Dale Lewis and Dually (MN)
Team #915: Dale Lewis and Dually
From: Duluth, Minnesota
Ages: 70.5 & 29.5
Combined Ages: 100
Test: Second Level Test 2
Dually and I started working together in June of 2001. His pre-purchase exam identified a very serious heart murmur. That meant his intended breeding for eventing could not be realized. I was 46 and was not about to try eventing. Since he affectionately displayed his desire to come home with us, we bought him. From California to Duluth, Minnesota, at five years old he couldn’t ride a circle, halting was not his strong suit, and I could not touch his ears. Braiding was impossible! He became fast friends with our Thoroughbred, 10 years his senior, but he tolerated me, so we got started.
We worked our way up to showing at Third level, schooling at Fourth, which took all of 11 years. When his Thoroughbred buddy died, he started having narcoleptic panic attacks at horse shows without his buddy and it became impossible to compete him at 17. He retired from showing but we kept working at home. Now at 29, he has slowed down some, not quite the same collection, but his medium canter is still something special!
In the spring of 2025, we revisited Second Level and scheduled a one-horse show for August 5 on our Himmel Tanzen Farm. We asked Matthew Beasley to come home to judge our Century Club ride and invited friends and all the people who had helped care for him over the years. Over 30 people were there to celebrate his success! Dually, I am so proud of you! You are the Man!
Thank you, TDF, for offering this program!
