But horses of every stamp, the Easthams insist, are owed the same standards.

“Doesn’t matter if we’re hoping for $3,000 or $3 million, we feel a responsibility to get that horse in the correct position,” Tommy says. “Because you know those horses with value will have a good quality of life, but animals that don’t might not. So we always try to get them in the right hands.

“Some people see an eyeball. Wyndee and I were always blessed enough to have seen that window into their soul. And when you hit a home run for a family that doesn’t just say, ‘Oh, that’s nice,’ but, ‘Oh, now we can get the tractor fixed…’ That fills your heart. Because you know you made a difference in their life. There’s a lot of effort for everybody, lot of sweat and tears. It’s truly a labor of love. There’s so many ups and downs that it just has to touch your soul before you can do it. But when it does, it’s incredible. So the horse has given us a beautiful life.”

Click here to read the full Legacy Bloodstock TDN profile