Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: The Real Life Rescue of Smoking To Win
worked out. Because it’s why we exist — to find good, productive homes for horses in peril.”
Smoke hit the lottery when she met Lucie." Susan calls it “magical” to see how her admiration for the Mckinney family has come full circle. “Smoke hit the lottery when she met Lucie. And Lucie sees an opportunity,
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through Smoke, to show how beautiful and useful rescued Thoroughbreds can be. Smoke is Rox Dene reincarnated!” Today, Smoke is in development at Justamere Pony Farm with ‘A’ circuit trainer Ryan Petronelli and being shown by assistant trainer, Taylor Franchi. “She has a great heart and is really willing to learn,” says Petronelli. “We’ve had her since August and it’s been working out great.” Going into
the new season, “We’re working on our lead changes and courses. She’s brave and takes it all in stride.” In December 2019, under her show name, Smoking To Win, the once-starving rescue Thoroughbred won her very first championship, in the Future Hunters division at her very first indoors show, the World Equestrian Center Winter Classic 1. It may be her first win, but no one expects it will be this inspirational Thoroughbred’s last.