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Victory Lane Stables. During 1990, Susan Haight showed Misty at
six different shows, and Misty received the “Best of Breed Fine
Harness Two Year Old” award from Saddle & Bridle magazine.
Although Misty was a fine looking harness horse, upon
reaching her third year she was not mature enough to become a
saddle horse, and petitioner decided that it would be too
expensive to show her as such because she did not have a good
chance of winning a purse. Petitioner hired a trainer to train
Misty as a saddle horse, and after that failed, to train her with
an antique carriage, and that also failed. Attempts at breeding
Misty were, for the most part, unsuccessful.
During 1991, petitioner purchased, for $4,500, Casablanca
Sky King (Rey), a registered palomino, who at the time was 4
months old. Rey was trained by Dow and Debbie Blumberg and
showed well and won ribbons as a yearling and 2-year old until he
developed a leg problem and irregularity in his gait during 1992.
Unable to show Rey, petitioner decided to develop him for stud
service, which could begin during his fourth or fifth year.
Although he would have been more valuable in that role if he
could have been shown, his bloodlines were still good, and it was
hoped that he would be successful in the breeding activity. Rey
did prove to be a successful stud with five offspring, two of
which are of good quality. Petitioner’s goal was to show
successfully Rey’s progeny to promote his bloodline and improve
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