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After Racing: Retraining Thoroughbreds

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After Racing · 11M ago

Charity Trail Ride at Traders Point

Yesterday was a gorgeous day in central Indiana and I spent part of it the best way I know how — at a charity trail ride with good friends.  My friends Lynn Reed and Sue Pratt joined me at Wild Air Farms in Zionsville (home of the Traders Point Hunt & Traders Point Charity Show).  [...]
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After Racing · 11M ago

Getting Ready for Summer

Its going to be a pretty laid back summer.  Due to my pregnancy, I have no plans for shows at this point.  I may ride in a clinic or two if I get it organized in the next month.  Considering I’m already (nearly) 5 months along, I’m just happy to be riding still.   With [...]
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Spring Updates

First, let me start by saying that I’m really glad that spring is finally here.  The cold weather and snow has been here too long!  Updates for horses are mixed.  Read on to see why. FFI Horses Presidential Envoy has been ADOPTED!  Whoo hooo!  He has a found a home with Sarah Bowers, who adopt...
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Fall Updates

Well apparently I’ve been busy!  There also haven’t been that many updates until recently.  Here is where things currently stand. 3 FFI Horses: Rose (Blazen Honey) Presley (Presidential Envoy) Duval (Sir Nasty) 1 Private Training Horse: Shamrocks Fibber Rose seems to be healing well.  Sh...
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Rockin’ The Racehorse

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you know of the fate faced by many racehorses as they retire from the track.  Perhaps they were injured, but more likely, they’re just too slow to make any money.  In any case, the great majority of horses retiring from racing for any reason ...
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Bucket List Adventures

Well, I haven’t been very active in writing about the horses because frankly, there hasn’t been much to write about.  As you probably know, for most areas of the country, including the midwest, this summer has been abnormally HOT.  We set a new record in Indianapolis for consecutive days...
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Blazen Honey, aka Rose

Just a quick update on Rose.  She is adjusting well to life off the track.  She appears to be pretty laid back.  She’s a little sore yet on the right hind, which is the “pushing” leg in racing, so that’s to be expected considering her last race was just a couple of weeks ago....
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After Racing · 1Y ago

A Pair of Mares

So I have two new foster horses.  Both are mares.  They arrived this past weekend.  The first is Double Dots, who was donated to FFI last fall.  She is quite a looker and chalk full of personality.  She is recovering from an injury sustained after she retired from racing and is pretty much just here...
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Jumping Jehosaphat!

So if you asked me a month ago what kind of riding I do, I would tell you with a bit of a smirk that I attempt dressage.  I have schooled 3rd level on my mare, although that seems like many moons ago.  Indeed it was over 3 years ago, as that is when she [...]
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After Racing · 1Y ago

Adventures in Trail Riding

It seems like for the past few weeks, I had been scheduling rides around the vet, farrier, my own photo shoot schedule and the unbelievably hot and humid weather.  A couple weekends ago, I was shooting a horse show and bumped into my friend Kim on Saturday. Kim asked if I’d like to go trail [....
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