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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Heart of OTTBs Never Ceases to Amaze

It has been an exciting few weeks since we last checked in with Mr. Park. I got the “all clear” to ride in a stirrup since they made a carbon fiber insert for my riding boots. I am now eight weeks post-break to my foot, and the hardware they installed during surgery has proven to be a great choice for a quick recovery. So, finally the adventures of Mr. Park finally got headed in the right direction!

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Police Work Progress

As a mounted police officer it is a privilege to be able to interact with the public and bring my love of horses to work with me, although it is no small feat to create a trusting partnership and “bomb-proof” equine partner.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Staying Positive in the Face of Challenges

Staying positive throughout everything happening in the world can be difficult. When your horses decide they want to be BFFs with the team at Hagyard, it can be even harder. This has been another month of ups, downs, curveballs, and not much riding. After the gauntlet that has been the last few months, my new theory is that if I target the Makeover with three or more horses, I might make it with one.

Nothin to See Here is Kaitlyn Cawley Villalobos' new Thoroughbred Makeover horse.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Caring for Term of Art, Starting Fresh

It’s the first week of May, last Saturday SHOULD have been Derby day (thanks for that, COVID-19) and it was a beautiful, sunny, 80-degree day in Kentucky. This morning I delivered a foal wearing coveralls, and tomorrow it’s going to be 26 degrees. I guess you can say we are still patiently waiting for the arrival of a consistent spring, but that just goes along with the anything-but-normal year that we are having.

Brit Vegas aboard Mr. Park, with her foot in a cast.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Meet Mr. Park

Today, I get to introduce you all to my second entry to the 2020 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover. This is an extra-special introduction, as I have decided to add this talented guy into my personal string of performance horses. I have been searching for just the right horse for about two years. I sell approximately 50-70 Thoroughbreds a year for sport horse careers, so you can understand just how picky I have been. When Mr. Park walked out of his stall at the racetrack, I knew immediately. It was eerie.

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