Tracks Summer 2017

Richard Gargagliano of Warrenton, Virginia, has owned horses for many years, but didn’t spend a lot of time riding them. The needs of his family always came first — and they did the riding. After he and his wife became empty-nesters, Gargagliano began a search for the perfect trail-riding horse for himself. Daughter Laura Bartee heard about a 16-year-old former competition horse that needed a retirement home and jumped at the opportunity to help her father. The horse was Salvador, a 17.2 hands DutchWarmblood whose show name was “Heritage.” Born in 1995 in the Netherlands, Salvador started his show career at the age of four with owner Laura Scaletti and worked his way up to top competitions such as Washington International Horse Show, Devon Horse Show, and the Kentucky Horse Park in the working hunters division at 4 feet with professional rider Winn Alden. In 2009, he was fifth in the nation in his division.

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