For a company whose business model focuses on selling an experience to members of the general public, there is no better way to get your name out there than by having that experience broadcast on national television.
My only goal for a horse’s first competition is for the experience to be positive. All decisions are made to keep the horse comfortable and build his confidence in us and this new life. Horses never forget their first time at anything. It’s during the first encounter that they make a decision of whether a new activity is good or bad. If they have several good experiences initially and then something negative happens, they have a positive foundation to rely on.
When life hands you lemons … make lemonade? I think tequila shots are far more suitable to combat the stress levels my lovely 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover horse has caused me in the last few months. It’s a good thing he’s pretty – that’s a phrase you will become very familiar to hearing from me in the coming months!
As a horse owner, you always want to see your horse succeed in anything it may do. Many people want or expect to see progress on Day One, and others know it may take time. From all the horses I have had in my life, the biggest thing I have learned is that every horse is different, and every horse needs different training opportunities. Yes, all horses need the same type of foundation, but it all comes in different times and different ways.
When Tara Webster made the decision to retire her older gelding, she began to ponder getting her next horse. Ready to explore adoption prospects, she turned to her friend at Hope After Racing Thoroughbreds (HART), Amanda Wilson, who was eager to introduce Tara to the horse Seven Thirty. Soon after concluding the conversation with Amanda, Tara traveled to HART to meet the exciting new prospect.