A horse of a lifetime
It wasn’t long after Raise a Bandit left a West Virginia racetrack in the late 1990s to become a hunter/jumper that the naturally talented roan began cleaning up. Pitted against the cream of the crop at that time, the Thoroughbred now called Blue Grass jumped his way into strong showings in Palm Beach, and winnings in Ocala, Fla., Saratoga, N.Y., and elsewhere. “His jump was so incredible. It was breathtaking even over 18 inches, and everything up from there, ” says owner and trainer Margo Kusulas, proprietor of Turning Leaf Farm, Essex, Mass. “Most horses that you jump don’t necessarily […]
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Revere rides by day
Just as Paul Revere faced a few bumps in the road as he charged into a new life, his Thoroughbred namesake encountered a few setbacks on the path to a brighter future. But modern-day Revere is leaving health challenges of the past year, including a strain of Potomac fever and a hairline fracture, in the dust as he preps with owner Kira Karbocus for autumn horse shows. It’s all been worth it, Karbocus says. “Deep down I knew that even though he had a struggle, it was fine to give him time off,” she says, noting that her horse’s youth […]
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OlivaSudden— it’s love at first sight
Skeptical that the small, dark-brown bay with the beautiful face could really be the horse of her dreams, Brandi Carreira was nonetheless compelled to meet the off-track Thoroughbred who had never won a race. Hitching up her horse trailer, she withdrew cash from her bank account and headed to Suffolk Downs in Boston, secretly certain she wasn’t leaving without Olivia’s Account, a 15.2 hand gelding she later renamed OlivaSudden. “He was a little small, and I remember thinking I’d never be happy with such a small Thoroughbred. But there was something about his face. He’s got such a sweet look […]
