One month from now the Breeders’ Cup Festival begins in Lexington, Kentucky. The week of festivities begins with the TCA Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium at the Kentucky Horse Park where $100,000 in prize money will be distributed to owners…

Whether pointing horses to the starting gate or start box, training principles aren’t so different.…

When evaluating a retired racehorse for a second career, what former injuries can you live with?…

Grand Haven Stable  presents 2015 TCA Thoroughbred Makeover Preview A Celebration of Thoroughbreds in Second Careers Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm Free General Admission with the Option to Join Us for a Special Homestyle Buffet Dinner at…

Smoken Legacy is a 2009 Thoroughbred gelding who won $156,445 in thirty starts and retired sound after a second place finish on October 30, 2014. Horse racing did right by him upon retirement. The rehoming project of the Horseman’s Benevolent…

By Steuart Pittman, RRP President I had the honor this weekend of judging the Remember Me Rescue Horse Show and Battle of the X’s at the Will Rogers Equestrian Complex in Fort Worth Texas. What a fantastic group of people.…

In 2014, the Retired Racehorse Project and the United States Polo Association’s Polo Development LLC partnered to award the best Off the Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) to a member of the Team USPA string. Team USPA identifies young, talented American players…

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…

The Retired Racehorse Project Board of Directors voted at its January 31 meeting to accept the nominations of Rosie Napravnik and Sue Smith to seats being vacated by founding board members Brian Magness and Jane Gilbert. Recently retired top jockey…

Recipients of the 2014 and 2015 Thoroughbred Charities of America Industry Service Awards are joining forces to facilitate the sale of more Thoroughbred racehorses to buyers in the equestrian market. Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) is a non-profit…

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…

RRP had a great year in 2014 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2015.  Thank you to our fans and supporters!  …

RRP had a great year in 2014 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2015.  Thank you to our fans and supporters!  …

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…

One of the many Thoroughbreds in Rodney Jenkins’ shedrow at Laurel Park. Photo by Sarah Hinkle.By Sarah Hinkle Editor’s Note: Sarah was the winner of the “Morning with Rodney Jenkins” package that was a part of our June Thoroughbreds and…

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…