Photo of the Week: Cheshire cat grins
When Gabrielle Fulton first laid eyes on her future horse, she cringed. “When I got out of the car and saw her— I didn’t know she was the horse we’d come to look at— I turned to my mother and said, “What an ugly horse.” Thin, still shod with racing plates, and sporting an unattractive cribbing collar, the mare she calls Sable was purchased on the spot after Fulton and her mother looked around the unkempt yard where she was being kept—dogs on chains barked furiously and chickens scattered— and decided to give the mare a good home. “I was […]
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Photo of the Week: Have a seat
Since retiring from Suffolk Downs in September 2014, Pats Love has embraced all the good things in her new life. Especially sunbathing while sitting up! Owner Shannon O’Neill says her mare will chill out in paddock in her best adaptation of a couch potato nearly everyday, particularly on a warm day. “She’s my silly girl,” says O’Neill, who notes that she fell instantly in love with the mare after a jockey friend told her about the OTTB. “I’ve ridden Thoroughbreds for years, and have been fortunate enough to exercise many of them on a private farm in Massachusetts. It was […]
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Photo of the Week: A family’s game changer
Simon is in training to be a Special Olympics mount for Dawn Manning’s son Bryan, who suffered a traumatic brain injury eight years ago. Simon seems to sense Bryan’s condition, and displays remarkable patience and gentleness with him. In turn, Bryan has gained confidence and learned to be calm and precise when working with him, Manning says. “It’s a match made in heaven,” she says, noting that Simon (JC: Moccasin Dancer) joined their family in October 2014. Prior to welcoming their “gentle giant,” Manning says she never would have imagined a retired racehorse would be just what the doctor ordered. […]
