Having the last laugh on a cheeky OTTB
A cheeky horse known for his comical ways at the racetrack has given his new owner the last, and best laugh of all. Little Jitterbug, a chestnut gelding dismissed out of hand back in 2005 as being unfit for the racetrack or even an Eventing career is doing what those who chuckled at his antics never thought possible: He is climbing the ranks of the three-star Eventing circuit and aiming toward a possible run at the fabled Rolex *** next year. Owner and rider Jessica Bortner-Harris of Rocky Start Stables in Thurmond, N.C. says their accomplishments have far exceeded predictions […]
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Photo of the Week: From indifference to affection
At first, Driven Storm was a bit cool to the charms of the young girl in his life. Whenever Malindi, 11,would try to catch him in his field, he’d trot away, says the girl’s mother Lori Ann Thwing. But, after persistence and consistent rides together, that all changed. “Now when he sees her he trots to her and drops his head to her,” she says, noting that this picture was recently during a break at a horse show. “Mali, who assists me at horse shows, wanted to go visit with him while the show was on break,” she says. “ […]
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A photo, a miracle, saves 2 from New Holland
How two chestnut Thoroughbreds escaped certain death at a Canadian slaughterhouse after they were sold to a meat buyer Aug. 19 came down to a fluke, a photo, and a frenzy to save them. The horses— 11-year-old gelding Cool Checkers and 10-year-old mare Nature’s Fancy— were run through the New Holland Auction and purchased by a meat buyer so fast that it was almost a miracle that Thoroughbred advocate Allie Conrad caught a look at them, and better than that, managed to take pictures including their lip tattoos, and put out an alert on Facebook page OTTB Connect. “I hadn’t been to […]
