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Carleigh Fedorka

Carleigh Fedorka is a Ph.D. student at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. A Pennsylvania native, she moved to Kentucky after graduating from St. Lawrence University and has worked closely in all aspects of the thoroughbred industry. She spends her free time eventing as well as training, selling, and rehoming OTTBs. Read more about her horse life at her blog, A Yankee in Paris.

Stories from the Heart

Escaping My Escape

I started having anxiety attacks a couple of summers ago. I would drive to the barn after a good day at work, and swing on…

10 months ago

Horsemanship

The Generalization Game

I have been asked to write on a lot of topics. Why are Thoroughbreds better than other breeds? Why are geldings better than mares? Why…

11 months ago

Stories from the Heart

#HorsesChangedMyLife

Ten years ago, I loaded up my one true love and sent him six hours north for his next adventure. He was my childhood horse,…

12 months ago

Stories from the Heart

Controlling the Future

“But, this is the last one,” I reasoned with both my fiancé but mostly with myself. “Kennedy is tucked safely in the barn, Sail Maker…

12 months ago

Science

Cloning, Genetic Engineering and “Playing God”

I’m sure by now many of you have seen the video circulating social media about the cloning and genetic engineering of horses. Published by the…

2 years ago

Horse Rescue

Battered, Burned and Bonded

I awoke Friday morning and just stared at the comments. I’d spent the previous evening in a state of distress; a state of overwhelming fear,…

2 years ago

Aftercare

For Breeders’ Sake

On Thanksgiving Day, while the turkey roasted and my family gathered, my significant other and I huddled on the couch with shoulders touching and a…

2 years ago

Horsemanship

Where Have All the Horsemen Gone?

I hum this in my head to the tune of “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” by Paula Cole at least once a week, and…

2 years ago

Eventing

For the Record

I walked off my XC course on Sunday and just shook my head. A grimace was plastered across my face and my reins draped across…

2 years ago

OTTB

The Horse I Can’t Quit

Five years ago I took on an off-the-track-thoroughbred with the idea that he would be an easy flip. Some quick cash. A safety net for…