They’re Baaaaack! RRTP!
The Retired Racehorse Training Project is back with another OTTB challenge. Last year we saw the Trainer Challenge, (I wrote about it here), in which three professionals worked with recently retired racehorses for approximately two months. Fans were able to vote for their favorite pair, and Eric Dierks, riding grey mare (woo!) Brazilian Wedding, was [...]
Come One, Come All!
The Retired Racehorse Training Project (RRTP) is hosting Thoroughbreds For All this Saturday, October 27th at Fair Hill. Come ready to learn and with your checkbook handy as opportunities for education and for purchasing your new OTTB abound! According to Steuart Pittman, RRTP president, “This event is designed not only to bring buyers and sellers [...]
The Retired Racehorse Trainer Challenge – The Finale!
Today I ventured up to Harrisburg, PA for the Retired Racehorse Trainer Challenge Finale. It took place at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo, an expo that, surprisingly, I had never attended before. But the lure of the Challenge and the idea of seeing my beloved Brazilian Wedding again enticed me to cross state lines for [...]
My New Addiction – The Retired Racehorse Trainer Challenge
So my latest and greatest horse addiction comes by the name of the Retired Racehorse Trainer Challenge. This Challenge is the first ever of its kind, and is part of the Retired Racehorse Training Project (RRTP), a non-profit organization developed to increase the demand for recently retired racehorses. (Basically – let’s turn these puppies into [...]