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Toast of the Town Gelded Thoroughbred 1,500 1976/1977 1973 1994
Meadow Silk Spirit Female Welsh pony 800 1976/1977 3 2
Spectacular Rhythm Female Thoroughbred 5,000 1984 1979 2
Magic Moment Gelded Thoroughbred 4,000 1986 1974 1991
King Lion Gelded Irish Warmblood 63,000 1987 1981 2
1Before the incorporation of Blue Ribbon, no horses were sold.
2Date of death not disclosed in the record.
3Date of birth not disclosed in the record.
Equipment
Type Purchase Price Year Purchased
Pickup truck $10,321 1978
Trailer 17,500 1987
Riding equipment 10,000 1986-88
Coral and fencing 5,000 1988
During the years preceding the incorporation of Blue Ribbon,
Elena competitively rode several of her father's horses including
Country Girl,6 Meadow Silk Spirit, and Magic Moment.7 Elena, an
accomplished rider, also won many ribbons for showing Magic
Moment, Toast of the Town, Nakita, and Spectacular Rhythm.
Before the incorporation of Blue Ribbon, Mr. Abbene
maintained a separate checkbook for all of the expenditures that
he incurred for his showing, riding, and breeding activities.
Mr. Abbene also maintained a log showing all the competitions in
which he entered horses. Mr. Abbene never realized a profit from
his horse-related activities during the period from 1971 to 1989.
6 Elena rode Country Girl in the national championships.
7 Elena rode Magic Moment, a jumper, in the national
championships and in Olympic competition.
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