A downhill mare nobody wanted moves on up
Ava was not a pretty girl. Standing 15-hands even, the bay mare appeared to have such a sloping, downhill build that some wondered if the poor thing was slightly deformed. “At one point I measured her, and she was several inches” shorter in the front than in the back, says CANTER Mid Atlantic Executive Director Allie Conrad. To make matters worse, Ava was having none of it from people. She didn’t want to play, and she appeared so immature in development that the idea of putting a regular-sized rider on her back seemed preposterous, Conrad says. Her Ways Okay New […]
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$250K in ulcer meds donated to New Vocations
Horse Gold Inc., the manufacturer of ulcer treatment GastroMax3, has donated $250,000 of its product to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption—enough to treat 400 horses expected to come through the charity doors this year. A special batch of GastroMax3 was made specifically for the Ohio-based charity after longtime horseman and philanthropist Scott Robinson, CEO of Horse Gold Inc., decided he wanted to “do something big” for the charity. After receiving an inquiry from New Vocations Founder and Executive Director Dot Morgan, seeking possible donations of the medicine that she says is “like gold” to her charity, Robison says he started thinking […]
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T-bred with one eye ribbons at rated show
Like a conquering hero riding into battle, Norman, a one-eyed ex-racehorse, drew cheers from fans and caused his owner to weep as he competed in his first sanctioned horseshow last weekend. The 17.3-hand bay gelding ribboned for second and third-place in the 2-foot-3- Jumper competition May 25 at the Bronze Level Equine Canada Sanctioned Show, marking the end of a long, dark chapter, and the beginning of a bright future. “Everyone was cheering when they announced it was Norman on the course,” says owner Heather Young of Ottawa, Canada. “He competed against 13 other horses in each class under his […]
