On Monday, February 23, a group of Thoroughbred industry leaders will gather in Lexington, Kentucky, for a presentation about the launch of the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. This event will feature more than 300 recently retired Thoroughbred racehorses in…

Meredith and her new horse, Chewy.We all know that horse shopping can be a stressful experience. The task of finding the right horse for the job you have to do is fraught with difficulty when the big, the bold and…

The mission of Retired Racehorse Project is to increase demand for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses and build the bridges to second careers.  Increasing demand means increasing the number of people who appreciate and desire to own ex-racehorses.  The numbers reached by the…

By Heather Benson Year two of the national Ultimate X Showdown off-track Thoroughbred barrel racing competition saw a huge increase in overall applications that translated into a big increase in the quality of the competition. “The horses were also clocking…

Lynn and Donner on the cross country course. Photo courtesy of symanskyequestrian.comTomorrow, Lynn Symansky and her off-track Thoroughbred, Donner, will ride the dressage portion in day one of the World Equestrian Games Three-Day Event in Normandy, France. Not only is Donner the…

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) and Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) have teamed up to create the TCA Thoroughbred Marketplace on October 4 and 5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event is built into the RRP’s second annual…

Malinda and now 25-year-old Schmoopy grace the winner’s circle at Pimlico during May’s “Canter for the Cure” event. Photo by JHA Photo Services.On her thirtieth birthday,Malinda Lawrence finally bought herself her first horse: a nondescript bay Thoroughbred gelding.  “Schmoopy” as…

Michelle and her OTTB, Banks, on the cross country course.Michelle Warro, assistant trainer at Steuart Pittman’s Dodon Farm Training Center, may have found her dream horse in a Not For Love gelding named Not Without Me (aka Banks).  She kindly…

Mensa G and Michael Pollard at Rolex Kentucky 2014. (photo courtesy of EquiSport Photos)As the highest placed off-track Thoroughbred at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (14th), Mensa G showed the world that OTTBs have exactly what it takes to…

Mensa G and Michael Pollard held the best dressage score after day one.The rest of this week is devoted to the pinnacle of achievement for on-track Thoroughbreds, the Kentucky Derby, but at last weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, it was…

Mensa G and Michael Pollard, still on the leaderboard after cross country.The cross country portion of any three-day event is where Thoroughbreds have always stood out and it was no different at the 2014 Rolex.  The course rewarded those horses and riders…

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event has begun and we will be bringing you all the latest news from the 14 off-track Thoroughbreds that are competing this year.  We completed the second day of dressage tests today with some wild weather…

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event has begun and we will be bringing you all the latest news from the 14 off-track Thoroughbreds that are competing this year.  The first set of dressage tests took place today and after 31 horses…

Big Red in the spotlight as a model for KerritsMovie star, catalogue model, charity fundraiser, guest horse and public relations professional—Big Red is one OTTB with a long and diverse resume. In his biggest role, Big Red, whose Jockey Club…

February 24, 2014-Lexington Kentucky- This year’s Thoroughbreds For All event star line up will include: Olympic dressage rider Linda Zang, Pan American Games eventing gold medalist Lynn Symansky, and Kentucky Oaks winning jockey Rosie Napravnik. All three will share their…

 Each month, we will focus on the entities and individuals that are putting together the “pieces of the puzzle” in creating the big picture of off-track Thoroughbred training and placement. This month, we feature the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), a…

Lara Knight, one of our Makeover trainers for 2013, recently shared with us the behind the scenes experience at the Ocala Winter II Horse Trials on the Florida Horse Park on February 7, 8 and 9.  Lara and her OTTB,…

The stars shone brightly last weekend in Timonium, Maryland as the “Stars of the Thoroughbred Makeover” took center stage in the main arena at the hugely popular Maryland Horse World Expo in Timonium. Three of the 26 horses featured in…

Retired Racehorse Training Project (RRTP) has contracted with Heather Benson of Back Forty Media and Marketing to expand its work to increase demand in the equestrian sport and recreation markets for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses. “This is a huge step forward for…