“Horses like the Zippo LTD’s and the Harley D Zip’s become available so rarely,” Moran said.
Kristen Galyean had gone back and forth for a year about selling the mare and the Moran family hadn’t even thought about buying the horse until they got to the Congress Moran said. He said that while buying a horse with such an impressive career can sometimes lead to high expectations, he believes that his daughter Theresa and “Lucy” will make a good match.
“Theresa really only has two years left in youth competition,” he said. “She’s been riding for a long time and I think she has the confidence to handle an upgrade.”
Moran said that the sole reason for buying “Lucy” was to be a show horse for Theresa, however he does plan on continuing her career as a champion producing broodmare. Moran said that he is by no means a “serious breeder,” but instead he does it because he loves raising foals.
Interestingly enough, Moran said that the one person who was instrumental in the purchase of the horse was not a part of either the buying or selling party.
“Without Lew Papendick holding my hand through this, the deal really wouldn’t have gone through,” he said.
Moran said that he did have to go outside for a moment to take a deep breath after he realized how much he would be paying for the mare. However, Lew Papendick put Moran at ease when he said that his similarly pricey purchase of Harley D Zip was the best decision he ever made.
As far as how Theresa feels about her new horse, Moran said, “we’re going to send a spacecraft to Mars to bring her back real soon.”
