TB numbers at Rolex hold, need to rise
Some of the best riders who will compete later this month at the legendary Rolex Three Day still rhapsodize about their early days riding OTTBs, says Steuart Pittman, founder of the Retired Racehorse Training Project. But most aren’t riding Thoroughbreds; they are riding horses cross-bred to compete at the highest level of a particular discipline. These mounts are very specifically bred for the movement necessary in their particular discipline, be it show jumping, dressage or cross-country, he says. “Even top riders who love Thoroughbreds, like Boyd Martin, who is one of the biggest Thoroughbred advocates around, isn’t entered on one […]
