 Out of the Woods
By Jennifer Morrison
December 25, 2004 The Blood-Horse Making a living breeding, raising, and selling racehorses can be one of the most rewarding occupations, but the road to those prizes is one of hard work, dedication, and plenty of risk. Gail Wood, whose Woodlands Farm in Hillsburgh, Ontario, has been the first home of many of Canada's top Thoroughbreds during the last 10 years, is well versed in all of those. She has earned success and respect in the industry through her determination and a love for breeding a solid racehorse. "The most thrilling thing in the world is to pick a mating, get a foal, take it to the sale, sell it, and then have someone make it a stakes winner," said Wood. "The only thing that would be better would be to own it." Wood has experienced many thrills, but also knows how to bounce back from one of the worst disasters that can hit a horseperson. It has been less than two years since a barn fire on her property tragically killed 22 ... | 
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