Is having a bond with your horse important to you? When going down the path to horse ownership many of us may have an expectation that, at some point, there will be a certain level of bonding. Being completely up front with you, I would have to say that in my experience this could happen at any given point in your journey with your horse, but that it greatly depends on what you do with it. In some cases, however, it won’t happen at all. It is a sad, frustrating, and disappoin

I'm writing this as an update to what I've been going through in my journey with my OTTB Charlie. Being the owner of a OTTB can be so...

Charlie having a little conversation with her baby brother. I know no one asked for this, but my fingers are itching to write and it's...

If you have been among horses at all, I'm sure you've heard of at least one or two of these stereotypes, if not all of them....

There are a few ways people tend to buy/get horses, and sadly it looks like some of the more dishonest and risky ways are becoming a lot...

Charlie really enjoys her mash    I am super happy to provide something really helpful here! The first question most OTTB adopters might...

There are advocates out there that swear that the training of these young horses is not harmful to them. There are voices out there, that I have a great deal of trust in, that go into detail about how the training of these young athletes should work. In their experiences, it has not been enough of an issue for them to speak against it. To that I still have to disagree. While I understand that their experience has led them to believe that this is not a problem for the young ho

Remington Remington is not my horse; he is my mom's horse. I have worked with him, and ridden him on a few occasions, so I'm just...

I would actually LOVE to hear what other people do with their Off the track Thoroughbreds! Send a message to us if you are a retired...

This is my OTTB. Her registered name is Bitz of Code, her barn name is Charlie, and when she's being a little spicy, I call her Miss Charlene!         Charlie was born into the life of a Racing Thoroughbred, here in California. For a time, her home was at Golden Gate Fields. From birth, she was raised with the hope that she would become a racehorse, and she was put through the process that all racing horses go through. According to her previous owners she was one of the most