We have been waiting for this day for a while, since Jan 4 actually. After sending in our application and knowing we would have to wait until today to find out if we got in made the month and 11 days feel like forever!
I started checking my emails, the website and Facebook to see if there was any information at 4 am. I fell back asleep and when I woke up for the day I had a text from one of my best friends that we were both accepted! We are over the moon excited! We will get to compete with some amazing people and hope that through this we get to teach other people about the OTTB's. Like I have said before in previous posts I was doubtful about the ability these horses would have to excel in western sports. There are so many stereotypes out there that it had a cloud of doubt in my mind, but after the last few months there is no doubt anymore. The only thing that I wonder about now is why didn't I give these horses a shot earlier in my life! Everything happens for a reason and I guess I had to get to the point of being able to "market" these horses to people in the right ways. Thank you to everyone who has cheered us on so far and for all of the encouraging words! Feel free to follow us on Facebook as well! I will post links below to our Facebook page for Runbridled and our farm page as well.
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sarah mcmerty
2/16/2016 02:43:20 pm
Melanie, my name is sarah mcmerty but i go by my middle name which is "lyell". needless to say, i was wondering about your last name. i have two horses that qualify and am trying to figure out which one to enter. i will look forward to meeting you in october. lyell
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