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Retired Racehorse And Eventing Star Heads Back To The Track In New Role

During his racing career, Icabad Crane competed under Graham Motion's banner, racing 33 times before being retired and sent by owner Earle Mack to seven-time eventing Olympian Phillip Dutton, owner of True Prospect Farm in West Grove, Penn.

Icabad made a splash on the horse show scene, winning the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makover's “Most Wanted Thoroughbred” title in 2014. The gelding then advanced through the CCI2* level with Dutton aboard before becoming the mount of Dutton's daughter, Olivia.

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After breaking a bone in his hind leg, Icabad returned to competition with Olivia before being taken over by Dutton's wife, Evie, who rode and jumped Icabad, but didn't compete him.

Never a horse to enjoy a slower-paced life, Dutton recognized that the gelding was bored. He called Motion, who took Icabad back to the track as a pony horse at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland, where Motion keeps his primary racing string.

The Chronicle of the Horse reported last week that Motion uses Icabad as his personal mount to pony horses currently in training. Icabad often leads the horses out on gallops in the field or watches them while they work on the track. Motion notes that Icabad's great disposition and brain have allowed the gelding to excel at many jobs.

Motion credits Icabad and Dutton for bringing attention to how much Thoroughbreds can accomplish when they retire from racing. Dutton is quick to point out that Motion is deeply vested in racehorse aftercare, ensuring horses that race for him retire to quality homes.

Read more at the Chronicle of the Horse.

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Tickets On Sale For EQUITANA USA At The Kentucky Horse Park October 1-3

EQUITANA USA, the premier horse industry event, is one month away! Gates open at the Kentucky Horse Park Friday Oct. 1 for the three-day event. It welcomes all riding levels, disciplines, and breeds, as well as enthusiasts of all ages to come together to celebrate the horse.

Tickets may be purchased in advance online by visiting equitanausa.com and start at $27 (ages 13+), $10 (ages 6-12), and free for children five and under. Advance ticket holders will avoid registration waits to enter upon arrival. Tickets include on-site parking, free United States Equestrian Federation fan membership and admission into the Kentucky Horse Park, which includes access to the International Museum of the Horse, American Saddlebred Museum and Hall of Champions. EQUUS Evolution evening event tickets start at $30 for value seating.

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Programming for the 2021 edition was announced last month and is filled with everything from celebrity and industry notable appearances to horse exhibitions and kid-centric events. It is the first in-person, North American iteration of the world's largest equine trade show in over a decade.

The list of celebrities appearing or presenting at EQUITANA USA includes former Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear, an active rider and horse enthusiast who is serving as the official spokesperson for the event. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy alum Carson Kresley, an American Saddlebred owner and exhibitor, is also scheduled to appear.

Other industry notables expected at EQUITANA USA this year include Nic Roldan, top U.S. polo player; Dressage Grand Prix rider and trainer Micah Deligdish; notable coach and educator Colton Woods; and natural horsemanship trainer Pat Parelli.

The Friday (Oct. 1) schedule of events kicks off with a two-day eventing clinic with U.S. Olympic equestrian Phillip Dutton, who is hot off his jumping final appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Other clinics offered include sessions with 2016 Dressage Olympic Bronze Medalist Laura Graves, competitive show jumper and social media sensation Ronny Riemer and body work expert Jim Masterson.

Panels and roundtable topics include sessions on improving accessibility to equine activities for minority populations, connecting self-care with horse care, horsemanship, sustainability, and the social responsibility of industry influencers, among others.

EQUITANA USA's special events for 2021 feature a masterclass from the Retired Racehorse Project, a Jump Chute Exhibition from Spy Coast Farm, a Max Corcoran Horsemanship Seminar presented by USEA and the Horseless Horse Show presented by USHJA.

Family fun will be had with kid-specific content like horse painting with Breyer, a bouncy horse bash presented by the EQUUS Foundation and a meet the horses and ownership seminar with Rising Starr Rescue.

The day events are also followed each evening with the premier equine theatrical production EQUUS Evolution. It takes place in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park and is sure to be the highlight of the event's family experience.

The full schedule of events, sessions, panels and activities can be found online at equitanausa.com. There, you can also find tickets for the event, along with those for EQUUS Evolution. The full EQUITANA USA day programming includes the exhibitions, educational and performance content, as well as the full trade show and marketplace of equine industry products and services.

For more information about EQUITANA USA, click here.

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Old Friends Welcomes Retired Millionaire Ring Weekend

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY, has welcomed new retiree Ring Weekend.

Owned and campaigned by West Point Thoroughbreds and trained by Graham Motion, the Grade 1-winning gelding retired from racing in 2018 and was originally sent to retrain for a second career with Olympic gold medalist Phillip Dutton, but a recent injury prevented his further progress.

“Ring showed incredible promise as an Event prospect, so I was devastated when he sustained a career-limiting injury during his turnout,” said Dutton. “I wish Ring Weekend all the best in his new prestigious retirement home,” Dutton added, “and thanks to everyone that followed and supported him—he's a remarkable horse.”

Following his recovery Ring Weekend was sent to Julie Lake's Ship Oak Farm in Massachusetts where he spent 14 months as a pleasure horse, but soundness issues again hampered his success.

“Ring spent his days hacking out on miles of trails, galloping along Crane beach in Ipswich, and learning to walk out with the Myopia hounds,” said Lake. “But after careful consideration by everyone who loves him, the decision was made to relocate him to Old Friends where he can truly retire and live out his life without any more work or stress.”

By premiere sire Tapit, out of the Cryptoclearance mare Free the Magic, Ring Weekend had both longevity and versatility on the race track. In all he captured six graded stakes in his six-season career, winning on both the dirt and turf. His victories as a 3-year-old include the G2 Tampa Bay Derby on dirt and G3 Hill Prince Stakes on turf. At 4 he scored big in the G1 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes at Santa Anita before being laid up for more than a year with hoof issues. But he returned to form at age 6 to take the G2 Dixie Stakes and the G2 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga, both on the turf.

Ring Weekend retired with an overall record of 8-5-4 from 33 starts and earnings of $1,571,576.

“Ring Weekend took his partners on a great ride, competing at 14 different tracks and in 25 stakes races,” said Erin Birkenhauer, Racing Manager/Director of Communications for West Point Thoroughbreds. “The West Point team is incredibly appreciative of the work done by Graham and Anita Motion, Phillip and Evie Dutton, and Julie Lake over the past few years. They are all true ambassadors for off-the-track Thoroughbreds,” Birkenhauer continued. “Many thanks to Michael Blowen and the team at Old Friends for welcoming Ring with open arms. We can't wait to visit him at his forever home.”

“Ring Weekend had the most elegant way of going and was a pleasure to watch,” said Anita Motion. “He retired from racing in 2018 with earnings of more than $1,500,000 and the decision to send him to Phillip and Evie Dutton to try as an event horse was unanimously made by the West Point partners. He showed promise from the beginning but then sustained a freak injury. We are truly grateful to Old Friends for accepting him, and we hope that this will mean his many fans and admirers can visit, I know we will.”

“We're so excited to be associated with Ring Weekend and all of his previous caretakers–Graham and Anita, Julie Lake, West Point, and Philip Dutton,” said Old Friends Founder and President Michael Blowen. “I was at Saratoga when Ring Weekend won the Bernard Baruch and it was thrilling. Almost as thrilling as the sunny Saturday afternoon he arrived at Old Friends.”

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