Originally Posted by
triplev123
He chokes me up a bit you know Paul, in a good way though. It's like looking back in time for me. The reason Nathan & I are involved with horses now is because our Dad & Grandfather & family friends used to take us to the track with them to watch their horses go around. If you take to liking something at an early age often it sticks & never leaves you. Even in my early 40's it does me no end of good to see young fellas his age so keen on the sport. I'm starting to understand what a buzz my Grandfather used to get and that my Dad gets from us being so interested in them too. Both my daughters love going to the races, I think the older one likes the horses more as a fashion accessory but the younger one loves them for what they are, race horse or broodmare, foal or clapped out gelding. I think that she'll stay involved with them as she grows up. For Industry to flourish well into the future I think as participants we all have an implied obligation to give our children and those of our friends some exposure to Harness Racing. Paul, what you're doing with Luke...mate, when we're all long gone and he's a really old bugger sitting on the veranda with a cup of tea and tartan rug over his knees, he'll periodically find himself thinking back over the years and guaranteed, he'll remember it all.
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