Track to Trail Thoroughbreds

Tips for a great horse class!

These are great tips for a s useful class! Traffic, or gettting lost can make you late, so that can cause you to start your class stressed out! Plus you miss part of class. Arriving on time, well rested, and properly prepared helps you get the most out of your class! Check the weather, bring plenty to…

Thoroughbreds – beautiful and kind

Summation. Beautiful and kind. I’ve been so befuddled by people who feel that Thiroughbreds are anything but kind If you put a horse, or a dog, or a person, in a high stress situation. If we have no options, we all exhibit behavior that’s not really who we are. At their core Thoroughbreds are pleasers….

Rescue is not retirement

Rescue is not retirementWho is turning a horse into rescue has changed over time. From mostly people who could no longer care for their horse Maybe they lost their job, lost a spouse, had major medical issues or illness arise. Maybe they lost their house. The trend is changing though. The person who bought a…

6 ex racehorses available for adoption Track to Trail

We have 6 amazing ex race horses ready for homes! We provide free transport to their new home Free training to adopters so they learn as much about their horse before they go home Free follow up training Consult on property development Learn more about our minimum requirements for adoption– as well as all of…

All horses need training and maintenance

Horse training – looks easy! It’s not! All horses need this to a greater or lesser extent. Do you have the time? So you order furniture from ikea. It says easy to assemble You unpack the box, get out your tools, maybe read the directions. Maybe not. Then you start. Not long into it you…

Should a horse be kept alone?

Should you keep a horse alone? We don’t actually adopt out where the horse will be alone on property-without another horse and/or without a person living on property. Why do we have out adoption policies set the way we do? Thought this would make a great post! One of our minimum adoption requirements is that…

How things can go wrong for an exracehorse

This is an example of how things go wrong w an ex racehorse. Boarded at a professional barn. Owner had lessons w a trainer Family is not lacking in funds to support the horse- money not an issue He spiraled downhill They hired another trainer to try and sort things out so they could sell…

Is Bitless a barrier to horse adoption?

All of our horses go bitless. Is that a barrier to adoption? If so why might that be? Are there negative connotations to being bitless? We are thinking about doing a workshop in Sept to showcase bitless riding. Looking at how it works, comparing and contrasting the different bitless bridles as well as halters, hackamores…

Support Rescue and support tough cases

Support rescue to support those tough cases! When you support rescue you support the tough cases Some horses are not meant for the average home. Whether it is because of very difficult or expensive medical issues, because of behavioral issues, lack of training. Sometimes a horse needs much more than a typical home can provide….

Enrichment workshop July 29th 2023

If you no longer ride, or your horse can no longer carry a rider this is an excellent opportunity to find some alternatives and keep both of you engaged! RSVP to tracktotrailthoughbreds@gmail.com to reserve your free spot. This is an adult workshop intended to promote interaction and enrichment for non ridable horses but this can…