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Shane's Gold Coin
In Loving Memory
April 26, 1988 - December 24, 2001
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Shane was born in April of 1988. When Shane was a three-year-old, he was sent to us to be broke and trained for another family. While I was training Shane, I told the family that owned him that I would be interested in buying Shane if they ever thought of selling him. A year later, in 1992, the family called and told me that they were going to sell Shane. Well, Raelynn was about to have her 10th birthday! I thought that Shane would be a wonderful birthday gift, so April 26th, 1992 Raelynn got Shane for her 10th birthday.
From that day forward, Raelynn and Shane became best friends. They taught each other many things over the years... from the simple pleasure of being on the trails and camping together to showing and all the way to participating in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Raelynn had seen an ad in Spur magazine looking for horses with a dressage background to compete in the Paralympics. I had applied on Raelynn’s insistence; well little did I know that Shane would be accepted. So, in 1996 we headed for Atlanta for a month. History was made; Shane was the youngest horse to participate, and Raelynn was the youngest groom. 1996 was the first year the equines were added to the Paralympic Games.
After the Paralympics, Shane retired and became Raelynn’s schooling horse. Raelynn and Shane were bonded to each other. He would do anything she asked of him. Right up until the night of December 24th, 2001... Shane lost his life due to severe colic.
This is a love that will last a lifetime.
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Raelynn at the age of 12
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1997
Mid West Horse Fair
Raelynn at the age of 15
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Shane's Gold Coin with Helena Hagberg of Sweden
at the Paralympic Games 1996
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1999
Raelynn's graduation picture taken with Shane
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Camping at Horseriders Park
Shane and Dakota
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