Your guide to the adoption, care and training of the retired racehorse.
We chat with professional trainer and bloodstock agent, Kenny McPeek, on how he produces winning racehorses like Mystik Dan and Thorpedo Anna. We start off the new year chatting with Bridget Heasley from New Vocations to share a training tip and introduce you to our adorable adoptable horse of the week.
Today we learn about the Secretariat Center and their mission from Equine Program Director & Trainer, Caroline Tatum. With all the new adoptions happening this month, we chat with Amanda Tucker from New Vocations on some top tips to help your horse settle in to new spaces. We wrap by tempting you to bring a new horse under your tree this holiday season by introducing our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
On today's show, we speak with the winner of the Retired Racehorse Project's 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover about her experience, how she chose her horse, and what's next for the pair. We catch up with Bridget Heasley from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program to bring you a training tip on encouraging the pace out of your standie, and introduce you to our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Stay tuned!
Happy Radiothon Day from HRN!
In the Retired Racehorse Radio Hour 3 of the 2024 Holiday Radiothon Kristen and Joy speak with Jen Roytz, TB trainer and Co-Owner/Manager at Brownstead Farm, about the holidays and her work with the thoroughbreds. Plus, some holiday recipes and over $750.00 in prizes.
HOLIDAY RADIOTHON 2024, HOUR 3 (Retired) – Show Notes and Links:
Today we're taking a look from the judges booth with Daniel Moltion who will be sharing his perspective on the ex-racer in the ranch pen. Amanda Tucker from New Vocations answers a listener training question on the sticky horse, and introduces our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
On today's show, we're joined by Jochen Schleese to learn about the importance of saddle fit for the retired racer, and what you, as a rider, should keep in mind as your horse transitions from the track or broodmare life to their sporthorse career. We then are joined by New Vocations' own Bridget Heasley (Hollern) to get a training tip and introduce you to our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
Get ready for the seventh Holiday Radiothon, a special six-hour event filled with holiday cheer and horse-themed fun! Hosts Glenn the Geek and Ashley Winch invite you to join them on December 1st from 3 to 9 PM Eastern Time for an exciting lineup of guests, contests, and thousands of dollars in prizes.
This year’s charity focus is A Home for Every Horse, which helps rescue organizations find forever homes for adoptable horses. Listeners can participate by submitting creative holiday songs, poems, or stories for a chance to win extra prizes. Tune in on the HRN YouTube page, where all the action will take place in one spot for the best interactive experience.
Find all the details at: HolidayRadiothon.com
Date: December 1, 2024
Time: 3 to 9 PM Eastern
Where to Watch Live: Horse Radio Network YouTube Channel and many others.
Where to Listen Recorded: Listen to the recording after Monday Dec 2, 2024 on the Horses in the Morning or HRN Auditor Podcast Feed
We made it to the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover & Symposium! This is one of the fun times where we get to chat in person, and this year was extra special as we got the opportunity to host the whole finale -- dare we say, we made it?! We share our experiences and interviews, including a few catch-ups with our Making the Makeover riders, and more. We also entice you and your own Makeover dreams by introducing an adoptable horse with New Vocations', Amanda Tucker. Stay tuned!
You're listening to the one before the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover! We're about to celebrate all things thoroughbred for the next week and to kick-start we have our final panel with our Making the Makeover riders as they gear up for the competition at the Kentucky Horse Park. And while we might be chatting OTTBS, we also shed some love and light on our standardbred friends with New Vocation's, Bridget Hollern, as she brings us a training tip and our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
Today we are joined by listener, Anne-Louise Knox, who shares how the Winston Churchill Fellowship is allowing her to travel the world to learn more about off-track welfare. We catch up with Makeover hopeful, Dana Johnson, and how her horse and her are coming along. We wrap the show with Amanda Tucker from New Vocations where she shares her favorite bits for green horses and introduces our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
Today we learn about Wasabi Racing Ventures and the Wasabi Aftercare Fund with Executive Director, Michele Pesula Kuegler. We catch up with our Making the Makeover pros, Chris Bennings and Jody Busch. We learn about the unique quirks of the standardbred trot with New Vocation's, Bridget Hollern, and introduce you to our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!
Time Stamps:
8:19 –Wasabi Aftercare Fund, Michele Pesula Kuegler
22:12 – Chris Bennings and Jody Busch
37:48 – Bridget Hollern, New Vocations Adoptable Horse
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