Username: Isabella45
Show name: Strawberry Sunshine
Barn name: Sienna
Gender: Mare
Eye Color: Brown
How She Got Her Halter:
Sienna got her halter during a racing competition. She and five other horses were racing around the dirt track. They were a little over half way to the finish line when Sienna's hoof got caught in a rock that had been left on the track by accident. She stumbled, twisting her leg. The other horses raced past her. She struggled to regain balance and not spill her rider. But, when she was balanced again and tried to put some weight on her leg, it burned and she whinnied shrilly in pain. Her rider was about to dismount but Sienna was determined. This was her first race and she wanted to finish it. Despite the pain in her leg she went on. She caught up with the horses behind the leaders, straining to move faster. Her rider kept trying to get her to slow down and the spectators were watching, their breath caught in their throat as the small mare fought to regain her position. With a swift burst of speed she passed the two horses in the back. The leaders, a large grey gelding and a swift sorrel mare, were running neck and neck. Sienna pushed harder and harder, her leg protesting every time her hoof hit the ground. She saw the finish line looming up before her and with all the strength she had left, and lots of determination, she pushed until she was almost beside the sorrel mare. The three horses crossed the finish line in a cloud of dust. Sienna stopped running a few paces after crossing the finish line. Her rider slid off, bending down to examine her leg. The grey gelding was announced the winner of the race, and the sorrel mare in second, Sienna making a close third. Her rider took her to the stable where a vet examined her. He said her leg had been badly twisted and strained, but could heal if she was careful and rested for a certain amount of time. As Sienna was being groomed the judges of the race came into the stable. They said that they had been looking forward to seeing the young mare perform for the first time on the track, and that her performance had been more than they had expected. They then held out a lovely bronc bridle with pink hearts. They said that for her heart, and spirit, they wanted to give her the bronc bridle as a special prize. Her rider thanked the judges then slipped it over Sienna's head. It was a perfect fit.
After that day at the races Sienna did heal, and she went on to become a wonderful racer on the track, and a barrel racer. And despite all the prizes she won the bronc bridle remained special and hung on the wall outside her stall door at the center of all her ribbons.