quarter horse

I was so excited. I had found a beautiful, 6yr Appendix Quarter Horse for sale on the coast for just $300! (1988) I wanted a larger horse to start dressage training (on a low budget) and this was it. The owner called him "The Bay". Ooh, I liked that name. I thought about it all week. When I arrived at the owner's stable I was trailered up with $300 in hand. A big cowboy stepped out of the house and when I asked to see the horse, he pointed up the hill. "Well, he's up on in the big pasture.…