Keystone Wallis's story told by Pittsburgh newspaper

The story of Keystone Wallis, a winner of more than $600,000 who was almost sold for slaughter purposes but instead rescued by 26-year-old Kate Miller of Pittsburgh, was first brought to attention in The Horseman and Fair World magazine. The story was read by prominent veterinarian Dr. Patricia Hogan, who decided to adopt the 26-year-old mare. Now the story has been picked up by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper.

 

Miller, whose family races horses at The Meadows under the Harmony Springs Farm stable, saw Keystone Wallis race at The Meadows and never forgot the gray mare. When she saw she was consigned as a barren mare in a sale catalog, she decided she had to try to save her from a possible demise at a slaughterhouse. Miller bought the mare for a mere $150, but then had to find her a home because she could not afford to keep her.

 

Click here to read the story on the Post-Gazette's web page.