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Julianne Pangal Kona Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover Funnee

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Appreciating Kona While Continuing Journey With Funnee

This year, America’s Best Racing and the Retired Racehorse Project will be sharing diaries from several trainers preparing for the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover competition, scheduled for Oct. 11-14 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Meet adult amateur rider Julianne Pangal and her RRP hopeful, Funnee, as they gear up for their maiden voyage to the Thoroughbred Makeover.

Dom Jessica Hanneman Thoroughbred Makeover Diary eventing dressage obstacles OTTB ex-racehorse retired racehorse aftercare trail class

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Earning a Ribbon in Trail Class, More Valuable Experiences with Dom

With only a little over three months left until the Thoroughbred Makeover, Dom and I are on a cycle of ride/train, eat, sleep, work, repeat. We continue our dressage lessons, work on the canter, try to get more of a right bend in every gait, and do more sitting trot work. But there are only so many times I can go around in a circle, cross a diagonal, make a serpentine, or go down the center or quarter line before we get antsy and are ready for something new!

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Learning New Disciplines and a Special Trip with Bronn

Coming off a slow May, June was jam-packed for me and Bronn. This is about the time I usually feel the pressure of the Makeover, but having competed a few times, I try to keep things in perspective and remember why we do this: for the good of the Thoroughbred and to have a blast along the way.

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Patiently Walking That Walk With Goldie

The retraining process no matter how many times you think about it or say it, is just not easy. There are so many things to think about and just when you really feel like you are hitting the peak you start over-thinking or over-analyzing new things.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Gaining Fitness and Progress in Training with Dom

This past month Dom and I have been focusing on recuperation, weight gain, and building muscle and endurance.

After going to the Minnesota Horse Expo in April, Dom was exhausted! Being in a new place with all of the new sights and sounds, and meeting all of the people took a lot out of him. So, after we returned home, we sprinkled in some light work, but mostly Dom had the week off to recuperate and get his energy back.

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