by Jen Roytz|11.21.201811.22.2018|9:20am8:46pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: So Long But Not Goodbye “The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Mahatma Gandhi It was about seven years ago that I wrote the first installment of what would become known as the “Aftercare Spotlight” series for the Paulick Report, and it’s fitting that, for me, the journey ends where it all began. It was about […]
by Jen Roytz|11.15.201811.15.2018|12:21pm6:16pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: The Gentle Approach Of Square Peg “Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re destroying the peg.” – Paul Collins, author of Not Even Wrong: A Father’s Journey into the Lost History of Autism In the town of Half Moon, […]
by Jen Roytz|11.07.201811.07.2018|1:04pm6:21pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Desensitizing Horses For Racing And Life Everyone wants a horse that can handle its surroundings. Whether it’s the hustle and bustle of the sales grounds, the energy-charged environment on race day, the controlled chaos of a horse show or simply hacking out in unfamiliar territory, a horse that doesn’t lose its marbles and resort to “flight mode” when the unfamiliar or […]
by Jen Roytz|10.31.201811.01.2018|6:06pm9:42am Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Ponying Off The Track Tom and Clare Mansmann have a knack for off-track Thoroughbreds, there’s no question about that. At their Pacific Farms, Inc., an equestrian facility in Middleburg, Va., specializing in lessons, boarding, showing and sales, they transition off-track Thoroughbreds into everything from eventers and hunter/jumpers to fox hunters, trail horses and more and are often sought out […]
by Jen Roytz|10.25.201810.25.2018|1:42pm6:38pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Prospecting For Polo Potential Growing up on his family’s Morgan horse farm, it was of little surprise that Nick Rennekamp would center his life’s work around horses. What was less obvious at the time was that his specialty would focus on Thoroughbreds, starting them under saddle, conditioning them as racehorses and training them for polo. The world of polo […]
by Jen Roytz|10.18.201810.18.2018|3:27pm4:30pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: A ‘Passport’ To A Second Career There’s no doubt about it, Brookline was bred for greatness. Out of the iconic broodmare Cara Rafaela, a Grade 1 winner herself who produced the likes of superstar sire Bernardini, Brookline had some big shoes to fill. It was at Margaux Farm, a Thoroughbred training center located in Midway, Ky., that farm trainer Dermot Littlefield […]
by Jen Roytz|10.10.201810.10.2018|3:56pm7:13pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Thoroughbred Makeover Bridges Gap Between On-Track And Off It was hard to be at the Kentucky Horse Park this past week and not be inspired by all that surrounded you. There, hundreds of Thoroughbreds, all with eight months or less of retraining since their last race or published work, showed off their new skills, doing everything from jumping and running with hounds through […]
by Jen Roytz|09.26.201809.26.2018|11:29am6:57pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Wet Weather Woes How’s the weather where you are? If you answered “wet,” you’re in the same boat as much of the rest of the country…and that boat may come in handy with all of this rain! Rain can wreak havoc in a number of ways; it can also do a number on your horse, and if that […]
by Jen Roytz|09.19.201809.19.2018|11:45am2:53pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘The Toughest Off-Track Horse’ Finds Her Way Just like humans, every horse is different. They react differently to situations, they learn things in different ways and they express themselves in a nuanced and unique fashion. As we’ve covered in this column time and time again, Thoroughbreds can often make a successful and relatively easy transition from racing to riding or showing. They […]
by Jen Roytz|09.12.201810.19.2021|2:52pm1:08pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: The Perseverance Of A ‘Gentleman Pirate’ Every horse person has their “heart horse.” It’s that horse for which there is no equal, at least in your eyes. To you, that horse is your absolute one, your favorite beyond all others. It’s a horse that, for whatever reason, you connected with on a deeper level than you even knew was possible. If […]