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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘Hollywood’ Catcher
There's no doubt that Thoroughbreds, especially the off-track variety, are making a resurgence in the non-racing sectors. Their popularity is increasing not only in the show rings, but on trails,...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Where Restrictions Create Opportunities
For nearly as long as Thoroughbreds have raced against one another in organized pari-mutuel events, there have been breed and age restrictions to qualify for certain races. The same is true for the...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: The Future Of Equine Genetics?
Thanks to innovations in science over the past several decades, genomic testing and profiling has become accessible to the masses. Services like 23andMe and Ancestry.com allow customers to learn about...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: A Lasting First-Timers’ Bond
If you're interested in horses long enough, you will eventually have a select group of horses from your past that, for whatever reason, hold a special meaning. It could be the first horse you ever...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘Saddle Seeks Horse’
When you've got yourself a good horse, you want the world to know. Susan Friendland-Smith sure does, and through her award-winning blog, “Saddle Seeks Horse,” she shares him with the world....
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: New Beginnings
Great things can happen when people work together. That is the story behind New Beginnings Thoroughbreds, a racehorse aftercare organization based in Howell, N.J., that retrains and adopts out...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Horses Giving Back
Often when human athletes retire from professional sports, their next career is in some way related to the sport they love. Even more often, these former players are passionately committed to giving...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘Down The Road,’ Then Out Of Sight
What happens when you try in earnest to do the right thing for a horse you love, but something still goes wrong? Your attempt at finding him a soft spot to land when his racing career concludes turns...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: A Lifetime Of Love And Horses
Typically this column features stories of Thoroughbreds and the after-the-track care they receive (and the lives they go on to lead) thanks to their committed caretakers. This, however, is a much...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Hands-On Equine Therapy
Physical therapy is a part of any professional athlete's routine. It is quite common for those whose lives are dedicated to sports to get massages, acupuncture, chiropractic and a wide array of other...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Well-Rounded With ‘Wonderful Rhythm’
Equestrian and racehorse breeder/owner Nikki Fry is as well-rounded of a Kentucky horsewoman as they come. She and her husband own and operate Lexington-based Template Farm, located along picturesque...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: The ‘Perfect’ Jockey Intermediary
Megan Fadlovich has ridden her fair share of Thoroughbreds, and she's probably ridden your fair share and mine as well. Based in northeast Ohio and riding on the Mountaineer–Presque Isle-–Thistledown...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: An Elite ‘Equine Dance Partner’
Every Thoroughbred is bred to be an athlete. While most breeders goal is for their speed to carry them to great heights as a racehorse, the care and planning that goes into each mating can often...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Applying Lessons From Harvey To...
Just as Texas and Louisiana are making the transition from rescue to recovery, our friends in Florida are buckling in for the test of their lives. It has been said that when nature is at its worst,...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: A Barrel Of Surprises
To look at Pat's Paradise without his tack, you'd be hard-pressed to guess where his specialty lies. Standing every bit of 17.1 hands tall, Pat's Paradise is a long, leggy dark bay gelding that looks...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: A ‘Llama’ In Waiting
It was on August 2, 2012 that Alysse Jacobs first heard his name. She was working in Horsemen's Relations for the New York Racing Association (NYRA) when a name on the entry list caught her eye. Making...
View ArticleCosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: To The Rescue In Puerto Rico
America has been hit hard by natural disasters over the past few months, but few places, if any, have felt Mother Nature's wrath more than Puerto Rico. On September 20, in one fell swoop, everything...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Shopping The Thoroughbred Makeover
This past weekend, while Lexingtonians and out-of-towners alike were reveling in horseracing culture at its best at Keeneland with opening weekend festivities, a different celebration was taking place...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Overcoming Fears With A ‘Diamond In...
Last month when Queen Satin (who shows under the name Satins Angel) donned a swanky new cooler, bouquet of flowers and a blue ribbon on her bridle after securing top honors in the $5,000 Open Jumper...
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Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: She Found A Home In Rehoming
Horse people tend to operate on a different level of “busy” than most people, but Amy Paulus takes the term to a whole new level. As one of the most successful rehoming agents for off-track...
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