Articles Tagged 'X Racehorse'
A Horse Racing Family’s Perspective on “Breakdown”
A former professional female jockey from a horse racing family responds to The New York Times BREAKDOWN series. Raina and her ex-racehorse, Bahamut / ©Edgar Paucar The recent articles in The New York Times series: BREAKDOWN Death and disarray at America’s racetracks is highly disturbing to many people who have… Read more »
Horse Adoption Story: Angie Sanchez and her ex-racehorse Harley
Equitrekking is featuring a new series called, "Horse Adoption Stories." This month we profile Angie Sanchez and her OTTB (off-the-track-Thoroughbed) Harley. Angie shares their yearlong journey of recovery, retraining and new career goals. Learn what it's been like for Angie and Harley from the racetrack to the farm. Angie and… Read more »
Bombproofing Bahamut Part III
"It’s In The Bag." My horse training tips and desensitizing exercises. An essential technique for retraining your ex-racehorse is "bombproofing," or "sacking out," which is a series of desensitizing exercises. Working with my OTTB, off the track Thoroughbred, Bahamut is an adventure. I like to challenge him with various objects… Read more »
Race2Ring Comes to the Rescue of Ex-Racehorses
According to statistics released by The Jockey Club, approximately 25,000 U.S. Thoroughbred foals were born in 2011. Only a small percentage of these will become successful racehorses. Have you ever wondered where they will go after their racing careers end? by Raina Paucar As horse lovers, we all want to… Read more »
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