by Jen Roytz|06.06.2018|11:58pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Collaboration As A Powerful Force For Good There is something to be said for the idea of strength in numbers, as the more people you have working toward a common goal, the more ideas you generate, networks you access and work you accomplish. When you want to tackle an issue or fix a problem two heads – or 20 or 50 – […]
by Jen Roytz|05.30.201805.30.2018|10:27am6:50pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘You’ve Got To Be In It For The Horses’ Sometimes it’s a little bit of foresight that makes all the difference in hindsight. That was thinking behind Jill and Shane Rose’s decision to put the note on the papers of the colt they bred and sold at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale. Affixed to the horse’s Jockey Club registration papers, the note […]
by Jen Roytz|05.17.2018|1:06am Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Aheadofthebest Lives ‘Up To Her Name’ Dr. Elizabeth Callahan wasn’t in the market for a new horse. A partner in the Maryland-based mixed animal practice Veterinary Medical Center, Callahan’s days are full. In addition to specializing in reproduction, equine nutrition and acupuncture, she breeds Warmbloods and competes at the FEI level in dressage and eventing. Sometimes, though, you don’t know what […]
by Jen Roytz|05.09.201805.09.2018|12:21pm6:15pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘Somehow It Just Worked For Us’ If you’re an equestrian, you’ve probably perused The Chronicle of the Horse either online or in print more than a time or two. As one of the leading news sources for all things sport horse, it offers everything from upper-level hunter/jumper, dressage and eventing news and horse/rider features to their popular web forums and blogs […]
by Jen Roytz|05.02.2018|1:28am Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Seattle Slew Son Finally Leads Hero’s Life There’s no time like Kentucky Derby week to reminisce about the champions of years past. One of the horses most often referenced in discussions of “bests” and “greatest” is 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who went into the Kentucky Derby having never tasted the bitterness of defeat and exited the Belmont with a story […]
by Jen Roytz|04.25.201804.25.2018|12:25pm6:04pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: The Giant Of A Horse With A Heart Of ‘Gold’ The world lost a giant of a horse last month, both in size and in heart. Standing every bit of 18.3 hands, “Dino” was quite possibly one of the largest American Thoroughbreds to ever grace this earth. He required a ladder for grooming, had a presence that cast its light far and wide, and attracted […]
by Jen Roytz|04.17.201804.18.2018|12:48pm8:52am Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Thoroughbreds Poised For Strong Showing At Kentucky Three-Day Event It’s that time of year again! It’s the magical time in Kentucky when the Keeneland meet is in full swing, the Land Rover (formerly Rolex) Kentucky Three-Day Event is a week away, and just a week after that is the Kentucky Derby. For a horse lover, it just doesn’t get much better than this. Every […]
by Jen Roytz|04.16.201804.16.2018|6:33pm1:36pm Horse Rescued From Abandoned Trailer In Arizona Firefighters in Phoenix, Az. worked alongside veterinarians on Saturday to free a horse from an abandoned horse trailer that was found wrecked, according to reports. Police were notified after a passerby noticed the trailer on the side of the road and what looked like a horse trapped inside. Captain Jake Van Hook of the Phoenix […]
by Jen Roytz|04.11.201804.11.2018|9:05am9:09am Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: Replacing ‘A Warrior And A Mascot’ It was a snowy, chilly morning at Keeneland this past Saturday, probably no different than the hundreds of racetrack mornings Arch Rivalry had experienced before. The barn was buzzing with activity with horses being walked, stalls being cleaned and tack being set. Arch Rivalry was taking it all in. But as the saddle was hoisted […]
by Jen Roytz|04.04.201804.04.2018|12:54pm9:28pm Cosequin Presents Aftercare Spotlight: ‘Lucky’ Not Once But Twice It was 2008 and a recently retired race filly named Lucky Starlite was sitting in the Enumclaw Stockyards in the state of Washington. Just three years prior she had been at a much different sale – the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders Association Mixed Sale – where she RNAed for $1,700. In between she had a brief […]