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Feeding your OTT during Spring and Summer
When the seasons change, it is important that as horse owners we monitor changes in pasture quality and quantity and manage our horses feed appropriately. As pasture availability increases in spring and summer, generally an automatic response of owners is to decrease the amount of hay and supplementary feed being fed.
From the Show Jumping Arena to the Racetrack
At the age of 20 Chloe Mannell has achieved a multitude of things within the show jumping world but now she sets her sights on a new challenge, becoming a professional jockey.
Racing Runs Through Macey’s Blood
With the last name Howlett, it’s no surprise Macey has found her way in the Racing industry. Taking after her trainer father Todd Howlett, Macey shares in the love of horses by managing her time between retraining her own off the track Thoroughbreds and riding track work for father’s stable.
Sophie Brown: Watch This Space
Racing is second nature to 23yr old Sophie Brown. Not even the 3:30am wake ups in the cold or the stress of balancing her full-time role with her own dressage training can take away from Sophie’s love for racing. It’s no wonder she is a trusted junior foreman for Mark Newnham Racing.
Feeding The Off The Track Thoroughbred
By Pryde’s EasiFeed
Thoroughbreds transitioning from racing to other disciplines such as dressage and pony club is becoming more common, providing these young horses a change of career and home. Transitioning from racing to performance, pleasure or being a paddock mate involves several major changes, one of those being their diets.
Jess Leads The Way In The Racing Industry
It is no secret that Jess Castle was born for the racing Industry. Between her schedule of retraining multiple off the track thoroughbreds, earning ribbons in showing on behalf of clients, completing a Certificate IV in Racehorse Training with Team Thoroughbred’s Training Academy and working as a Foreperson for Kristen Buchanan at Wyong, it’s no surprise that passion drives Jess’ day.
Tilly & Cosmo Shoot For The Stars
At just 21 years of age Tilly McCarroll has an equestrian CV that would turn someone twice her age green with envy. But her greatest achievement of all so far has four legs, a long tail and can clear jumps the size of a small car.
Zulu’s Grand Life On & Off The Track
Grand Zulu (Grand Lodge x Bravo Zulu) enjoyed a glittering career as a racehorse, earning $1,861,547 in prizemoney, but even more impressive is what he has achieved off the track in the years since.
School Principal’s Thrill In New Skill
Thrill Ofthe Skill was bred for a life on the racetrack. Instead, the now 7yo mare is showing her versatility off it. Since being adopted by Diane Hickey, she has become an important part of 7th Light Horse Gundagai Troop and this month completed her greatest challenge so far – a 130km trek.
Children Lining Up For Equine Assisted Learning
Line Up Girls ran his last race a little over 12 months ago and retired at Team Thoroughbred NSW’s Oxley Island facility. He was adopted by local counsellor and mental health advocate Heather Cambridge and is already helping children become the best version of themselves.
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