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We get many inquiries about our training technique at the LOPE Ranch. It’s usually a straightforward process that simply involves some time and patience with the new ex-racehorses that arrive here. Below is the basic outline of our approach: Turnout If the horses are coming straight from the track, we like to give them some [...]
Big Bold Red is a lovely 6-year-old dark chestnut mare with a very nice pedigree (including Alydar and Seattle Slew). Her race owner gave her a year off from racing and then donated her to LOPE so that Big Bold could find a terrific new career. Big Bold immediately impressed us with her sweet and [...]
Lucky Maria is a beautiful 7-year-old dark bay mare with a lovely pedigree (including Alydar). Her race owner gave her a year off from racing and then donated her to LOPE so that Maria could find a terrific new career. Maria had been the herd boss back at the race farm. A stocky, well-built mare, [...]
Ruff Slew (aka “Parker”) had been making terrific progress in his training with Holly Flint of Flint Equestrian. He was working quietly in his walk-trot-canter sessions in the big covered arena. Parker had begun stepping over poles as part of a long, slow introduction to jumping one day in the future too. As a three-year-old [...]
Assessment of Cleo Call Me Cleo is a three-year-old gelding at LOPE. He was donated by his breeder after his initial under saddle work revealed that Cleo was not a good candidate for racing. As the trainer at the race training facility noted, Cleo is a big, growing horse — and he runs like a [...]
Call Me Cleo is a three-year-old chestnut TB gelding with a blaze. He went to a farm to begin his under saddle and race training in December — but didn’t show much aptitude for speed. Cleo was home raised by a responsible and caring race breeder named Karen. She had waited an extra year to [...]
Red Bird has just finished her 30-day assessment with Laura at Poseidon Sport Horses! She has made great progress since her arrival there. At first, Red Bird was hesitant to relax in new surroundings — and she was quite worried about trusting new people. Her initial response was to go right into “flee” mode — [...]
King has just finished his 30-day assessment with Laura at Poseidon Sport Horses! He has done incredibly well with everything — and has become quite a favorite at the barn. King came straight from Retama Race Park to Poseidon — he had run in a race just a few days beforehand. Typically, we like to [...]
Apalache King is a super handsome, five-year-old @16.3H bay gelding now in LOPE’s training initiative program. King came straight to Poseidon Sport Horses from Retama racetrack — and he is now in a 30-day assessment there with Laura Whitfield. He will be up for adoption soon — we just want to get to know him [...]
Silver Red Bird (aka “Red Bird”) is a beautiful, six-year-old grey mare at LOPE. She came directly into our Training Initiative Program straight from Retama racetrack in early January. Red Bird had come in second and third a few times, but had never won a race. As a six-year-old maiden, her racing options were limited [...]
We lost a special horse at LOPE. LP's Tiger was a petite warhorse mare whose dainty facade hid the heart of a fiercely competitive dragon. She also was the most complicated rehab case that LOPE ever had (which is a an epic statement). Her life (and death) made LOPE reflect on LOPE's mission -- and why we choose to work with horses that some might say aren't worth the trouble (and cost). For us, it was an honor to work with, help and learn from LP's Tiger. Please read my post below to learn more about LP's Tiger, her extraordinary fighting spirit and her invaluable contribution to the veterinary medicine field. Many thanks and heartfelt appreciation to Austin Equine Hospital for their heroic care of LP's Tiger; to After the Finish Line for their wonderful support; to MidAtlantic Horse Rescue and CANTER PA for transitioning her from the track so well; and to the many generous donors who compassionately contributed to her rehab case here. lopetx.org/blog/news-and-updates/just-one-horse/
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