On Horses, Heritage & Holding Your Breath

The Quality Stable crew

I’ve gone back and forth about sharing this — not because it isn’t important to me, but because it’s tender.

This week, one of our horses — our new mare — will be stepping onto the track, marking the return of our family’s Quality Stable business after 26 years of being inactive. It’s a moment that carries far more weight than a single day. It’s layered with memory, pride, nerves, and a deep sense of responsibility.

Horses have always been part of my story, long before content calendars or newsletters. Much of that comes from my grandfather, Manuel Viñas Sorbá, who was a passionate horseman and breeder in the 1980s. What set him apart was the way he truly studied his horses — their temperaments, their habits, their unique qualities. He believed every horse had its own personality and needed to be understood, not rushed.

The famous Balquiria.

One of my favorite family stories still makes me smile: we had a horse who would appear every single time someone used the human water fountain — the kind you’d find at a school or stable office. Like clockwork. It was hilarious, but also such a perfect reminder that these animals aren’t just athletes or pedigrees. They’re observant, sensitive, curious beings with quirks all their own.

That way of seeing horses stayed with me. Being entrusted with them is never about spectacle. It’s about care, trust, rest, and honoring the responsibility that comes with loving an animal so deeply.

This moment isn’t a comeback story or a highlight reel. It’s about legacy, stewardship, and gently continuing something that was built with love, paused with intention, and now brought back with the same values at heart.

If you’re holding your breath for something this week — a hope, a quiet wish, a full-circle moment — I’m right there with you.