Secret was my first horse. She taught me a lot about life and its hardships and bad breaks. I got her as a Christmas present in 1991. We had a few battles of wills over the next year, But we learned to trust one another.
Secret was my life. Over the next few years my life began to change and so did hers. Her first foal was an oops baby, sired by a yearling Morgan colt. I at the age of 17 was told that a yearling would never breed a grown mare, HA I had proof, a big strapping sorrel stud colt was born the following year. That was 1993.
In 1994 Secret had a devestating blow to any show career I had dreams of. She ruptured a back tendon and was lame for life, but over the years I began to see the courage she had, it never slowed her down any, if anything it made her stronger. Secret had a will of iron. In 1995 Secret had a bay APHA BS filly named Angels Gotta Secret. And yes she was an angel. I surely have missed that little girl.
1997 Secret had my stallion Unforgiven Secrets. My hopes had come true! I had a dun colt! I still think that this colt was her best. 1998 she foaled Thundering Secrets a sorrel colt by Commandos Tanner TNT. Thunder was perfect except for his color. 1999 Secret foaled her last foal, (we didn't know it at that time) I had bred her to a really nice grulla stallion called Grandpas Bullet, hoping for at least a red dun. But instead I got Stormy, Secret of Storms. Secret waited until Easter morning in a middle of a snow storm to have this long legged 100 + pound baby girl. Many times I see Secret in Stormy.
My biggest blow was in 2001 spring late April, Secret was going to foal, I couldn't wait, hoping that my dreams were not true, nightmares that she was going to have twins. Secret waited until I got home from work and then laid down as I got out of the car, 10 minutes later Secret foaled a beautiful palomino colt. Very tiny, my heart sank, he was very weak and Secret didn't have much intrest in him, I knew then, Twins. 30 minutes later she foaled a huge sorrel stud colt, born dead sufficated. I tried and tried to get a vet out to help, but none came, saying that the foals would more than likely die and so would the mare.
Finally a vet came from 100 miles away. Still my sorrow was not over,2 weeks later Secret twisted a gut and died in my arms after fighting for her life for over 12 hours. I felt that I would never have another horse like her and am right, she was special to everyone who ever met her.

With two foals I have from Secret that I have kept Unforgiven Secrets and Secret of Storms, I will have many grandbabies and greatgrand babies of Secret to love and watch grow up and have forfill the promise Secret gave me. Secret is now at the Rainbow Bridge with her twins, running without pain and will never grow any older and she is waiting for me, and someday we will ride again..

I will always love you Secret.