Painting horse is ready for his closeup, dahling
In the latest adventures of Metro Meteor, the ex-racehorse turned abstract painter, our hero follows his path to Tinseltown. And if the stars align, the bay Thoroughbred, in his trademark paint-splattered halter, will wave his paintbrush like a magic wand to be captured for all eternity in documentary film, and possibly a Hollywood production about his astonishing life. “This was always my goal for Metro,” says owner Ron Krajewski, a portrait artist who taught his Thoroughbred to hold a paintbrush in his teeth and create abstracts with acrylic paint. “He’s had to overcome so much in his life, and has […]
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‘Square peg’ horses make nightly news
A California-based charity that has been quietly helping forgotten racehorses and children with disabilities for years was spotlighted last week by the Bay Area nightly news. The Square Peg Foundation, a 501 c 3 nonprofit serving off-track Thoroughbreds, was featured recently in a broadcast by reporter Garvin Thomas, of NBC news. The organization has been doing yeoman’s work in this area since 2004. “It was really such an honor,” says Joell Dunlap, founder of the nonprofit charity that helps children with autism, eating disorders and other disabilities. “The reporter contacted us and after we played telephone tag for a week, […]
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Calif. cops lining up to buy OTTBs; calm partners
Thoroughbreds who’ve been standing in retirement fields for years—even a decade — are proving to be ideally suited to join police mounted units, according to a California horseman who is working to keep up with the demand for OTTBs from a local Sheriff’s department. “I think I’m seeing a trend” which finds a retired racehorse Thoroughbred, given time to let down from the racetrack, to be an officer’s perfect partner, says Julie Baker, the founder/president of Healing Arenas in Escalon, Calif. “They’ve had to survive in a herd environment, which is pretty key to mounted unit work. They have to tolerate […]
