Tag: Retired Racehorse Project

A Region 2 rider shares how her life has come to revolve around Thoroughbreds - from living in Thoroughbred country, to having a career at an OTTB rehoming facility, to developing her own OTTBs!

A Region 1 rider shares her journey with Fin, a track-fit Thoroughbred filly turned bona fide dressage queen, despite her conformation acting against her! 

A Region 1 rider shares how a former broodmare has inspired her to take on the broodmare division of the Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover!

An adult amateur from USDF Region 1 shares the two Thoroughbreds who stole her heart, and helped her earn all three of her USDF Rider Medals in the process!

Meet USDF Region 2 L Graduate, Helen Pianca!

Salute to the Thoroughbred!  This month on YourDressage, we are saluting the versatile Thoroughbred and Thoroughbred crosses of all kinds. Dressage riders who choose Thoroughbreds as...

A lifelong equestrian in Region 7 shares about how she had never had a Thoroughbred partner before, but discovered their heart and versatility was the perfect match for her.

He was still going around me energetically in the pen when the vet said she’d seen enough, and I wondered to myself, "how am I going to catch him?" I stepped slightly in front of him and asked him to stop. To my surprise, he slowed right down and turned toward me, like "Ok, what are we doing next?"

By Ariel Christy Many people have heard the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child,” as it describes the support, commitment, and community when...

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...