re: OTTB Adoption Program Spotlight: New Vocations

Jockeygirl — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:07:49 GMT

Beautifull!

re: OTTB Adoption Program Spotlight: New Vocations

TBDancer — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:11:30 GMT

I've been a fan of New Vocations and have a cyberfriend who has adopted two NV "graduates." Positive publicity for the retired racehorse can only do good work, in my opinion. Thanks for the great writeups of NV over the years and glad you got to see firsthand what good things the teams are doing.

re: OTTB Adoption Program Spotlight: New Vocations

TripleCrownKaren — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:51:56 GMT

As a person who got my start in riding on OTTB's I have to say I am so GLAD when ANYONE puts them up front and gets more publicity for this cause. I was 11 yrs old when I started riding and the stable I started with in NJ used to get horses that were coming off the track and retrain for lessons and show careers. I am now 56 and can say I have NEVER had a bad experience with a "retired" racehorse and as show horses they try their hearts out for you once they know their jobs. Before "imported" Warmbloods became the "fad" our Olympic Equestrians more often then not had Thoroughbreds as their team mates. Just by virtue of the fact that they have the atheleticism to RUN, they can also do other things in OTHER sports as well. There is nothing more ELEGANT than watching one of these graceful creatures performing Dressage, Jumping, etc. Maybe if some of the "TB Breeders" would aim their sights on taking care of the products of their breedings from 'THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE" then we would see a resurgence of the American Thoroughbred in ALL Equestrian sports. Rather than sending our money overseas to buy some other country's breeds, we could pay a little more attention to finding that "diamond in the rough" who could one day be an Olympic mount. It happened before......it should be happening NOW! If more competive riders would seek out these OTTB's we'd have fewer of them to worry about regarding their fates if they don't "do it" on the racetrack!