Tag Archives: OTTB

“What do we need?” “MORE COWBELL!” These are the words that echo in my mind each time I ride Nixon when he's in one of his "moods". I own a...

The Retired Racehorse Project announced today that 578 trainers have been accepted to compete for their share of $100,000 in prize money at the 2017 Thoroughbred Makeover at the Kentucky...

At 5:30am on Monday morning, polo champion Nic Roldan and friends arrived at Gulfstream Park outside Miami to meet The Champ himself, California Chrome...and what an experience it was. We...

Today, I am a confident rider because of a thoroughbred stallion named Empire Maker. I learned to love thoroughbred sport horses again because of Empire Maker. And I met Lindsey...

On almost every OTTB forum or article you'll find an opinion about when to start transitioning a newly retired racehorse into a sport horse. "I give my horses at least...

We first met Monty when he was considered "old". He was adopted into our family when he was 18. His main little rider, Hannah, was just eight years old at...

You came out of your stall willingly, allowing me to put you on the cross-ties. Then the fun began. I brushed. You tossed your head up and snapped your teeth...

Elisa Wallace knows a good horse when she sees one. Problem is, she's capable of bringing out the good in every horse she encounters. So it was no surprise to find Wallace...

I went through a horrible horse sale a few months ago. The buyers weren’t honest with their abilities nor their expectations, and I didn’t investigate hard enough to realize it. I...

The connection we as humans have with animals, is one of the most primal and spiritual that we will ever hope to know. As we grow, this unique connection changes...

We all know how many things there are about which we can say, "I wish I'd known then what I know now." For me, one of the most profound, as...

Have you ever dealt with a horse with an unsafe hind end? You know, the type that could wheel around, kick you in the forehead and land you in the...

It is never a good time to buy a horse. It is even less of a good time to buy a horse when you have been out of riding for...

“He hit me again.” “Can you see this bruise?” “It wasn’t his fault, I was in his way.” These were the messages my girlfriends received most of the last two...

Retraining the racehorse—some general considerations... 1. Is he sound? Here's the hard reality: Unsound=Pasture Ornament at $10-25 a day, which is somewhere between $3,560 and $9,125 a year to sit...

There are plenty of drawbacks to being 70 years older than the OTTBs I ride—lack of former agility, lack of all courage, lack of being able to get on without...

The USEF has named four athlete/horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one traveling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Four direct reserve horses have also been...

I was at a dressage show a few weeks ago, and after schooling in the ring on Friday night, I took Nixon for a hack around the Kentucky Horse Park....

Before I ever heard about learned helplessness applied to anything, there was a real sense of the meaning. Learned helplessness could be seen in the eyes of any living being...

A hot horse is like an onion. There are so many layers that need to be uncovered before getting down to the heart of the problem, and if you’re not...