On Horses, Heritage & Holding Your Breath

Hey babes — Happy Sunday! Families are funny little ecosystems. Equal parts tradition, chaos, and stories that never really leave you. For us, it’s always been horses. My grandfather had a real run breeding racehorses, and that love never fully disappeared.

After more than 25 years, my dad, sister, and I decided to go back to the future and revive the family passion with Quality Stable. This week marks a huge moment: our first new horse after all that time hits the track this week in Ft. Lauderdale.

A reminder that it’s never too late to return to your roots or breathe new life into something you love.

👇 Scroll on down to follow the journey.

Cheers & martinis! Frances @GalOffDuty🍸

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A Family Legacy Returns to the Track

I’ve gone back and forth about sharing this — not because it isn’t important to me, but because it’s tender.

This week, one of our horses — our new mare — will be stepping onto the track, marking the return of our family’s Quality Stable business after 26 years of being inactive. It’s a moment that carries far more weight than a single day. It’s layered with memory, pride, nerves, and a deep sense of responsibility.

Horses have always been part of my story, long before content calendars or newsletters. Much of that comes from my grandfather, Manuel Viñas Sorbá, who was a passionate horseman and breeder in the 1980s. What set him apart was the way he truly studied his horses — their temperaments, their habits, their unique qualities. He believed every horse had its own personality and needed to be understood, not rushed.

Cheers & martinis, Frances @GalOffDuty

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