When my current dressage horse wants a change in career, I visit Nonette, a beautiful wannabe-retired racehorse at the track with great dressage potential. I find her stuck in a dark, hot stall. I have no room for her at home and have promised my husband I won’t buy another horse until I sell the one I already have. But poor Nonette! Having seen the conditions in which she lives, I feel obliged to rescue her. However, my husband mustn’t find out what I’m doing -- he’ll never believe I don’t intend to keep another horse. Read on to discover how rescuing the pretty mare becomes a nightmare!

How Not to Rescue a Racehorse

She texted me that Saturday afternoon—no go with the other people. 


I texted back. I’ll come and get her on Tuesday. 11: Noblesse Oblige


Over the weekend I kept quiet about my upcoming trip. I was excited about what I was about to do, yet wondered what on earth had possessed me to take up Nonette’s cause.


I knew the answer. Once I’d met her and seen how she lived, I could no longer pretend to be ignorant about her life. Even if she would never be my horse, I still had an obligation to rescue her. And I had the means at my disposal. Noblesse oblige


Out of twenty-two starts, she had won one race, come second twice, and third three times, earning her owner $25,000. Now she trained well in the morning but ran badly in the afternoon. I suspected the mare was too savvy to continue with her racing life—she understood the way out was to go on strike! 12: The Rescue Mission


Chapter 4