Lazo wins bittersweet victory with Don Blazer Scholarship

After the passing of her longtime horse, friends rally to help Lazo still compete

SABINE LAZO was recently awarded the Don Blazer Memorial Scholarship by the Capitol Area Quarter Horse Association. Pictured are Jessica Twohig, Sal Lazo, Lazo, Kelly Lazo and Janine Hess.
SABINE LAZO was recently awarded the Don Blazer Memorial Scholarship by the Capitol Area Quarter Horse Association. Pictured are Jessica Twohig, Sal Lazo, Lazo, Kelly Lazo and Janine Hess.

Sabine Lazo of Caldwell was awarded the $500 Don Blazer Memorial Scholarship by the Capitol Area Quarter Horse Association (CAQHA) on Oct. 3, but despite the joy of the win, there was sadness along with the celebration.

Seventeen days before the competition, Lazo lost her longtime show partner “The Ultimate Attitude,” affectionately called “Cooper,” to a sudden and unexpected bout of severe illness…