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In 1996, Gary and Frankie Paine and their daughters, Amy and Kerry asked if they could borrow Lacey for the 1996 show season.    Lacey was in the ring once again.     The two young girls took Lacey all over and showed her in English Pleasure and Native Costume,  They did so well that they kept her through 1997 and continued to win everywhere. 

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In 1998, Lacey was back home with Russ and Kelly once again.   Krystle (Russ and Kelly's daughter) began to have an interest in horses and she would ride Lacey around the farm.   Lacey was a very hot horse and a good one for Krystle to learn on ...

Krystle got to be a better rider and decided to try her hand riding Lacey out in public.   She rode her in a few parades.

and then she tried showing her as a western horse ....and that didn't work very well... Lacey was born to be an English Horse and didn't like to go slow.

Pictured Above: Western Pleasure Class in Mason City Krystle and Lacey lined up next to Stephy and Khountry 1998

Year 2000: Krystle on Lacey, Donna on Voom, Dana on Frank, and Mary on Ebony in Audubon

 It wasn't until year 2000 that Krystle had enough experience to take Lacey into the show ring.   She showed her in English Pleasure and Native Costume.    Lacey was quite a "hot" horse so she was very much a handful!   She was somewhat quiet outside the ring but when she was going into the ring through the gate, people would describe her as a rocket ship -- her tail would start to go up and up and up and then she would EXPLODE like a keg of dynamite as she entered the ring.    She was incredibly hot in the ring and quite a lot to hang onto.   Krystle never felt comfortable showing Lacey.   She liked her western horse Starfire much better.

2000 IaAHA Memorial Day Show -- Krystle riding Lacey in Native Costume Class

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In 2001, Kelly got her leg working better and jumped on and started riding Lacey in Native Costume.   Krystle told her mom that there was no way she'd be able to stay on top of Lacey in the ring.  Kelly couldn't post and push up and down with her knee in such bad shape, but she could walk and maybe run on horseback so she was going to give it a try -- after all ... Lacey was her horse and she hadn't been able to show her at all since they bought her.

Well, Kelly WAS able to stay on Lacey and they showed all over the midwest in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Illinois in 2001 and 2002.     In 2002 Kelly and Lacey were named RESERVE CHAMPION OVERALL HIGH POINT COSTUME winners.   In 2003, they started off the season showing again but Lacey developed a bad cough and they had to quit traveling and showing.   Lacey had developed emphysema and was having a hard time breathing.  Through 2003 and 2004, she was still able to go to parades where all you had to do is walk.  Then she didn't cough as much.    Eventually even that got to be too much stress.  Lacey was retired from the show ring and traveling in 2005.    She was 19 years old.

Afton Fair -- Lacey ridden by Shelley Button and Kelly riding Joi

Lacey and Kelly at the 2002 Iowa Horse Fair

Lacey in 2002 Bristow Days Parade

...and more parades (Buckeye and Latimer)

..and more parades ...

Jewel Parade:  In front Krystle on Joi, Kelly on Lacey.  Behind is Dana on Frank and John on Phantom

John and Izzy, Kelly and Lacey, Krystle on Starfire, Lauren and Happy at 2000 Alden Egg Days Parade

Since Lauren was too young to ride a horse in a parade at this time, we dressed up Happy and her to match Krystle and Starfire.   Her dad, John, dressed up to match Kelly and Lacey.   He led his rottweiler, Izzy, in costume.   We got a LOT of attention as you can see from the newspaper article!!

...and more parades (Coulter and Aredale)

2004 Clarksville Pioneer Days Parade - Kelly on Lacey, Lauren on Krissy (this is Lauren's first parade on horseback!), and Crystal Fink on Derin

Lacey even won a couple Liberty Classes!  (Pictured here at Nevada Fun Show)

2004 Iowa Horse Fair -- Kelly on Lacey and Dana on Frank

Lauren and Lacey at Fort Dodge in the In-Hand Trail Class (2002)  Kelly later rode Lacey in Costume and won!

Kelly and Lacey, Lauren and Legs (Legacy of Rose), and John on Genie (Dreaming of Fame)

Picture taken in 2003 ... during this trail ride Lauren fell off Leggs and broke her wrist!!

Dani trail rides Lacey around the farm in 2005 with Krystle on Leggs

 Lacey now spends her days out in the pasture eating and lounging.   This photo was taken in the summer of 2007.    Lacey is 21 years old in this photo with Kelly.   Nobody has ridden Lacey in over a year.    Her emphysema gets worse and worse every year.     Our Vet told us to put her down last year but we just couldn't.   She still might have a couple more years left for us to pet her and love her.    We thank her for all the special memories she's given us over the years and hope there are many more pictures to come to be loaded onto this page.

  This photo taken March, 2008.   Lacey is still with us and looking very well.  :o)   She is now 22 years old.

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