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NICKNAME: Rose
AGE: 4
GENDER: Mare
BREED: Thoroughbred
COLOR/COAT: Bay Roan (rare mutation from Catch a Bird that appears and tests as true roan)
SIRED BY: Reset (AUS)
OUT OF: Lillac Hill (AUS) by Zeditave (AUS)
RACING: No
HISTORY: An Australian Bred mare to a breeding program that strove to produce high quality racers with color, Rose was a dream come true for her breeders. Not only was she born as one of the few rare roans but she had the clean lines and looks of a great race horse. She was proof that sometimes you really could have color and potential. She took to training like a duck to water and her potential blossomed into what was looking to be true talent. When she turned two and began to race all of the talent and skill she had shown in her early training translated well onto the track. Even though she was raced lightly in Australian and New Zealand as a two year old her owners had no doubts the filly was a champion in the making.

Then disaster struck about halfway through her three year old year of racing. When out on the track for her morning workout another horse spooked and dumped its rider only to go blindly galloping down the track. Rose's rider never had the chance to get out of the way and the loose horse collided with Rose and her rider, causing all three to go down in a tangled mess. It was immediately obvious something was wrong. All three were injured and the few at the track that early held their breath as help rushed onto the track. Her rider had been knocked out when he hit the ground but was otherwise seemed mostly unharmed, scrapes and bruises but he was lucky. The runaway colt had various minor injuries, sprains, cuts and bruises along with the possibility of a cracked rib or two from what they could tell on the track itself. It was Rose that they were most concerned about. At first she had struggled to get back to her feet after the impact had taken her down, but as soon as she tried, as soon as she had put weight on her front left leg she had sunk back to the ground. They knew she was severely injured and several feared for the worst, but on her owner's insistence she was gently coaxed into the equine ambulance and rushed to the nearby veterinary hospital.

Once Rose arrived it was determined that she had suffered a break in the canon bone in her left foreleg and then to further complicate things she fractured the long pastern bone of her left hind leg in addition to a mildly bowed tendon of the same leg. The decision was made to put her through surgery in an attempt to repair her injuries. After several long hours of surgery and parts of her legs seeming to become more metal than bone she was placed in a recovery pool to wake up from the anesthesia. Her road to recovery had just begun but all signs seemed positive for the filly. She was strong, but had a calm and easy going demeanor that made her treatment and confinement easier for all involved. It was as if she knew she needed to be still while she healed. As with any recovery from major injury, her road was not without further complications. She had a couple colic scares and a short bout of supporting limb laminitis which worried all involved in her treatment but it was caught early and she responded well to treatment.

By November she seemed like things were looking up for her, and in many ways they were, but the same couldn't be said for her owners. Her hospitalization and treatment had been digging a deeper hole in their finances than had been hoped. It became painfully obvious that their ability to pay for her continued care would run out before she was ready to come home. Yet, they were unwilling to give up on her, give up on everything she had accomplished and how far she had already come. The hard decision was made to attempt to sell her, with the one caveat that whoever bought the young mare would continue her care until she recovered. This was a highly unusual decision and move on all parts involved. Who would want to purchase an injured horse that still needed an unknown amount of money put into its recovery, all with no guarantee that she'd even make it through the remainder of her recovery? As unorthodox and strange as it was one brave, or stupid depending on who you asked, farm in Florida took the chance on the filly and purchased her despite being half a world away.

Her care and treatment continued until she was deemed healthy enough to leave the hospital at long last, almost four months after her sale and purchase. Though she was determined healthy enough to leave the hospital all involved were very unsure about transporting her halfway around the world to her new home in Florida. While she was used to confinement by now, the stress of travel and flight was enough to send completely healthy horses into a bad state and no one wanted to risk such a trip for Rose. Not so soon after her extended recovery. She was allowed even more time to recuperate from her ordeal.

Finally, almost a year after her oversea's purchase, it was determined she was healthy and fit enough to make the trip to her new home in Florida. It was a long trip, but as the other adversities in her short life Rose took it all in stride. Now that she has finally arrived at her new "home" she is ready to see what new adventures lay before her.

PERSONALITY: Rose is a kind mare who doesn't have a mean bone in her body. When she was racing she never lost the certain sweetness within her. She was always a pleasure to handle and be around for the humans in her life. Even after her injury and subsequent stay in the vet hospital the veterinarians, technicians and helpers at the hospital couldn't say enough positive things about her. She is a bit of a clown and just enjoys life, even with everything that has happened in her short life. Rose is still a bit immature compared to older broodmares but it hasn't dampened her spirits. She still is playful and energetic despite her limp and will try to involve the other mares in her antics.

Having spent a good deal of her life in recovery she is rather playful even with older horses, but she seems to know her limits. She is good at controlling her outbursts herself and reining herself in just enough so she doesn't hurt herself in her exuberance. Despite spending so long in close quarters and unpleasant situations with humans, Rose holds no animosity or dislike toward people, as a matter of fact if anything she feels even closer to her caretakers than most. In the long months of her recovery there were times that she depended completely on humans to care for all of her needs and never once did she have them react negatively toward her. She bonds deeply with her people and those around her,

PLAY-BY: Slip Catch
RP-SAMPLE:

*points to Ashtaroth*

RACING PREFERENCES/CAREER
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OWNER(S): Copper Forest Stables
RACING HISTORY: 7/2/0/1
RACING EARNINGS: $25,000
RACING POINTS: 0
RACE LEVEL: Retired
TRACK SURFACE: Synthetic
RUNNING LENGTH: Sprinter
CONSISTENCY: Not consistent

RETIRED CAREER
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OFFSPRING POINTS: 0
BREEDING EARNINGS: $0
IN FOAL BY (MARE): N/A
FOALS OUT OF (STUD): N/A
BREEDING CONSISTENCY: Not consistent
OFFSPRING: None[/ul][/size][/blockquote]