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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: Taking a Leap of Faith

Joy Nakrin took a huge leap of faith when she adopted a horse, sight unseen, from Blue Bloods Thoroughbred Adoption and Placement, located in Blanch, N.C. Blue Bloods is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-run organization whose mission is to help transition former racehorses from the track to their new homes. One of the organization’s unique qualities is its collaboration with the Equestrian Studies program at Averett University to help market the horses.

Lauren Millet-Simpson, Mr Nobility, Thoroughbred Makeover

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Taking Things Day by Day With Mr Nobility

Well, here we are. Two weeks away from Thoroughbred Makeover, the big event that so many of us have been working tirelessly toward for the last 6-8 months. This update is not the one I want to be writing, and comes to you a week after I spent the day at King Animal Hospital, waiting for Mr Nobility to receive laser scarification on his soft palate. How did we get here?

Kimberly Godwin Clark, Scout, Retired Racehorse Project, Thoroughbred Makeover

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Crunch Time With Scout

When we last left off everything was going great, but these are horses and not for the faint of heart. Scout suffered a kick to his front leg. Fortunately, it was up high and involved only bone and not tendons or ligaments. This meant some time off from training and digital X-rays to ensure it wasn’t something serious like a sequestrum (from Merriam-Webster: fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone). We lost about three weeks altogether.

Thoroughbred Makeover, Real Grace, Lindsay Turcotte, Jess Mayfield Photography

Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: No Such Thing as Finishing Touches

Well, it’s sure been a month! On the backstretch, we were leading up to our biggest day of racing, Canadian Derby day.

My own little racehorse broke his maiden! In what was hands down the slowest seven-furlong time in the history of horse racing … but a win is a win and I’m proud of my little pup.

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Ricky’s Good Luck

Maryland Equine Transition Services (METS) is a program sponsored by Days End Farm Horse Rescue that assists horse owners with transitioning horses to new ownership. Whether due to an owner's inability to care for the horse or a change in interest, METS ensures that no horse is at risk of negligence.

In 2022, Zoe Kostant stumbled upon an ad for Liam’s Song while scrolling through the METS page.

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