How Daddys Legacy Got His Name!

     I was a horse crazy little girl and my non-horsey parents worked hard to help me follow my dream.  When I was a teen they found me a beautiful gray quarter horse mare named Sue Bee Pat.  Susie would go on to become my trusted friend and the mother to Daddys Legacy.  Susie and I became a fairly successful team in the show pen, earning numerous awards.  She later helped my brother and eventually my son earn many awards.  I went off to college, got married, started my family and my career while my parents kept my horses for me, including Susie.  In 1999 I decided I wanted to raise a foal again so I decided to breed Susie.  We had since moved our horses to our own farm.  I found the perfect stallion, Skip Legacy.  The only draw back was he was in Arkansas and we are in South Dakota.  The answer, shipped semen. 

            Adding the vet fees for shipped semen to my plan made it financially out of reach.  My Dad quickly volunteered to help.  He wanted this to be another daddy/daughter project.  He loved to see the foals born and play with the new babies. 

            We bred Susie and eleven months later we were awaiting her foal.  My Dad, who was an over the road truck driver, waited as long as he could on a Sunday afternoon to leave, hoping he would see the new arrival.  Sunday came and went and, still no foal.  Dad left for California, and I went to work.  Late on Monday night a red dun (but destined to be gray) long legged beautiful colt was born.  My whole family was there to watch, except Dad. 

            Dad called first thing Tuesday evening when he stopped for supper to hear all about the new baby.  He died of a massive heart attack about one hour later at a truck rest.  It was some friends of ours that suggested the name Daddys Legacy at Dad’s funeral and the name stuck instantly.  Daddys Legacy has turned into the horse that my Dad and I dreamed of raising and owning.

            We lost Susie September 1, 2006 to what we believe may have been cancer.  She was 23.  She is buried on the hill at my Dad’s house .  I love you Daddy and miss you very much.  Thank you for helping me get this great horse and fullfill my dream.