T-bred leaps fire with gun-shooting rider, wins
After 100 days of training, a spirited ex-racehorse said to possess a “fighting spirit” went from the backside of Mountaineer Race Track to “diving around” barrels and leaping a flaming jump. No More Rings and his rider and trainer Nicole Valeri, 20, of Pinnacle Stables in Pennsylvania, decided to do something with a “wow factor” when they competed Sept. 5 at the annual Ultimate X Showdown, a trainer competition for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses. Valeri and Rings burst through mock saloon doors at a gallop, swooping into a boisterous arena where country music blared, and as Valeri fired off her gun, Annie […]
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A.P. Indy’s grandson dies, his spirit lives on
Fiddler’s Pilgrim, the spectacular 17-hand grandson of great racehorse A.P. Indy, was humanely euthanized in Texas this week following a lengthy struggle with hoof and coffin bone ailments. Pilgrim, nicknamed Bruno, took a last walk to the pasture with Cynthia Davis and her grandchildren on Sept. 2 to pose for family portraits, and by the next morning the gelding was in such severe pain he could not walk, Davis says. X-rays revealed a total of 12 abscesses in his right foot, she adds. Fiddler’s Pilgrim Barn name: Bruno Sire: Jump Start Dam: I’s Pretty Smart Foal date: April 22, 2007“They were […]
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Rescued T-bred conquers ills, places at HITS
An underweight stallion who just last March was standing in a small sandy paddock in Florida, his tail caked with manure, his frame shrinking with malnutrition, is today a treasured show pony who recently packed his 15-year-old owner around the estimable HITS Saugerties circuit. Going Coastal’s life story made several quick turns, and looked pretty grim, before helping hands put weight on his body, gave his life a new purpose, and eventually turned him over to Bridget Lautensack, a young Pennsylvania equestrian who had her choice of several first horses, but who only had eyes for the kind Thoroughbred. It […]
