Runnymede Farm alum reunited, old pals
The kindhearted Irishman leaned close, placed a steadying hand on the face of the dark gelding, and the beautiful animal pressed his soft muzzle toward his old friend, a pal he’d known his whole life. With the soft green grass of the Kentucky Horse Park cushioning their feet, both horseman and horse stood a moment while their photo was taken, and then the senior horseman moved away, to let the gelding get on with the rest of his day. And he smiled with satisfaction to see that his lovely creation, Upon This Rock, was now quite fancy, his race-training days behind him. […]
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‘Boomerang horse’ finally finds a home
For the longest time, the full-bodied chestnut gelding with superstar looks couldn’t catch a break. Even on his first day of retirement from racing, the lovely animal was nearly killed in an automobile accident en route to CANTER Mid Atlantic, says executive director Allie Conrad. “We got him in 2006 or 2007 and on the way, his trailer got T-boned by an elderly gentleman,” she says. “The trailer and truck were totaled, and Bid was brought out through a side door for people. He was fine, a little banged up, and upset.” So with that as a start in his […]
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Camelot T-bred enchants Warmblood barn
Nearly three years ago dedicated Warmblood owner and dressage trainer Linda McDowell made a flying lead change of a different sort. “I decided to take a horse from Camelot,” she says. “At the time, I was leasing a 20-stall horse farm on the eastern shore of Maryland, and I decided I wanted to do a good deed and rescue a horse.” Going only from photographs she saw on social media page Camelot Horse Weekly, McDowell chose Valentina (JC: Julia S), a dainty dark bay who, when standing next to her Warmbloods at home, looked like a yearling. “I didn’t know […]
