Our volunteers adore this good-hearted, kind and quiet mare, and we urge you to open your heart and barn to her to give her the soft landing she so richly deserves.  Like her stablemate Banco Medici, she needs to find a good home ASAP, since her elderly owner/trainer is facing serious health issues and he cannot keep his horses through the winter. Traci’s Girl has been with him since she was three, and has been like his beloved pet. We’re confident she will bond with you like she has bonded with him — this is the type of mare that wants to love her person and be loved in return, and she will give you her all. We can see her winning the Iron Horse award at the RRP next year — competitive trail, dressage, hunters, ranch, we think she could do anything you want. She showed us how unflappable she is when right after her trainer brought her out of the barn, another trainer brought out a horse that was doing his best bucking bronco imitation, and Traci’s Girl didn’t even flinch and just stood there placidly. Her trainer tried to jog her at his slow shuffle, and dear kind Traci just shuffled right along with him.  But we could tell that she had some fancy moves to offer if she were asked to pick up the pace, so one of our volunteers then offered to jog her, and she was a perfect angel to handle.  On a long loose lead she did whatever we asked and showed off a pretty flowing trot. Her trainer said she has always been very sound and has never had any issues or injuries. She has been very durable, with 70 starts spread out over her eight years of racing— and her legs are still nice and clean. She has enjoyed winters off at her owner/trainer’s farm, and he says she is great to handle and good in turnout.  He told us that he has also taught her to self load, and she walks right on and off the trailer like an angel. Traci’s Girl has a great pedigree for sport endeavors. Her sire Posse is from Deputy Minister and Blushing Groom lines, and he has sired several horses that we know have gone on to nice careers in eventing, hunter/jumpers, and dressage.  Her dam is by Golden Missile, a son of AP Indy, and she is out of a Gone West mare.  Deputy Minister, Blushing Groom, AP Indy and Gone West are right at the top of sire lines that sport horse people seek out!  We urge you not to overlook this war horse mare just because she is older — she still has so much to give. 

Contact: Wayne Sparling (607) 766-1233 (call or text OK)

Racing record:  https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10120542&registry=T