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
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
1/2 Off All Adoption Fees in December!
Tuesday, December 04 2012
by Editor
Bring Home That Special Horse Just in Time for the Holidays! You’ve been holding out waiting for the right time to find your next show prospect or trail companion. Why not make your next horse an ex-racehorse! Whether you’re looking for a Standardbred or Thoroughbred, these talented equines can do it all! Now is your chance to adopt one of these talented athletes for half the price! During the whole month of December, New Vocations is offering 1/2 off all horse adoption fees! We only require that the horse must be adopted and picked up from the New Vocations’ facility in December in order for an approved adopter to receive the half off promotion. What did Santa put in your stocking?
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
adoption, adoption-fees, education, holidays, horses, michigan, tails & trails, the offside, vocations
Take the Time to Find the Right Pasture Buddy for Your OTTB
Friday, November 09 2012
by Editor
Excerpt from Beyond the Track – Retraining the Thoroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse by Anna Ford (New Vocations’ Program Director) [Several] horses a year are returned to our program at New Vocations because they could not “get along” with the other horses they were turned out with, or vice versa.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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adventures with angelea, beyond-the-track, chasin', education, french, horses, ottb, show world, the offside, time, track, vocations
Passed Over for Six Months, Thoroughbred Native Tongue Now Shines in New Career!
Thursday, October 25 2012
by Editor
Written by Amy Allison (Ohio Thoroughbred Facility Manager/Trainer) A horse update came across my desk the other day that just made me smile as so many of them often do. It was of 2004 Thoroughbred gelding Native Tongue with show ribbons hanging from his bridle.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
adoption, beyond-the-track, chasin', education, flight, michigan, show world, tails & trails, thoroughbred, track, vocations
Betty R – Available For Adoption
Tuesday, October 09 2012
by Editor
Introducing our gorgeous 7 year old, 15.2hh mare “Betty R” who rides in both english and western tack! Betty R is a sweet, quiet mare with a competitive side. She raced 18 times in her career, winning twice, before retiring sound in May, 2011. Now she has taken her winning attitude from the racetrack to the trails
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Tagged under:
adoption, chasin', flight, in the irons, injecting perspective, pennsylvania, show world, the offside, vocations
Sky Tiger – Available for Adoption
Friday, September 28 2012
by Editor
Introducing 5 year old, 16.2hh Thoroughbred gelding “Sky Tiger” who is available for adoption at the New Vocations’ Lexington, KY facility! Sky raced 11 times with 1 win, 1 second, and 1 third place finish. This son of Sky Mesa is the prince of our barn. He loves to be pampered and treated royally; he finds flies offensive, but tolerable, and likes to stay mostly clean.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
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