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Devilishameye
16.1 Hand Bay Filly
Foal of 2006


January 22, 2012

Emma continues to amaze and impress us with her unbelievable athleticism.  She is a gifted student, and shows a willingness to learn and work that is unlike most other horses.  She's up for any task, and only needs to be shown what is wanted before willingly tackling anything she's asked to do.

She's now had several visitors, and has proven to us that she is indeed a horse suited for just about anything.  She loves to work, and tries hard to work with everyone who sits on her back.

Her movement under saddle continues to improve.  Her balance is equal both to the right and to the left, and she willingly offers a lead change if she happens to take a wrong lead.  It is my hope that a wonderful home is just around the corner for this oh-so-special mare!


Emma's video was filmed just after her arrival in October...  New footage will be added soon!


December 6, 2011


What an incredible worker, what an incredible athlete, what an incredible mare.  Emma is beautiful under tack, uncomplicated to ride, and absolutely LOVES to jump.  She's willing to go over anything and once she's been over a fence or two with a new rider, she knows that she can trust them and she's up for anything.

April has enjoyed riding her so much that she's trying not to ride her--she doesn't want to fall in love with yet another of the kids!!!  Emma is a wonderful girl who so very much needs a person of her own.  She's as happy as can be just the way she is and we're all hoping that "just the right person" comes along and sees her (with one or two eyes) for the beautiful mare that she is.

We're going to shoot a video of her working over fences in the next several days.  Stay tuned!!


October 16, 2011

Emma is settling in well and was the perfect lady for her photo shoot.  Her page is headed by her beautiful portrait--all I saw of her before deciding that she needed to journey south to us.  I thought it fitting to share the beauty that captivated me.  Her conformation shots are below.

She's settling in well and will begin working soon.  As always, stay tuned!


October 9, 2011

Sometimes you just have to go with your gut, and in the case of Devilishameye, or Emma, as we've decided to call her around the barn, not much is closer to the truth.

While we were at Fingerlakes, Faye and I visited a barn where several of our graduates have lived while taking their final steps away from racing.  We saw a fancy grey colt with a little more attitude than brain surgery (er, ah, gelding) was going to quickly correct, a very fancy chestnut filly, and a handsome bay gelding.  We also saw a plain bay filly with a missing eye, who had the sweetest expression and the kindest demeanor. 

I was immediately struck by the bay filly's presence, and after seeing her, the other three horses slipped from my mind.  The voice of reason, however, took over, and spoke to me very clearly--how rehomable is a one eyed filly with the sweetest face ever?  I decided I'd pass on the grounds that a fully able-bodied horse would be easier to rehome, thus leaving its spot open quickly for the next retiree to fill.

Well, life can be funny about stuff like that, and my load of five horses diminished to four and I was faced with the inefficiency of bringing down a five horse van holding only four horses inside.  So, I called Athena, just happened to mention this kind looking one eyed gal and that she should be easy to visit, that surely someone could show her to Athena, and that maybe, if her legs looked okay, and she really was sweet, that she could come to A Pinch of Luck with the rest of the gang.

Our friend Dimaris from FLTAP answered the call 100% on Monday afternoon, and she and Athena flew like banshees to the farm and got lucky enough to find the farm owner at home and have the nameless filly pulled out for photos.  I liked what I saw well enough, and the decision was made to bring her, assuming that we could track down her trainer to confirm one last time that she really was going to retire from racing.

An hour or so later she walked up the ramp into the trailer, the last horse of five to load.  Athena was by herself, and this fantastic girl just got right in and waited patiently to be secured into her stall.  By the end of the trip she was eating apples and playing kissey-face. 

Someone with a sense of humor must have named her, playing on the fact that she has only one eye.  We're hoping to be able to build a history about her eye and her racing accomplishments (we do know that she had twenty four starts, four trips to the winner's circle and one second while she earned just over $70,000).  She has the most amazing personality and stood for the farrier this morning, just over twelve hours off the van, like a quiet little church mouse.  Someone is going to love this mare to pieces for her sweet face, big hugs, and open and kind nature.

We'll be doing evaluation rides on all of the new kids as soon as the weather clears.  Stay tuned for updates!