Know When to Retire a Horse
Monday, February 18 2013
by Editor
The time to retire a racehorse can be a life or death matter. More often, however, it is a quality of life decision that can affect the horse forever. Obviously, it’s a topic that needs serious consideration.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
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beyond-the-track, chasin', classic-insider, education, horses, olympic sidelines, owner, pony tales, show world, tails & trails
Marcy’s Woods – Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, February 13 2013
by Editor
Marcy’s Woods is an adorable 7 year old, 16hh dark bay Thoroughbred gelding now available for adoption from our Marysville, Ohio facility! Talk about a horse with an impressive lineage! Sire, Point Given, was the only horse to ever win 4 one million dollar races in a row, won the 2001 Preakness, Belmont, Haskell and Travers, was 9-3-0 in 13 starts and won 3.9 million. Dam, Sea Dragoness, placed in 2 stakes and age 2. Thunder Gulch won 2.9 million, Gulch 3 million, Turkoman 2.1 million, Sea Hero 2.9 million, Polish Navy 1.1 million, and Slew City Slew 1.1 million. And this doesn’t even include Mr. Prospector, Storm Bird, Alydar, Danzig, Seattle Slew and Roberto.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
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archives, beyond the track, education, higher education, marysville, november-2012, polish, the classic insider, the offside
Awesome Outlaw – Available for Adoption
Friday, February 01 2013
by Editor
Awesome Outlaw is a 2 coming 3yr old gelding who stands 16.1h tall currently and is available for adoption from our Lexington, KY facility. He is so lovable and has the cutest face. He has good ground manners and gets along well with others for turnout.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Derby Runner Sam P Available for Adoption!
Friday, January 25 2013
by Editor
Meet Thoroughbred Sam P, a 9 yr old 16.2h gelding, now available for adoption from our Lexington, Kentucky facility! Adoption fee: $1,000 Plus a $2,000 Donation.
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Let’s Focus on Fixing the Unwanted Horse Issue First
Tuesday, January 22 2013
by Editor
Considering the potential of retired racehorses, why are so many going to slaughter? The last equine slaughter house in the United States was closed in 2007. Many saw this as a huge victory, but in fact it simply diverted horses to slaughter plants outside the country. What continues to be stated in the headlines as a “slaughter issue” is actually a result of the “unwanted horse” issue. Digging a bit deeper we see that it is compounded by a lack of funding to assist unwanted horses.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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adoption, between the ears, education, focus-on-fixing, horse, the classic insider, tucker the wunderkind, unwanted
Bindle Stick – Available for Adoption!
Thursday, January 17 2013
by Editor
Meet 7 year old, 16hh Thoroughbred gelding “Bindle Stick” now available for adoption from our Marysville, OH facility! Just one look at those big, bright eyes and dainty face and you can’t help but be drawn to him as he looks over his stall gate just waiting for anyone to come down the aisle and pay attention to him. He is so adorable that you just want to squeeze him! One look at his pedigree and it is no wonder that he is smart and athletic too. He has a finer build allowing him to be very athletic and light on his feet and he is also very intelligent proving that by the way he goes to work when asked to. Bindle has shown us that he is a very confident horse as well by just trotting over the little flower boxes as if they weren’t even there and then was very proud of himself, looking around the arena to make sure everyone was watching him. He is quite the show off in turn out as well, as he very cleverly took his pasture mates halter off and proceeded to trot around the pasture swinging it around for all to see what he had done! Bindle gets along well with his turn out buddies and is the class clown of the group. His donor retired him because he believed the horse would rather be someone’s pet than a race horse anymore and that seems to be very true! Bindle raced almost every month for 3 ½ years; he had his down time and is now ready for a new career.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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beyond the track, bindle-stick, education, in the irons, marysville, michigan, pasture, september-2012, show world, the classic insider, the offside, vocations
Kitten’s Kid – Available for Adoption!
Thursday, January 10 2013
by Editor
Meet the stunning 4 year old, 16.1hh Thoroughbred gelding “Kitten’s Kid” now available for adoption from our Lexington, Kentucky facility! Kitten’s Kid is a stunning chestnut gelding by Kitten’s Joy and out of a Lemon Drop Kid dam. He is incredibly sweet, easy-going, and a dream to handle. Kitten gets along very well with others and is currently turned out with four other geldings in a large field all day.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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adoption, beyond-the-track, higher education, michigan, olympic sidelines, pennsylvania, photos, the offside, the-barn-book, track, tucker the wunderkind
Fine Chap – Available for Adoption!
Tuesday, January 08 2013
by Editor
Introducing 4 year old, 16.2hh Thoroughbred gelding “Fine Chap” now available for adoption in Bluffton, South Carolina! Our prediction is Fine Chap is going to be famous one day! He has all the components that when patiently nurtured will produce a champion. Bloodlines include: Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Halo and the one he reminds us most of Terlingua. This good boy has a great body to grow into at which point he could use it in dressage, eventing or hunter/jumpers.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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adoption, beyond-the-track, december-2012, higher education, horses, show world, south carolina, the offside, tucker the wunderkind
40 Ex-Racehorses Adopted in December!
Thursday, January 03 2013
by Editor
At New Vocations we are constantly looking for ways we can help more horses. It’s an ongoing drive that is part of our team’s culture. In order to take in more horses each year two things have to happen. We have to raise more funds and we have to find more homes.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Hey Byrn – Preakness Runner Now Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, January 02 2013
by Editor
Introducing 7 year old, 16.1hh Thoroughbred gelding “Hey Byrn” now available for adoption from our Lexington, KY facility! Check out his profile! Hey Byrn is a 7 yr old gelding who has faced his share of highs and lows. As a 3yr old, he was busy winning the Grade 2 Holy Bull Stakes and running 7 th among the elite of his crop in the Grade 1 Preakness. A couple years later, as a 6yr old, he found himself running for $5k claiming in Delaware with an ankle that was nearly imploding.
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