Chapter 14
Quinton’s dreams of participating in the 1980 Summer Olympics were on the verge of being fulfilled—we were notified that he’d been selected for the Three Day Equestrian Event.
He and Andrew Gallagher, his coach, worked unceasingly with Jack Be Nimble and Quasimodo, the geldings who were going to accompany Quinton to Moscow.
Andrew and I leaned against the rails of the indoor ring, watching as Quinton set Jack Be Nimble to trotting forward and sideways in a half-pass across the tanbark.
“Poetry in motion. Y’ know, Mrs. Mann, I think he and the team have a good chance of bringing home a medal.”
I was so proud to hear that. Quinton worked so hard…
Then, on March 21, those dreams were dashed when the Carter Administration decided to boycott the games to protest the USSR’s inva
