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Here's a few pictures of the OTTB I used to lease. His name is Mikey aka "Worth the Wait". He was fun to ride but had recurring lameness issues due to an old injury from when he raced so I had to stop leasing him. He was the spookiest horse I've ever met/ridden. But I loved him for his spazzyness.










Eating my jacket...






My last ride on him. <3


I miss him.
:/

Here is my boy! Am I There Yet? aka: Grady!! :)

He is a 6 years old, 16.3, and way to laid back for the race track. Only winning 7500 dollars in his career. But its my gain! I got him from a rescue called CANTER who specialize in placing OTTB with new homes. We are currently working in the hunter ring, though some of the pics are from a random mini-trial we experimented with! Sorry if the pics dont show up or have to be clicked open!

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i love these threads! everyone's are soooo cute!
here are my three!
Meet "Crew"
my newest addition,he is 5 years old,i just bought him off a lady who was getting rid of 5 others,he raced then was supposed to be a hunt horse,but never made it as a masters.So,he got thrown out into the field and sat there for three months. He is now off work until he is healthy again,needs A LOT of wait,has horrible rain rot,and bad scratches that started to become infected =( . But he is making great progress and is a huge sweetheart!


Meet "Pete"
he is 13 years old.ive had him for about 5 or 6 years,this horse has carried my butt to every show.and always does his best for me.Pete has tought me sooo much! =)



Meet "Poker"
6 Y.O rescued mare from Days End.Came to them as a neglect case rated a 1 out of 10.She needs a lot of work,and always has her maretude towards me,she makes me happy,and i know i make her happy somewhere in her heart!! =) Everyday is a new accomplishment.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...702091841a.jpg <--Poker Before
Poker Now!

Gorgeous horses!!!!

Most of this post is from another OTTB thread.

This is my ex racer Carlos when we first got him OTT 5 years ago.




He tore his suspensory ligament and he was rehapped for about 6-9mos.

We bred him, and then gelded him. He and I have had a lovely last four years showing together.

His first year showing we went from Low Hunters to the High Futures and ended the season in the Baby Greens and did a couple of AA classes. I thought he was going to be an awesome Jumper horse because he liked going fast, but I made him concentrate on being steady and supple. Now we compete in the Amateur Owner and Modifieds. We rarely do a Jumper class, we stick to the Hunters and he's really blossomed into a nice Equitation horse. I've schooled him 4' but I think he is maxed out competition wise at 3'6". It is where he is most comfortable.




This last year we have dabbled in Model Hunters and Halter classes. The first show we did he was extremely successful. We won Reserve Champion in our regional system and we'll be headed to the State Championship show for Halter and English All Around in two days.



Anyways there were some hard times and still are. He's extremely moody and hates other horses, he really can't be living next to or be in touching range of other horses, he gets extremely offended and territorial. He has thin sensitive skin making any kind of skin condition an extreme catastrophe to his luscious coat. He needs a diligent program of rides/turnouts in order to keep from getting to up-and-up. He doesn't stand still. His feet are absolute garbage thanks to the awful breeding habits of racing farms. I'm constantly shelling out money on orthopedics for him since any amount of barefootedness ends up in his being unable to walk properly. (Though thankfully the ligament hasn't reared its ugly head since the initial issue). I've had 2 complete seasons showing him out of the 4 years he's been rideable because he was plagued with abcesses one entire summer.

Anyways I like calling him my "540 Centavo Caballo" because he's chilean as I am also chilean and 540 Centavos was equivalent to 1 USD last time I was there. He has brought home many prizes and tri-color rosettes, and now buckles. And I'm very proud of him and he's the light of my life

We went to State Championships this last weekend and did really well. Many a 2nd and First, and we were 18-34 All Around English Reserve Champions and 18-34 English Flat Reserve Champions.

First off VOID your boy is gorgeous!!!!!!

Here are some pictures my husband took this weekend of me on Sky. Our camera screen is broke so they aren't the best I apologize for that hopefully I'll get a better one soon

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this is scarlet, she only raced a few times, but she never won or placed..haha she can be kind of spazzy but shes such a great ride & she loves to jump ! [no i dont own her i was training her before i broke my arm] ive jumped her up to 4ft3 i think, but this pic is obviously not that high =]

Here is my OTTB, Daisy (Quick n'Icy). She was given to me in July by my trainer. She's 16 and has been a broodmare since since she was 10. She had 44 starts, but only won 4 claiming races and about $19,000. She moved her way across the country from California to Maryland and was taken off the track when she was 6.

She was presented to the German Oldenburg Verband and is registered in the Main Mare Book.

I'm going to start working with her this winter. Lots of hill work and some lunging to build up some muscles and her topline. Especially her back, they're in bad shape from having a foal a year. I'm also trying to get more weight on her before the weather gets too cold.

Hopefully next year she can do some low level dressage.

Here she is:
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And on the lunge:
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HI!
I'm new to the site and a new OTTB owner. I got him at a local auction, not knowing he was anything more than a TB cross. He had just hurt his eye that day, and horses were going really really cheap (due to the hay shortage, unfortunately most of the horses went to the meat buyer:( ) I got him for $340, and after bringing him home, found that he was tattood, so i began to dig up info, starting with a phone call to his last known owner, who was a very grumpy old man, saying i stole him at that price (i thought he'd just be happy he got a good home) aaaanywho, didn't get anywhere with that, so i did the tatto resaerch on the jockey club website, and traced back to the farm he was born and trained at, emailed them, and was able to get the name of the person they sold him to, googled that name and found her on an obscure page, and here's what i found:
-registered name "Cash on Hand"
-he raced as a five and six year old, raced nine times, won three
-most jockeys were scared of him, he didn't like other horses and was hard to cath (uh oh, lol. i think he's mellowed alot tho cuz SO FAR he seems sweet)
-he bowed a tendon and was offered to a chuckwagon racer (who didn't accept, probably because of the behavioral ;issues'
-he was then out to pasture to just 'be a horse' for a year, then sold to a family who used him for all ages
-sold to an old man, who was forced to sell him and other horses
which brings him to me. :)
He's a little underweight, and i'm treating his, eye. so it will be nice see how my diamond in the rough is like after a few month of TLC
Today is my first ride on him, i'll keep you posted:)

I only have a couple pics, and the weather here is gross so they're not the best, more to follow :)

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hiday your story is great!

This is Maddy (Miss Action) and she raced till she was 4 and then I got her. She was "too slow" and if you met her you would agree. She loves to work but going really fast isn't her thing. She is 16 Hh and 6 years old.

I am doing hunters with her and she is so much fun to ride. Most of the time she is better then my QH lol!

Sorry for so many pictures

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