by sarahhickner | Sep 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
The whirlwind of senior year had begun. I had traded in my softball cleats for pom poms, and when I wasn’t practicing I was studying for my AP classes. In my “spare time” I rode Gideon and worked for a friend riding her Morgan horses. My college...
by sarahhickner | Sep 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
My dream day at Churchill Downs ended, and the search for the perfect college began. As we headed down the interstate through Louisville, on our way out of town, we passed the University of Louisville. I looked down to see trash blowing across an inner-city baseball...
by sarahhickner | Jun 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
My new friend Cindy took me on a tour around the track. First we went to the paddock. Just an hour before I had leaned against the fence straining to get a good view of the horses. Cindy flashed her badge at the guard and he opened the gate to Heaven. We walked...
by sarahhickner | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
As we pulled up to Churchill Downs I was speechless. The twin spires pointed towards Heaven and my heart lifted with them. We walked past the gates that the horses break out of during the race. I laced my fingers through the wire fence and pressed my head against...
by sarahhickner | Jun 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was a junior in high school and on a straight path that I had predetermined at some point in middle school. My focus was to become an equine veterinarian and even in high school I knew every test I took got me either closer or further away from my goals. I have...
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