Grassroots effort to showcase OTTBs in big ring
A diehard Thoroughbred fan with a barn full of horses and a heart full of hope has launched a campaign to glorify the off-track Thoroughbred. Christina Sawelsky of Sharon, Mass. has organized a 12-mile trail ride through a lush Massachusetts estate in order to bootstrap the attendance of two or more OTTBs at a major equestrian event this November. And additionally, she plans to raise funds for the nation’s oldest and largest Thoroughbred charity, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. With the goal of bringing Thoroughbreds back to the Breed Demonstration at the popular equestrian tradeshow Equine Affaire this November, riders will […]
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Rood & Riddle opens Saratoga hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital announced Aug. 4 that an expansion at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga is complete. The Saratoga hospital includes two surgical suites, three anesthesia induction and recovery stalls, nuclear scintigraphy, a radiology suite, a laboratory and an ambulatory garage. The hospital also includes a four-stall temperature controlled nuclear scintigraphy building as well. In addition to the new facilities, the original building was renovated to increase office and storage space. “We are extremely excited about the new hospital which demonstrates our commitment to the health, safety and welfare of horses in the Saratoga area […]
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Blitzburg rolls past tarps, obstacles without fear
A mere 16 days before the Pennsylvania Horse Expo, Beverly Strauss pulled a previously lame Thoroughbred out of her field, and decided to attempt something absurd. In an outdoor arena made ugly by winter, she tacked up ex-racehorse Blitzburgh with one thing in mind—to try to spook him! They walked over a tarp; they dragged a wooden board; they moved around the ring while a horse in an adjacent barn whinnied noisily. And then the well-esteemed Thoroughbred advocate nearly fell off her horse—laughing. Blitzburgh Sire: Afleet Alex Dam: Capitol View Foal date: April 7, 2008 Earnings: $43,465 in 4 startsShe […]
