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 […]
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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, […]
