From Michael…
Years can be measured in moments: Marquetry’s kind eye just before he went in for colic surgery and his wonderful recovery; Creator slobbering over organic strawberries; Mike the Spike and Ferdinand’s Star working their way into the gelding pecking order; Commentator galloping from one end of his paddock to the other in moments of pure, explosive joy; Tinner’s Way pointing out precisely where his dinner bucket resides; Clever Allemont nuzzling up to one of Tansy Mullins’ MLK students; Dr. Byars patiently showing me how to use a stethoscope; Diane slapping my hand for eating one of Creator’s Christmas pears; Gulch giving me a kiss; Ogygian just being Ogygian and Kiri’s Clown sprinting as if he could still run the Sword Dancer in track record time. And we never could have made without all of our donors who helped us reach a favorable agreement with the bank and assured the long-term financial viability of Old Friends.

2012 promises to bring more deserving Thoroughbreds to Old Friends because of your continued support and overwhelming generosity. Come visit.