Veterinary Q&A: How to re-feed a starving T’bred
Through the years, Off-Track Thoroughbreds has chronicled stories of horses who survive against the odds. Often times, the horses are malnourished to the point of starvation, and so depleted they appear to be hopeless cases. And yet, they survive when even the brightest minds in veterinarian medicine caution owners to prepare for the worst. Thoroughbreds like Crowning Glory, who was rescued by the South Florida SPCA with a body condition of 1 on the Henneke Horse Body Score System, and Jo Jo Gypsy, who was rescued by Jeanne Mirabito, of Our Mims Retirement Haven in the same sorry condition, are […]
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Weekly Photo: Craigslist TB beats Warmbloods
Craigslist OTTB Au Girl beat the Warmbloods in the AA rated Showcase Spring Spectacular in Chicago June 20 under owner/rider Caitlyn Epperson. In a speed jumper class, the lovely bay mare had it all over the 26-horse field of Warmbloods and other breeds, says coach Trapp O’Neal, who notes that the team had a great day despite traveling 1,200 miles from Houston to Chicago to get there. Au Girl Barn name: Lulu Sire: Formal Gold Dam: San Miguel Queen Foal date: April 23, 2009“I think what made this victory special was that it was a class with a lot of […]
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Celeb trains ‘Forrest Gump’ TB in elite dressage
A Thoroughbred born with legs so crooked he nearly died of complications has become the star in the family of an actress, comedian and writer whose life now centers around transforming the once wobbly chestnut gelding into an upper-level dressage mount. Go Forrest Go, who suffered organ failure as a newborn when his terribly crooked legs failed to support him preventing him from standing to nurse, miraculously found support in a loving race family who shelled out a small fortune to save him. Go Forrest Go Barn: Forrest Sire: Utopia (JPN) Dam: Dangerous Beauty, by Meadowlake Foal date: March 19, […]
