ThoroughbredEd strives to change racing biz
The sad-eyed racehorses coming off the track were a sight Dr. Ken Lian, DVM, was never able to shake. And despite, or possibly because, he had been a longtime fan of horse racing, it always seemed to him that the life of a racehorse could be improved. In the summer of 2010, Lian and a collective of like-minded veterinarians, race trainers, farriers, animal-welfare advocates, horseman and backside workers, formed Thoroughbred Education Foundation, Inc., nicknamed it ThoroughbredEd, and went to work. The goals were lofty. The foundation aims to foster good horsemanship from within the industry, bringing the sport back to […]
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Clubhouse Q&A: KY horse world topic of Ph.D.
The daughter of rodeo-riding parents, Tamar V S McKee has parlayed her roots with horses into an anthropological study of the many facets of the horse world. The doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology is putting the finishing touches on a dissertation that examines the Kentucky horse world, up close. Doing field work at two Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation facilities, and elsewhere in Bluegrass country, she has studied the horse-human relationship, the inner conflicts polarizing the horse world, and so much more. In this week’s Clubhouse Q&A, McKee, an equestrian and academic, discusses her exciting work. Q: You’re writing a dissertation on […]
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Clubhouse Q&A: Paddy Head writes page-turner
Paddy Head was a jockey back in an era when women were transitioning out of traditional jobs and into male-dominated fields. But Canadian racetracks in the 1970s were still not a welcome place for a wide-eyed girl who only wanted to ride racehorses. In fact, her racetrack of choice in Vancouver British Columbia refused to license female jocks, but the Canadian would not be denied. After college and a failed attempt to make a go of job in a hunter/jumper barn, Head did get her jockey’s license, and landed at Suffolk Downs in Boston to work at her dream job. […]
