From open shows in southeast Oklahoma to two IPRA world titles and a run at the NFR, Marilyn Duplissey built a life around good horses, hard lessons, and a tougher business plan. In this final chapter, Marilyn takes us through 1976 in Tulsa, the decision to buy her WPRA card, and the unforgettable partnership with Dan—the gritty, honest gelding her friends voted “most heart” at the NFR.

We dig into futurities (time, money, and why they can feel like “doing time”), soundness and shoeing, equine dentistry, splints, banamine, and why the best riders listen when a horse says, “Take me to the vet.” Marilyn also opens the gate on the racehorse years—claiming, purses, trainers, HISA, and the thrill of a dead-last closer flying up the lane. Then we close with what came next: a classroom, a different kind of teaching, and a simple truth—dreams chang ...