If you own an off track Thoroughbred you’ve probably heard of an organization called the Retired Racehorse Project. Each year the Retired Racehorse Project holds the Thoroughbred Makeover, an annual competition designed to showcase the…
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This Week With Indy: Picking Up Where We Left Off
There are times when despite all of my best efforts, something just gets in the way of riding. It’s called life, it happens to the best of us. Horses get boo boos, it gets too…
How Racetrack Routines Affect OTTBs: Training & Daily Life at the Track
Unless you’ve worked in the racing industry, the life of a horse at the track might be a bit of a mystery to the average person. What’s more difficult to gauge is how this routine…
Hitting the Ground Running… Literally
Well ladies and gentlemen, we experienced our first involuntary dismount last night. Yep, my trusty off track thoroughbred, Indy, was all of a sudden not so trusty. And do you want to know what I…
Getting An OTTB To Move In A Frame
Getting an OTTB to move in a frame can be a difficult subject to wrap your head around… and if it’s difficult for a human just imagine how difficult it is for a green broke…
[VIDEO] This Week With Indy: What Getting It Together Looks Like
Tomorrow will mark 8 MONTHS since my boy, Sure Prize, last ran a race. Can you believe it?! Almost 8 months have passed and it still feels like he just walked off the trailer yesterday….
This Week With Indy: Cows, Horse Kites & Stereotypes
This weekend at the farm we held a two day Introduction to Team Penning and Ranch Sorting Clinic and I decided why not try this out with my little off the track friend, Sure Prize…
Experience Isn’t Just Helpful… It’s Everything
As someone with less than a decade of experience with horses, I’m what you’d call an amateur in the equestrian world. And much to my dismay, there is no fast track or express route to…
This Week With Indy: Consistency v. Repetition
Some people really REALLY hate the snow. You probably know exactly who I’m talking about… you might even be one of those people. I’m not. I actually… enjoy… the snow. Call it a by-product of…
This Week With Indy: Conditioning for Relaxation, Ground Tying & Changing Up Our Routine
With the holiday season quickly approaching this is probably the most inconsistent time of the season for me in terms of how frequently I’ve gotten to work my boy, Mr. Indiana Jones otherwise known by…
Week 5: Our First Solo Ride and Indy’s First Group Lesson!
This week we’ve been super busy preparing for a big clinic we host semi-annually at the farm for the National Mounted Police Services. It’s a super cool confidence building and de-spooking clinic but it requires…
Taking What The Horse Gives You
As the fiancee of a barn owner in the horse boarding business, I can tell you that I’ve seen my fair share of people’s egos’ get in the way of their progress with their horse….
Beginning With The Basics: Starting My Retired Racehorse Retraining On the Ground
Since Indiana Jones arrived at the farm in late August, it seems like everyone is asking me, “So when are you going to take him for a ride?” And to be honest I haven’t exactly…