How TalleyHo Studio Got it's Name We must travel back in time to 1988. I had a traumatic accident that nearly cost me my life. The date was 8/8/1988. I was struck by lightning, my best friend died at the scene. I was airlifted to a critical care hospital where I spent 3 days in ICU fighting for my life. I nearly had my legs amputated due to severe swelling, I had third degree burns on my legs from the lightening exiting my body. Seven days later I was released with a long road to recovery. To this day I have nerve damage in my legs and arthritis so bad at times it’s hard to walk. What does this have to do with the name of my studio? Well, I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe that God has a plan for everyone. From a very young age I had always loved horses and we couldn’t afford to have one. I rode friends’ horses, worked on a horse farm all the while so wanting one of my own. It wasn’t until my twenties that I had the opportunity to get my own horse. I went to see her and had a friend ride her for me and right off the bat she said you’d like her. She was a young retired racehorse with some famous names in her pedigree including Native Dancer and Bold Ruler. It wasn’t her pedigree that I was drawn to, it was something in her eyes. When I got her papers, I realized she was born the same year I was struck by lightening. It was as if she was born to someday be part of my life. I got her in 1994 and had her until 2011. We had a bond that I never have had with any other horse and losing her was like losing a part of my family. I have not had a horse since her and I doubt I will get another one. I love horses, I love to ride but they just can’t compare to Talley. She was irreplaceable. “ Rainbow On Stage” AKA Talleyho 1988-2011 Having Talley in my life taught me that dreams can come true and that life has a purpose. We may not understand it, we may question it. I learned that we need to embrace life, live it as if tomorrow may not come. We don’t know how long we will be here; we don’t know how long loved ones will be in our life. It is that philosophy which I keep close to my heart. It is that emotion, that passion I continue to explore and create new works of art.

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