North East Sporthorse Show a roaring success
Sixty ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred mixed breeds swept onto the bucolic Saddle Rowe Farm in Medway, Mass. this past weekend to demonstrate they had the right stuff when it comes to being an all-around Sporthorse. Groomed to glistening, the athletic equines and spotlessly attired riders entered the jumper and dressage rings with pride, showing off their grace and balance before renowned judges Dottie Morkis, an Olympic dressage medalist, and revered hunter/jumper equestrian Freddie Hunt. Organized and hosted by the North East Thoroughbred Sporthorse Association, the exciting inaugural All Thoroughbred and 1/2 Registered Thoroughbred Show received major funding from Suffolk Downs, […]
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‘Team Thoroughbred’ rolls into showgrounds
When Pennsylvania horse trainer Cheryl Keller rolled into the Quentin Riding Club with 14 ex-racehorses in tow, you might say she had a point to make. Dubbing her crew of riders and volunteers “Team Thoroughbred” they descended upon the show grounds of the all-breed event with the single-minded purpose of, well, showing off. “It was a great marketing tool to take the horses out and show other riders how wonderful horses just off the track can be,” says Keller, a trainer for New Vocations Racehorse Adoption. “All the horses were so well mannered and they were a great tool to […]
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Clubhouse Q&A: Young fan opines on racing biz
The very idea of horseracing once gave Chelsea Fields a bad feeling. The 20-something Gen Y Californian thought there was something unseemly about it, almost creepy. But then it changed. Through her affiliation with Dr. Ken Lian’s veterinarian practice on the West Coast, she got to know real working Thoroughbred racehorses, and she began to see a whole different world. The racetrack, teaming with powerful, glistening Thoroughbreds, was a place where legendary horses like Seabiscuit had drawn thousands of fans decades before, and she soon found that the tracks still carried the mystique of those times, and were only waiting […]
