Thank you so much to The Chronicle of the Horse and writer Kimberly Loushin for honouring A Fine Romance in their Dec 12 Stallion Issue with a wonderful article, ‘Horse Of A Lifetime’
I can’t begin to say how touched and grateful I am.
How wonderful Gail and so deserving as well.
Lovely!!!
That is wonderful!! Well deserved, Fred.
It’s was a beautifully written article about a wonderful horse, and his equally wonderful owner and friend.
How marvellous!
Congratulations!
Just wish it wasn’t a posthumous honor, and that he was still here to continue siring.
Congratulations…you both deserve the honor.
Congratulations!
very good news indeed.
very well deserved. congratulations Gail!
Thank you, everyone.
I too wish it wasn’t posthumous, I miss him every moment of every day. 
I don’t know how to link to the article here, maybe someone else does?
Wonderful Gail, and well deserved!
Congrats and a well deserved honor. He was always more people then horse…and I loved him dearly.
I am so glad they finally got it published!! Definitely deserved!
I loved that article. Love Fred, love how you loved him… and him you.
I don’t get the COTH anymore but a friend always saves the stallion issue for me. I look forward to reading his well deserved tribute.
Just thinking about it makes me teary for you though, Fred. xo
I don’t get the COTH anymore but a friend always saves the stallion issue for me. I look forward to reading Fred’s well deserved tribute.
Just thinking about it makes me teary for you though, Fred. xo
That is awesome Fred. He is a great stallion and will live on through his get. Tributes to your boy are well deserved and testament to the need of quality TB stallions
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Thank you F&F.
He really was more human than horse - the best of humans, no jealousy, no fear, no pettiness, no meanness. So intelligent, funny, self confident and brave.
It’s odd, I worried if I said it, it would sound like crazy cat lady, but in his obituary Peter Gray said the same thing he said he was “almost human”.
I’m in tears again trying to articulate it, but my husband and I both always felt he was a perfect being, and that we could be happy any moment he was in the world.
Thank you, everyone for your kindness. I am crushed by his loss, trying to feel happy knowing he was such a happy, loved horse, and that I was able to be with him from first breath to last.
I think he was a blessed creature, to have been so happy and confident his whole life, to know that he was loved.
I am proud of him, and his offspring, and I am grateful for his life, but I miss him.
Sorry if I sound so whiny, I am sitting here crying my eyes out as I type.
Yesterday, due to normal blanket attrition and the severe cold we are having, I had to put two of his blankets on one of his sons.
Due to the cold, I also had to bring two mares into the warmer main barn. Only two stalls empty, and one of them was Fred’s.
So now, a daughter of his is in his stall, and I am trying to accept that this is the right thing.
That if Fred even thought about such things he would not want us to be so unhappy without him.
I know that life goes on, I just miss him so much, there is just such a huge hole in my life and in my heart.
Thank you everyone for your kindness.
I am beyond grateful to The Chronicle for honouring him, and to everyone for your kindness and understanding.
I hope one of those blankets you put on was my Mark’s back on track. That would make my heart a little happier as well. Gosh they leave a hole when they go.
