TRF warhorse to represent OTTBs in Calif.
At 20 years old, Viva Pentelicus is far from slowing down. Instead, the poster boy for Healing Arenas in California will be back to work at California Agriculture Day – AG Day 2016 – on Wednesday, March 16 on the West Steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The event is hosted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. National Agriculture Day is Tuesday, March 15, and is billed as “a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.” Viva Pentelicus Sire: Pentelicus Dam: Vivacious Sheila, by Herat Foal date: May 1, 1996 Earnings: $347,494 in 96 […]
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Horses help ex-inmate find love, career, hope
A young woman who learned to ride and care for horses while participating in a prisoner/OTTB program at the Lowell Correctional Institution of Florida has returned to society with a promising career, a happy relationship and a horse of her own. Nicole Mason-Suares, 30, of Ocala, says that her life completely turned around after she began working with ex-racehorses. On the prison grounds where the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) runs a unique program offering care to Thoroughbreds while teaching inmates horsemanship and life skills, Mason-Suares says she felt a spark of hope return to her; it was something she hadn’t […]
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Photo of the Week: Spa days make him smile
Milyone, a Kentucky bred great-great grandson of Majestic Prince who was once trained by Kentucky Derby winning trainer John Shirreffs, is cared for as though he’s still one of racing’s contenders. The cherished pet of California owner Linda Moss, the red gelding enjoys a session with Dr. Michael H. Rubin. In this photo, Dr. Rubin is giving Milyone pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, which is the last step in a 4-Step treatment (after assessment of problem areas) designed to ease the aches and tensions in the neck and back, says Moss. The first three steps are orthopedic joint release, arthrostim myofascial release and […]
