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Spokeshorse Little Silver Charm has a new book
Little Silver Charm, the official “spokeshorse” at Old Friends, the not-for-profit Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, Ky., will make his debut as an author with the release of A Charmed Life (Old Friends Press). The 80-page, softcover book, penned with the assistance from former Boston Globe columnist Diane White, combines selected commentary from Little Silver Charm’s popular Facebook page with photos from Eclipse-Award winning photographer Barbara Livingston, the Lexington-based EquiSport Photos, and New York lenser Connie Bush, among many others. Through his wry and witty observations Little Silver Charm chronicles the story of Old Friends and showcases many of the celebs that have visited the farm over the […]
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Award of merit goes to TRF’s John Evans
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Thoroughbred Charities of America has named John Evans as its first TCA Award of Merit recipient of 2016. Evans was presented with the award in front of 400 guests at the 54th annual Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association gala held in Ocala, Fla. March 14. The award honors his work as farm manager at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chance Farm at the Lowell Correctional Institute in Ocala, where inmates are taught equine vocational skills while caring for retired racehorses. Now in its 16th year, over 120 inmates have participated in the program at Lowell Correctional Institute. Award recipients […]
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OTTB rematch held at PA Horse World Expo
BY STEUART PITTMAN—Five graduates of last year’s Retired Racehorse Project’s $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, performed this weekend in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo. Their task was to demonstrate to the crowd that off-track Thoroughbreds are the most trainable, elegant, versatile partners that a human can find anywhere. The Thoroughbred Makeover Rematch was a headline feature of the expo and one of five educational sessions presented by Retired Racehorse Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing demand for Thoroughbreds and building bridges to second careers. Diabolic and Nicole Cammuso began by demonstrating their western reining […]
