There’s no denying it now. We’re officially in crunch time for this year’s Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover, and I still have a lot of decisions to make. Not only are there only 79 days until the start of competition, but there are also only eight days for me to declare my potential second horse. Eight days to decide which, if any, of the makeover-eligible horses available to me I think has the best shot of showcasing their talent in an entirely new discipline and hopeful future career in only 79 days. Exciting! And utterly nerve-racking at the same time!

I left off last time with a lot of anticipation of things to come with Maverick, and boy have they unfolded so well since my last installment.

We’ll start with the Jennie Brannigan clinic we did. I had kind of made the decision to do that sort of last minute, as my original plan had been to do a mini-trial at Meadowlake that weekend. But when I saw this opportunity, I felt like it would be way more beneficial for the both of us in the long run.