Ex-racehorse surges onward with armored rider
Left in an Ontario pasture for years, High on the Rye looked wasted. Flaccid muscles that once rippled with strength were barely able to support his weight. His front hooves curved inward, and in order to support his body weight, the once graceful racehorse contorted his back legs so far forward that he stood with all four feet awkwardly close together. Jenny Mutter entered the forgotten racehorse’s life hoping to find a foxhunting prospect. He looked pretty good in the picture she saw online. But on the day they met, he didn’t look nearly so well. “The first thing I […]
