Things May Not Be What They Seem

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My family raised American Saddlebreds in Central Kentucky, at least until the late-1970s when they realized that spending several months a year at horse shows was fun but tended to create a financial black hole. We had some very nice horses, including a seal brown gelding that was Kentucky Association of Fairs and Horse Shows High Point Champion in the fine harness division for a few years. His show name was Flying Home but around the barn we called him “Slim,” because no matter how hard we tried, we could not keep weight on him.

It was inordinately frustrating

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