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 […]
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TRF warhorse to represent OTTBs in Calif.
At 20 years old, Viva Pentelicus is far from slowing down. Instead, the poster boy for Healing Arenas in California will be back to work at California Agriculture Day – AG Day 2016 – on Wednesday, March 16 on the West Steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The event is hosted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. National Agriculture Day is Tuesday, March 15, and is billed as “a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.” Viva Pentelicus Sire: Pentelicus Dam: Vivacious Sheila, by Herat Foal date: May 1, 1996 Earnings: $347,494 in 96 […]
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Donate hay; enter to win an iPad mini
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation officially launched its annual TRF Hay Drive on Friday, February 19. Started in 2008, the annual TRF Hay Drive campaign is essential to help the TRF meet its annual hay costs of more than $200,000. This year, the theme “Hay! It’s what’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner.” has already taken off with an early challenge grant. Longtime supporter and board member Carl Domino set up the $2,500 match that was met in days. “We call it the Domino Effect,” said Diana Pikulski, TRF’s Director of External Affairs. “It was great to have such a successful launch […]
