Thoroughbreds get ready to rock Rolex
As Thoroughbred fans ready to fly their flag over the legendary grounds of the Kentucky Rolex Three Day, a leader in the movement to restore the glory of the Thoroughbred sport horse has a bit of a bounce to his step these days. Steuart Pittman, creator of the popular Retired Racehorse Project, which remakes Thoroughbred racehorses into sport horses, says that though the war is far from over, Thoroughbreds are gaining ground in the battle to recapture the sport horse world, especially among up-and-coming riders. “While most of the top professionals have owners who … tend to buy horses bred […]
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TRF rescues 1st T’bred with Adam Sigler fund
A 4-year-old Thoroughbred ex-racehorse, who had dwindled to a mere 847 pounds before he was rescued by Florida authorities in January, was welcomed to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) this week. And as luck prevailed, he was the first horse helped with proceeds from the newly established Adam Sigler Fund. Chestnut gelding Cannwyll (Pronounced: can-will), who was pulled up in his last race at Gulfstream Park in March 2014, was seized in Florida by senior cruelty investigator Sgt. Max Sharpe of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. Acting on an anonymous tip, Sharpe discovered the emaciated horse on a […]
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TBs helped him go from prison to own business
Randall Sorrell was locked up at the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Ky., for nearly five years. It was his lucky break! While serving time for “making a bad choice while in Kentucky on vacation,” he started to make good choices as a participant in the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s (TRF) Second Chances Program, which celebrated its 15th anniversary last year. While working with retired racehorse Thoroughbreds, Sorrell says he learned many things, including building trust between man and horse, giving and receiving. “I also learned about the effectiveness of partnership. If you look at the relationship between a human and a horse, […]
