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By LAUREL SCOTT
AiCom Newspaper* Special Writer
The saga of Imperial Mom is a heartwarming tale of an honest beast endowed with one “wild” eye and one “kind” eye. The horse’s ocular oddity seems a fitting metaphor for his personality; Dr. Joseph Rogers’ 1991 Virginia Steeplechase Association Timber Horse of the Year can be poetry in motion if he doesn’t freeze at the start.
“He’s just one of those poor horses who’s never learned to tip his hat,” said Virginia’s top steeplechase owner and trainer, himself a veteran of many notable trips over the sticks. But the Fates have been kind to Imperial Mom. After a somewhat checkered career, he’s come back to the people — and the purpose — he was bred for..
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