > >

> > > Desirea Herrera

> > > www.inphotek.com

> > > dherrera@...

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

----- Original Message -----

From: lrasmuson@...

To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:56 PM

Subject: Re: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed

bobbie is a chestnut and red heads are known for their tempers LOL

lisa
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: <laurie@ritzmachine.com>
> Really Hell's Angel??? Love it, conjures up for me big, black and notoriously
> known for something good OR bad!!! LOL I bet that doesn't hold much water though
> when I think of Shari's Icy being gray and Rusty being chestnut does it? <VBG>
>
> Laurie
> >
> > From: lrasmuson@comcast.net
> > Date: 2009/01/14 Wed AM 09:17:11 CST
> > To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [retraintbs] I've Committed
> >
> > hi desirea,
> >
> > congrats. my ottbs name is hell's angel : )
> >
> > lisa
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Desirea Herrera" <dherrera@inphotek.com>
> > > I finally committed to buying an ex-racehorse. I'd been looking for a long
> > > time. I've got a special spot in my heart for racehorses since I spent
> > > nearly 10 years galloping racehorses after college. I've been away from the
> > > track for about 12 years now (computers pay better).
> > >
> > > Anyways, her name is Mischief. She's 3 years old by Bartok. She had some
> > > sort of hind end soreness 3 months ago after a 3/8ths workout. They couldn't
> > > figure out what was wrong after going all the way to a nuke scan. Couldn't
> > > find any problems with the bones. She's sound now. Everyone cross your
> > > fingers that we have no recurring issues in her hock.
> > >
> > > I'm planning on a year of retraining, then on to jumping and possibly
> > > eventing. I figure if she can't jump (gets sore from it next year) then I'll
> > > have a trained a really nice flat horse for someone else and look for
> > > another potential jumper.
> > >
> > > Desirea Herrera
> > > www.inphotek.com
> > > dherrera@inphotek.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >