After riding and competing on ponies, Camden Conway was ready to step up to a horse. After a lot of thinking, Camden’s father concluded that adopting a Thoroughbred would be the best course of action to find Camden a new horse.

In 2021, Camden received her new horse as a Christmas present. Let’s Get It Did is a 2018 bay mare who ran a total of three times at Woodbine. Camden’s father adopted her from LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Let’s Get It Did is now affectionately known as Diddy. Camden’s father was delighted that the mare “jumped over the 4-foot fence” when he arrived at LongRun. He had actually planned on adopting a different horse more suitable to what Camden needed, but ultimately he was amazed by the scope and athleticism of Diddy, so he adopted her instead.

Shortly after bringing home Diddy, Camden and Diddy competed in their first show, riding in the walk/trot cross rail division. The pair did well, placing first in the equitation over fences, fourth in the equitation under saddle, and sixth in the hunter under saddle.

Camden Conway with Diddy (Courtesy of Conway family)

Their next competition was a Silver Series show where they entered in the 0.60- and 0.70-meter jumpers. This was before Camden realized that Diddy needed more jump underneath her for her to make an effort over the jumps – the small jumps were too easy for her.

For their last Silver Series show, Camden and Diddy were entered in the 0.80-0.90-meter classes to encourage her “to actually pick up her feet,” wrote Camden. The pair placed in every 0.80 class and received third and eighth out of a large group in the 0.90-meter.

After many jumper shows, Diddy seemed to settle in nicely to the horse-show life. Camden believed that she was ready to compete in a hunter derby. “She completely exceeded both my and my coach’s expectations as she got an 84 in the 2’6/2’9 derby which got her fourth in the class,” wrote Camden.

Camden has her eyes set on a bright future with Diddy. She hopes to show in the 1.00- and 1.10-meter jumpers next show season. Camden wants Diddy to be the horse that she can “move up the heights with.” The 1.10 Grand Prix in the Silver Series is one of their goals. She also hopes to “get her into some jumper medals as well as the 3’/3’3 derbies for fun,” Camden wrote. Another goal for them is to compete in the Thoroughbred jumper classes and the U25 jumper classes that are on the Gold circuit.

The Jockey Club supports many aftercare initiatives including the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, the only accrediting body in aftercare, and Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.), which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers. View all of the initiatives supported by The Jockey Club.