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Michael Blowen, co-founder of Old Friends, welcomes Geronimo to the farm. Photo by Laura Battles

Old Friends ushers in new horses, partners

Following the deaths of three beloved racehorses at Old Friends Equine this month, the New Year seemed to get off on a very bad foot when suddenly, good tidings came to the bucolic Thoroughbred retirement farm in Kentucky. Old Friends President and co-founder Michael Blowen says he was reeling from the unexpected deaths of Patton, Sunshine Forever and Dancing Renee, three great racehorses who died within weeks of each other, when a breath of fresh air blew through the renowned retirement facility in the form of new horses and new partnerships. Citing the help of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which […]