Lucky Light III is affectionately known to many as "Vega Monster." Born in 1994, Vega is a 16.1hh Danish Warmblood gelding bred in Denmark out of Sashca by Lucky Light and imported in 1999. Vega and I formed an incredible bond over the first six years we were together and he gave me my first taste of the upper levels in Eventing. When I first got Vega in 2005 he had a universal reputation -- and it wasn't a good one. He was trained as a dressage horse and was known for his difficult personality. Notably, he would refuse to go further than the end of the barn driveway, leaping, spinning and causing a scene. Together, we not only got past the end of the driveway but over our first cross country fences - going from Beginner Novice to Training Level in our first season together. Vega was the first horse I had competed at the Prelim level. After just three competitive seasons together we went to our first CCI* (now CCI2*-L) at Wits End in Ontario, Canada and placed 6th. The following year, we went on to the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park where we placed 13th individually and 4th with the Area 1 team in the CCI*(now CCI2*-L). In 2010 we moved up to Intermediate together and placed 9th at the Chattahoochee Hills CIC** (now CCI3*-S) and qualified to compete at the NAJYRC CCI** (now CCI3*-L) Championships. An unfortunate injury eliminated our hopes of competing at the NAJYRC's , as the road to recover would be a long one. As Vega turned 17 years old in 2011, I made the decision not to take him back up to the intermediate level. He spent two years campaigning around Novice and Training Level with my mom and is now enjoying his time as King of Chase Hollow Farm - happily in light work providing education for working students and casual trail rides with friends.