Publisher and Editor Lauren Abbott with her mother, Mary Ann Pigford, and Kevin, Lauren’s Off-the-Track Thoroughbred (OTTB). Mary Ann is a lifelong equestrian and stroke survivor whose strength, resilience, and love of horses continue to inspire those around her. As horsewomen, we are conditioned to care for everyone and everything around us before we care for ourselves. We schedule the farrier before our own doctor appointments. We monitor our horses’ nutrition more close