THE VAULT: Horse Racing Past and Present

Hi again. Part of the way that Zenyatta inspired my life was through a series of events that led to my starting my own non-profit horse racing blog, THE VAULT. I have loved thoroughbreds since I was a little girl, but it took me until I was a mature adult to take the risk of sharing that love, plus great photos from both my own collection and those taken by superb equine photographers worldwide, on THE VAULT. Today, we have over 32,000 readers from Japan to Australia to North America, Europe & South Africa.
Zen-sters on Zenyatta's Diary were really my first readers, together with Blood Horse's Steve Haskin.
I will continue to post the latest from THE VAULT here on Zenny's forum, as I did when her Diary was active. The latest, as "Zensters Emeritus" know is dedicated to Kari Bussell, Zenny's greatest fan, and is about Kari's "first love," Ruffian:
http://thevaulthorseracing.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/my-echo-my-shadow-me-ruffian/
Zen-sters on Zenyatta's Diary were really my first readers, together with Blood Horse's Steve Haskin.
I will continue to post the latest from THE VAULT here on Zenny's forum, as I did when her Diary was active. The latest, as "Zensters Emeritus" know is dedicated to Kari Bussell, Zenny's greatest fan, and is about Kari's "first love," Ruffian:
http://thevaulthorseracing.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/my-echo-my-shadow-me-ruffian/
Comments
Could you again post your pedigree analysis for Zenyatta's second mate???
How did you make this thread ??? So glad you did.
Love the Vault! So happy we can stay in touch and continue to enjoy Abigail's blog!!
It's SO odd how events can weave together to open up a world of possibilities. It's like how I feel about my "Zen friends".....I mean, if I'd never paid attention to Kari's video & then looked more closely at Zenyatta, I wouldn't be here writing to all of you today. A little touch of the Divine, to be sure, and some Zenny angel dust!!!!
Loved the article on Ruffian and I must say I enjoy everything you've done on the Vault. Your pieces on Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Man o' War, Z and RA, to name a few, all wonderful. Hugs, JB
Each and every single time I try to leave you a comment to tell you how much your exquisite words about my moma and Ruffian mean to me, I get all emotional and lose myself reading another one of your beautiful installments on The Vault. Even with all the time that has passed since I first read this, I am still at a great loss of words to express how truly moved I am. She loved Ruffian with a passion. I grew up hearing so much about her , I feel like a expert who was alive to witness her greatness. She always said Majestic Prince was the first horse to make the hair on the back of her neck stand up and her first love, but Ruffian was the first horse to completely capture her whole heart. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will treasure this tribute to her always.
I hope you might consider doing a piece on the great stallion Boston. My son is named after him, keeping a promise to my great grandad. We have searched for info on him for years. He is mentioned in a few books and has a wikipedia page,but that is about it on him.
I would also like to thank you for being such a good friend to her. I look forward to reading your next installment.
Ashton