We have a friend in the racing business who gave us a tour of Del Mar during their meet.  Kate got to meet a horse that our friend named after one of our relatives who wrote for a racing magazine.  Kate had been riding for four years at that time and she was 10 at the time of our Del Mar visit.  From the minute she met the thoroughbreds, she wanted a thoroughbred filly/mare.  Well, we searched and searched and one day we found a picture of a beautiful thoroughbred filly who had been unsuccessful at the track.  She was absolutely stunning!  So, we went to visit her and Kate fell madly in love with her.  We were concerned about a green horse and a very young little girl.  We did purchase her and called her Doozey because that is Kate's nick name that her dad gave her as a little girl.  it took a lot of time and a lot of patience and a lot of training, but they are now one and have been a great eventing team for a long time now.  Kate is 16 and Doozey is now 9.  If it had not been for the fact that a relative passed away, a friend naming a horse after our relative, a trip to Del Mar to meet the horses at the track, well, we would have never ended up with our Doozey.  The bond between Kate and Doozey is absolutely amazing.