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Chelsea Whalen Cambi Lion OTTB off-the-track Thoroughbred ex-racehorse retraining aftercare hunter jumper competition show Freda Jessen career retired

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A Racehorse’s Journey to the Hunter Jumper World

Chelsea Whalen previously had some experience training and retraining horses but had never worked with an off-the-track Thoroughbred. She embraced the challenge of transitioning a former racehorse into a Hunter Jumper. Chelsea found her perfect match at New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. Many of the horses that go to New Vocations are put into a retraining program for a new discipline when they arrive.

MyRacehorse, Seize the Grey, 2024 Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes

Thanks to Seize the Grey, MyRacehorse Now More Popular Than Ever

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.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: A Positive and Successful Experience for Scout

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.

Thoroughbred Aftercare OTTB retired racehorse ex-racehorse trainer training Mr Nobility equine injury pelvis turnout Equisizer grooming feed cellulitis veterinarian illness rehab ulcer Makeover

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Learning the Importance of Give and Take

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!

Retired racehorses Thoroughbred Makeover aftercare OTTB training Widget Factory Drafted barn in hand ground work donkey

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: The First Steps to Learn to be a Horse

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.

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