Tag: OTTB
“Tru” Dressage for the Off-Track Thoroughbred
By Lynn Stevens
Can
an off-track Thoroughbred make it to the upper levels of dressage?
Dressage
trainer Emily O’Neill thinks so, and her off-track Thoroughbred (“OTTB”)
Honestly Tru has...
The Odyssey of Homer
By Sara Webb
I have loved horses my whole life. My dad
played the coach horn for my uncle’s four-in-hand while we were growing up, and
the...
Rising to the Occasion in the Rolex Arena
By Ariel Christy
A enter working trot, X halt salute. It’s the start of
nearly all dressage tests for competitive dressage riders. However, for more
than 100...
In the Nick of Time
Patience produces golden results with an aging ex-racehorse
By Lynne Lavers with Victoria Bellino
Reprinted from the October 2016 USDF Connection magazine
In my family, off...
The Makeover Family
By Anne Zaharias
It was with a bit of apprehension that I decided to participate in the 2018 Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) Makeover. It was...
Focused on Grand Prix
By Victoria Bellino
Central Tennessee Dressage Association (CTDA) member Lynne Lavers grew up riding ponies in the southwest. As a fourth generation horseman, her experiences...
For the Love of the Thoroughbred
By Kimberly Godwin Clark
From the first moment I saw a horse, I wanted to be near them. My mother would plan routes to my...