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was moved to the Manfredi farm for recuperation. But there were still potential difficulties ahead, - <?he noted. Post-Operative infection and foaling.

Step two. “The incision is healing beautifully,” came the word from the Manfredi farm. D’Arcy’s convalescence “has been remarkable in its freedom from complications,” the veterinarian wrote.

One final step, one last hurdle remained. D’Arcy took a vacation from endurance competition in 1981 to have a foal and she sailed through pregnancy and delivery with no complications. “But you can never be sure that the second time will be as easy. We knew that if D’Arcy had a difficult foaling it could ruin everything we’d done. Getting up and down, up and down, up and down the way some mares do in labor, she could re-injure the leg. And it couldn’t be repaired again,” Patty noted.

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