Race industry steps up for T-bred event
The racing and riding worlds converged with good cheer and optimism April 25 at a powerful Thoroughbreds for All event celebrating the Thoroughbred sport horse. Six hundred people crowded into West Wind Farm to watch as a failed racehorse with impressive bloodlines did his lineage proud with a startlingly expressive dressage trot. They also listened as Olympic dressage superstar Linda Zang shared tips on how to spot a potential Dressage star among ex-racehorses. And in the end, they energized the partnership between racing and riding communities to support the Thoroughbred in post-racing careers. “To me, one of the best part was the way both the racing […]
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Kentucky Oaks race honors forgotten war horse
Horseracing’s legendary Kentucky Derby weekend, so steeped with tall tales of fabled Thoroughbreds and the glory they brought, will pause for a moment during the Kentucky Oaks Friday to pay tribute to a race-trained mare, so famous in her day, so forgotten by history. Reckless, a race-trained Korean filly who earned two Purple Hearts and was officially granted the rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps will have a race named and run in her honor during the 8th race of the Kentucky Oaks. And her story, which author Robin Hutton hopes will take its place among the […]
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Survivors frolic as summit tackles slaughter
Approximately 150 people convened at the 2014 American Equine Summit in upstate New York this past weekend. It was held at the sprawling Equine Advocates sanctuary in Chatham, where 85 slaughter-bound horses, including famous race mare Press Exclusive, who nearly died en route to slaughter, have been given bucolic forever homes. Attendees, who hailed from as far away as South Dakota, Pennsylvania and New York City, converged on the farm for the two-day conference, April 26 and 27, to be updated on the ongoing efforts to improve the welfare of American equines. Victoria McCullough, international equestrian, philanthropist and owner of […]
