Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Strengthening the Future for Off-Track Thoroughbreds

Well, another month has come and gone. Tax season ended, the race meet started, Grayson ensured he rang out tax season short one shoe and then gained himself even MORE holidays by tossing one of his new shoes within four days of the reset that was meant to get us riding again.  Nothing is ever simple, predictable, or easy with horses! After all that ruckus, I finally got him started back three days ago. Which leaves me with not much to write about, where he is concerned. (But he’s cute!)                                                              

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A New Journey for Andrea and Britta

Andrea McGowan adopted her first LongRun Thoroughbred Adoption Society graduate in 2010. The organization was recommended to her by a friend, who exercised racehorses at Woodbine, as being a trusted source for horse adoption. Creemore was Andrea’s equine partner for 11 years before his well-deserved retirement in 2021. After retiring Creemore, Andrea knew where to look for her next horse. “There was no question of where I'd find my next partner in crime,” Andrea declared.

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A New Journey for Andrea and Britta

Andrea McGowan adopted her first LongRun Thoroughbred Adoption Society graduate in 2010. The organization was recommended to her by a friend, who exercised racehorses at Woodbine, as being a trusted source for horse adoption. Creemore was Andrea’s equine partner for 11 years before his well-deserved retirement in 2021. After retiring Creemore, Andrea knew where to look for her next horse. “There was no question of where I'd find my next partner in crime,” Andrea declared.

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: Badge of Trust

Susan Samascott found African Badge through a friend who originally considered him a potential candidate for a student within her training program. Unfortunately, the student was intimidated by African Badge’s substantial size and chose not to proceed with the adoption. Still impressed with the unraced handsome bay Thoroughbred as a riding prospect, the friend contacted Susan hoping that African Badge might be a good match for her instead.

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