As an Expecting Eventer facing motherhood for the first time, I had no idea what I was doing. The majority of my life had been spent in a barn and realizing I was about to be responsible for a life that couldn't be stalled at night and cried instead of whinnied was nerve wracking. So, …
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With RRP trainer applications open, the search is on for that one perfect Makeover mount! Your partner for the next 10 months and the one to take you to the Kentucky Horse Park and beyond! As the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover grows in popularity, so does the amount of potential trainers vying for a piece of …
This blog was started to chronicle a common goal over the last few years of my life - to make it to the Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover. To successfully take a horse off the track and retrain it for a specific discipline in 10 months' time. To be a part of the change in …
Being a young professional trying to make a name for myself in the horse capital of the country, seeing those two pink lines completely turned my world upside down. What I thought was never in the cards, or years down the road (you know, once I was an established adult) quickly became my new reality. …
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Buying or selling horses can be a stressful experience as sellers work to find a perfect new match for their horse and buyers comb through hundreds of animals to bring home a horse that suits their needs. One important aspect of this process is the Pre-Purchase Exam. This daunting vet check is exactly what it …
For most riders, the barn is their happy place. The saddle, a spot to de-stress and enjoy life. But as with any sport, striving for perfection or working to obtain specific goals can result in anxiety, frustration and even anger. However, unlike other sports, an equestrian's partner is not an inanimate object but a living, …
No two words can bring so much fear, joy, anxiety and excitement as hearing "You're pregnant". But for horse girls, and Eventers in particular, this phrase can leave your world spinning. And spinning my world is. There's nothing quite like unexpectedly expecting to really scare the crap out of you. Top it off with not …
Today, I didn't complete an event. For the first time ever, I halted at X and did not gallop through the finish flags. Today, I did not even step onto the cross country course. Of all the things that can go wrong during an event, none of them happened. We did not make an unplanned …
Horse shopping is no easy task. As much fun as buying a horse sounds, it can quickly become a stressful journey trying to navigate thousands of sale ads, gaze over hundreds of photos and videos and try to make a judgement call about which of the dozens and dozens of horses available may suit your …
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16 months ago, Java was standing in a stall at Turfway Park. Race fit and knowing nothing but the track for the last 4 years of her life, she was ready to retire from racing. Body sore and a little lame, I fell in love with her anyway and despite my vet's hesitation, Java came …
Making it to the Makeover 