In this article from Horsin’ Around New Mexico’s April, 2016 edition, Top Trail Horse Program Member, Dawn Hagen, was featured when her horse, Conquistador, won Top Trail Horse for January, 2016.
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Conquistador was very pleased to hear he’d won Top Trail Horse! He worked very hard to win. We were both very excited to win!
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I’m still a Top Trail Member, however, my Mighty Conquistador was put down in October, 2018, at the age of 18. He’d had a pastern break that NEVER came back to riding form. Finally, our vet let us know we tried all we could.
I truly believed I’d never find another Conquistador again: and I was right! I did, however, find a beauty looking for a home exactly one month after Conquistador’s passing. You might know her as Layla! We’ve yet to make any news, but when we do, I’ll post it here first!
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