Woodbine rider is avenging angel for T’breds
At the Woodbine Race Track in Toronto works an exercise rider who wears two hats. By day, April LeBlanc gallops Thoroughbreds for trainers who shoot for big winnings; by night, she re-homes equines who didn’t earn very well as racehorse, but who pay dividends in other ways. With her careful oversight and training, many become gentle school horses for students as young as nine. Competing for and winning ribbons as hunter/jumpers and eventers, they prove their worth. And in spite of an often underserved reputation as being ‘flighty’ or ‘hot,’ these Thoroughbreds are often the most cool-headed and lovable creatures in the […]
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Run for the Ribbons TB show set for Fla.
Third-generation horseman Laurine Barreira announced the creation of an all-Thoroughbred hunter/jumper show series open to all tattooed, registered and identified Thoroughbreds. The Run for the Ribbons Horse Show, which offers $5,000 in cash and prizes, and is sponsored in part by the Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP), begins at 8 a.m., April 12, at Cedar Lock Farm South in Morriston, Fla. Barreira, who co-owns Cedar Lock Farm, and is a Thoroughbred racehorse owner, breeder and trainer, says she decided to organize an exclusively Thoroughbred show after competing an OTTB in November in a mixed-breed show. While competing her OTTB […]
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How to ride out the harsh winter in good health
In a cartoon widely shared on Facebook, a horse wearing five blankets, but sweating in his cold-weather gear, explains his multiple layers to another horse in the paddock: “My Mom was cold.” Funny as the cartoon was during this nationwide cold snap, Dr. Ginger Reed, VMD, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, says most healthy horses are well equipped to endure cold temperatures without undo fuss. And in this week’s Veterinary Answers, Dr. Reed discusses ways to ensure that the horses are happy during this seemingly endless winter, and offers tips for feeding, clothing and keeping a horse during the winter […]
