Thoroughbred Makeover to Feature 300 Retired Racehorses

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Competition, Equestrian, Equine, Horse Racing, Kentucky Horse Park

302 recently retired Thoroughbreds from 62 racetracks across North America are heading to Lexington, Kentucky for the 2016 Retired Racehorse Project’s (RRP) Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium. The Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, will be held Oct. 27-30 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Each horse has spent the past ten months in training The retired racehorses have been … Read More

George Morris Book Signing At KY Spring Classic

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, books, Equestrian, Equine, Kentucky Horse Park

The Kentucky Horse Shows have announced that they will be hosting a book signing with George H. Morris for his newly released autobiography, Unrelenting: The Real Story: Horses, Bright Lights and My Pursuit of Excellence. The signing will be hosted on the afternoon of Saturday, May 21, during the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring … Read More

Thoroughbred Makeover Application Open

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Equestrian, Equine, Horse Racing, Kentucky Horse Park

An online application has been opened by The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP), a nonprofit organization that promotes off-track Thoroughbreds as valuable sporthorse prospects, as the group is enlisting for participation in the 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover Competition. The Makeover is a $100,000 competition that calls on hundreds of horse trainers across the country, recruiting equestrians from a diverse array of disciplines … Read More