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Mojito Margarita, 16.1h 2015 OTTB mare
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
Edward (Exclusive Entry) 16.1-2h 2020 OTTB gelding
Teuflesberg (Johannesburg)and Not for Love bloodlines. Located in Lansing, NY
Mo is back! She has ample ammie experience but didn’t quite work out with her last owner. Hang tight and we’ll have new photos (she’s a chunk!) and video asap.
ad from when she arrived initially in December 2024. Mo sauntered off the trailer the other day and I instantly liked this mare. Keep in mind, I’m a gelding person. No, she’s not a gelding-y lady, but there’s just something about her. Frankly, she reminds me of Prada (On the Move). If you have read my ads for a while, that will make sense.
Mo is smart and she’s one of those mares who will work with you if she determines you’re worth it. She’s the type of mare that folks are referencing when they say, “find yourself the mare that chooses you and she’ll give you everything.” That’s Mo.
But of course, mares like that are not for everyone. So Mo needs her person- and I’m very excited to watch that partnership grow.
On the ground she’s good to lead and handle, and she’s working on some of her less preferred activities like loading and the farrier. (It’s getting better swiftly.) and in the saddle she is learning quickly that when she is in front of the leg, she can be super fancy.
She has spent a few years with a junior doing all the things- hunter pacing, 4H shows, lessons off property etc. in the process Mo proved that she is brave and capable.
Mo needs to be sent out in front of the leg more, so she’s learning that that is how we work here. Her first ride (in gale force winds and very low temps, in a not perfectly sealed indoor) went far better than I expected for any horse. She didn’t bat an eye any the noises or weather and by the end of the ride she was using her back and core, flicking her toes and moving well off my leg.
First ride at Kivu (NOT her first post-track ride) https://youtu.be/pRe0lhUQiRY?si=u-yyVZi1lvkFpvDw
I see this mare as one who could event, foxhunt or take an ammie or junior around the levels with no limitations in the jumpers / eq divisions. If you have a good trainer and clear boundaries, she’s going to be outstanding.
Mo is listed at relatively low carrots right now as we’re on a tight timeline to get her to a new home. The quality of home is more important to the owner than those carrots, so if you think you might be a fit, reach out.
Edward (Exclusive Entry) 16.1-2h 2020 OTTB gelding
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
Edward (Exclusive Entry) 16.1-2h 2020 OTTB gelding
RRP ELIGIBLE 2026
Edward came with that name and somehow it fits. Kind, a bit shy, and still the big boned big, broad, muscled dude who reminds me of the mechanic-dads-of-friends I grew up around. So I guess for now, Edward it is.
This kiddo is talented- he has lovely flat kneed movement and three quality gaits and is plain pretty to look at. He’s good in his stall and in the herd and easy to manage. He seems to really enjoy attention and keeps trying to creep into your lap. I like a bigger space bubble, but we’re slowly and gently working on that.
Edward came from trusted connections at the track and just ran in the beginning of September. He was bred by those same connections and she is the one who brought him to me. That said, he was claimed at one point and poorly treated by someone who thinks to ride a horse you need to "break them". Some good that did... As a result, Edward needs to trust his humans and is going to be a lovely one-human horse (and he's going to be thrilled to have said person to himself). But he's not a horse to rush. Slow, steady, consistent and gentle will get you as far as you a heck of a partner who has no limitations and will go as far as you want to go.
And this story is important for anyone who ends up with this horse:
At some point, his racing connections used force to try to manage the horse. Unsurprisingly, the heavy-handed tactics and super tight girthing up did not work. Long story short, that trainer gave up on the horse - walked him back to his breeder's stalls and left him there. She reconditioned him gently and ran another season before retiring him to us - he was just too slow after 14 starts to keep running.
All race horses have stories- people often think the industry is all like Edward’s negative experience, but there are so many good trainers out there…and he was lucky to have a good one for his formative years and again before he retired. And in sum, I want to make sure that Edward lands somewhere that understands that kindness and consistency get you a hell of a lot further than pushing.
I hopped on for our first ride (lunged first gently to get him used to the saddle and girth) and then put in some lovely WTC in both directions. He barely put a foot out of line- tiny hops at the canter transition but nothing to write home about. He responds super well to verbal encouragement and was a quick study. He is currently sound and barefoot but with my rocks I need to get shoes on him (hopefully next week).
First ride here (goal was to go forward): https://youtu.be/bBxP95PftXg
Edward does have two cosmetic blemishes: a settled and unproblematic fractured wither and healed boney callus on the front of his canon bone. Neither cause him any discomfort of issue and neither is expected to be a problem in the future.
Edward is currently listed at $5500 for a few weeks while we get a bit more post-track experience on him. Folks are welcome to come see him and watch him go but there are no trial rides allowed at this time.
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
RRP ELIGIBLE 2026
Neon is such a cool cat. He arrived here a couple weeks ago straight from Horseshoe Raceway In Indianapolis. With great bloodlines - Kitten’s Joy on top and Maria’s Mons below, this horse is poised to be not only smart and brave but also fancy.
So far he is proving me right and I keep patting myself on the back. Neon is one of the kids whose stalls I walk by and literally every time say, “I really like this horse.” He’s coming out of his shell, is playful but respectful and just really very bright (no pun intended).
Neon hadn’t seen turnout since he was maybe a yearling and his race career hadn’t always been optimal (he came from great connections, but someone before her soured him to the track). When he got here, he needed time and let down - this one was quite track tight. So we tossed him out with my boys and let the movement help his muscles along. He’s getting freer through his body and more playful by the day.
Under saddle, Neon is smart and kind. He is learning to go forward into contact and to use his hind end and back. All of this will improve markedly as his body lets down. But the fact that I hopped on for ride 2 (and ride 1 was a five minute “what’s your brain like?” test) and he allowed me to train a bit says a ton. I was able to ask for more bend, more use of his body, and see if he could figure it out. He certainly did and there are glimmers in there of how nice it is going to be when he’s transformed into a sport horse.
Here’s his second post track ride (really his first training ride): https://youtu.be/PfcCmElc5OU?si=nZW81ByQ-jxqwflg
So what do you do with a stunning youngster who is a bit track tight but has oodles of potential?
A) scoop him up & know his strides and body will lengthen under saddle
B) use the winter season to turn him out (he likes a stall too, so maybe 50-50 in / out)
C) go hack a few days a week- trail ride, walk and trot poles
D) Lightly put training rides on and teach him to use his body.
By spring, you’ll have a big, strong, brave five year old who is ready to start jump training and hey, maybe even school up for the 2026 Retired Racehorse Project. He is eligible I believe for 2026 and 2027.
Neon is offered at 5500 to increase with training and letdown. Trail info above.
Ace, 15+h 2020 unpapered Friesian x Morgan gelding
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
Liquor Talk, 2021 16.1 and growing OTTB Gelding with Kitten's Joy & Maria's Mon's lines
Ace is one easy going dude. He came to me from a local Amish connection and has driven. Driving horses are great as they come in with excellent steering and brakes. They are only moving him on as he is just too slow with the buggy - as the connection put it, "I just don't want to go 7-mph the whole time."
As a result, Ace is up for a riding career. We started him in English tack this week and while he's a little unsure of the process, he took it all in stride and kindly let me mount and walk him around.
We're treating Ace as a horse-starting project, so keep an eye on his progress over the next couple weeks as we turn him from a driving horse to a riding horse. In the meantime, he is lovely out in the field, great on crossties, hauls well, and is just a sweet guy who is slowing coming out of his shell.
He is UTD on his shots, Coggins, and dental and will have shoes on next week.
Ace is available to a knowledgeable home who has experience starting young horses. He is offered in the high fours, please reach out directly for pricing.
Polo (Overtime Charlie) 15.3-16h 2020 OTTB gelding
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
RRP 2026 eligible
This kiddo is now sweet, loves attention, calm, easy peasy on the ground and in turnout and is ready to start looking for a new human. Under saddle, his rides have been uncomplicated. He mounts well and is happy to walk trot canter with a looseness through his body rarely seen this close to the end of a race career.
For his third ride, he hacked out in my jump field. He managed the terrain beautifully, came round naturally, and was eager to pop over the little jumps. When he knocked a pole, he told me a ton about his personality. He didn't buck or do anything silly, he just came back around and intelligently picked his knees up better the next go round.
Polo might be green, but he'd be a fantastic first restart for an experienced junior or amateur. He is kind and willing and other than sneaking out under his stall guard from time to time, he's impeccably behaved in the barn (OK so he had a few tantrums for the first three or four days he was here, but after that he has been an absolute pleasure). I think he’s going have a heck of a career in either the eventing or HJ world. His shoulder swing and gaits are just lovely. And he is brave without being rushy. Just confident and kind and properly started on the track and cross trained during his race career.
Here’s his second post track ride: https://youtu.be/ah5XXKU5SY4?si=BWSJyhos2YgzL3Sh
currently asking 5500 to increase with experience and training. See above for trial ride info
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
Star Redemption “North” (16.2h 2020 OTTB gelding with Giants Causeway and Into Mischief lines
The universe must be waiting for the perfect person, because I’m befuddled at how this horse is still here. North is tall, sweet, talented, kind and literally ready to run a starter HT tomorrow. I’m so impressed with his movement and how his transitions are coming together! Oh and he just had a recent PPE that was super positive (folks passed for things in their life, not him).
Add to that that when I was massively over-peopled a couple weeks ago, North needed a hack and I was at the end of my day (and my rope) and decided I could use a beer. Great. Hopped on North, Taylor handed me off an IPA and I set out knowing I might jettison the can (and get it later) if North doesn’t handle one handed hacking all over the property and easement. 20 min later I wandered back to the barn on the buckle, can still in hand and North relaxed and ambling wherever I pointed him. Do I guarantee he’ll always be quiet and easy- no, he’s a smart Thoroughbred - but with an equally relaxed rider and confidence, this horse will happily learn to do whatever you want.
Probably the only thing that annoys me (though more intend up laughing at him) about this horse is that even in his leggy state, he is able to duck under his stall guard and go rummage around the alfalfa pile in the aisle. Smart kiddo.
And he is smart - all this horse wants to do is to get the answer right. But it doesn’t come with anxiety- just a ton of heart and try.
He has three excellent gaits, is getting really pretty steady in the contact and is learning to stretchy trot. His jumping progress has been slowed by how hard it has been outside, but with the recent rain we’ll be back at it this week.
Recent flat schooling video (mind he roughhoused with the boys overnight and schooled this ride with a light swelling on his left forelimb and his chest… geldings 🙄)
https://youtu.be/Ur66U7ioL58?si=2wueKybd1d0GzzFC
North is one of those horses who has UL written all over them - not because he is tough to ride (far from the case) but because you can feel the correctness and power of his gaits. But unlike say a F1 vehicle that can only really be managed by the top drivers, North is more like a super well-tuned Ferrari. Sure you could let your kid drive it to the first day of school and they’d do fine (and be the talk of the school), but you could also fine tune it and hit the highway (or insert rest of some fancy car metaphor… clearly I’m not a car person).
I need to get new video - the following are outdated for his level
of training
Flat and fences outside: https://youtu.be/3XoEOyvognc?si=mRu6eq3J3_IGxxto
Ride 1 at Kivu https://youtu.be/pUIFLXhRVPI?si=FcGoGLgYRq0RvGw4
North was restarted by a capable trainer in KY before coming here. He last ran in March and has had let down and a quality legging back up. He knows how to come over his back, lift his core and once there, he sure knows how to strut. And yes, he needs another 100#s, but he’s quickly packing the pounds on and building the necessary topline.
On the ground he is uncomplicated- he’s good for the farrier, crossties, turns out well with others and has no stall vices. Basically, North is just a good egg packed with a ton of talent. I’ll get him jumping soon and I have a feeling that will be one of his new favorite things.
North is offered at 8000 to increase with more training and experience. Trial process and fees detailed above.
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
2nd overall in the Eventing Preliminaries at the Retired Racehorse Project Makeover of 59 entries. “5*!!“ comments from Olympic level judges And best score on xc. This little horse is going to be big time.
***But stop reading here if you haul one horse only. He needs a buddy - and needs someone who understands that panic button. Not buddy sour, but he has severe isolation anxiety when boxed in be it in a stall unable to see another horse or in a trailer.
Artie is headed for the Retired Racehorse Project’s Makeover in Kentucky this October, but out of sheer practicality, he (like Emmett) is still available to the right rider before or after the competition. The plan is for Artie to event and show jump there while there.
Artie already has run various CTs, dressage shows, and starter HTs at GVH/Larkin Hill and is proving to be not only quiet and rideable both in warmup and in the competition rings, but an overall reliable showing partner. He's moving up to BN as soon as I find him an event to run!
Stadium and XC from Larkin Hill Recognized Starter: https://youtu.be/Rx7TdPVlSJY?si=3izUqxbI324Z3CB2
Video from GVH (Stadium and dressage + green head fly attack) https://youtu.be/pXoxnwuKcro?si=GbTVtJ_CnAQ6wSq4
Video from home https://youtu.be/hpGaM9_pymE?feature=sharedp
Artie has a big jump and a quiet, rhythmic way of going. His dressage regularly gets 7.5s with lots of room to easily train up and reach into the 8s. He’s brave to fences without being rushy or brash and I love how game he is for everything I have thrown at him.
He’s professional on the ground and shows he likes you quietly and in his own introverted ways - he’s not an in your pocket goober, but rather a very kind, independent critter. He is good in the barn and easy in turnout. His one quirk is that he cannot be left alone in a stall without other horses nearby or in the trailer. A human counts, so if you’re with him, he’s fine. Ride alone anywhere, all good. But he needs to not be the first in to a stall or last out or regularly haul independently. He’s not buddy sour or bad about riding away from friends, he just has an intense and immediate fear of being the only horse in a given box. Who knows, maybe he needs a goat or a mini…?
Artie will keep clicking up the levels, but if you’re game and want to easily bring a horse along through training, he’s absolutely ready to keep marching up the levels.
Asking 15,000 Trial info detailed above.
“Emmett” (JC Oboy) 16.2h 2019 OTTB gelding by Limehouse
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
“Emmett” (JC Oboy) 16.2h 2019 OTTB gelding by Limehouse located in Lansing, NY
Competed in Eventing and Show Jumpers at the 2025 RRP Makeover; scN elements. Placed second in Open Starter at Course Brook Schooling HT in a field of 8; 32 dressage score and clean, brave XC.
Makeover video coming soon
Emmett has been packing on the pounds and topline and keeps proving that he has all the potential trial to be one hell of an amazing sport horse. Emmett is so impressive that he is now part of my string. I’ll bring him along and compete him and wait until the right eventer shows up ready to take him on.
Emmett is whip smart, honest, kind, and has so so so much talent. Like this one is going to JUMP! and he ate up his first schooling HT.
In early summer, Emmett had a PPE that is basically a great example of “ride the horse, not the X-rays.” He has a handful of small things the most significant of which was his pedal osteitis. We stuck front pads on him and the vet watched him go two days later and was like, “that’s already more than 50% better!”Happy to discuss that / share rads and chat through other findings with serious buyers.
Schooling xc at home July: https://youtu.be/7jl883SK74s?si=7E3PpHN2-tZkP520
Flat and fences first school outside: https://youtu.be/C2QQtSWSZXg?si=-bsbBsgeWidsfvqV
First fences and flat video before pads: https://youtu.be/2_QQQwRxn24?si=RHiR5UHTyk6iDScB
More flat: https://youtu.be/2_QQQwRxn24?si=TB0cBMUvMc1M8ySn
Emmett is plain bay sure, but he’s also plain lovely. Smart, kind, willing, and just good and sensible. He’d be a great option for an advanced junior or an intermediate or better adult ammie. He should turn out to be the all around good egg type who can do anything asked. Sure. I think he’ll excel in eventing and jumpers but this kiddo would handle the hounds just fine too.
As an aside- this kiddo came off the track looking very, very rough. His owner did a great job getting weight on him and were continuing the trend up here. He needs another 100 pounds and a bunch of topline and muscle but he’ll get there soon! The last photo is how he was off the track. Lucky duck to have landed with his owner and we’re lucky to get to work with him here
Emmett is available to the perfect home for 7500. Trial info above.
Indy (Star Player) 2016 16.2h OTTB gelding
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Indy (Star Player) 2016 16.2h OTTB gelding
3rd in Open Novice at Course Brook in September; 3rd in open BN at GVH in July, brilliant run around xc; 8th at the Area 1 BN championship all with clean, super fun XC runs. Ready to keep clicking around at Novice and head on up to Training next year.
GVRDC Area 1 Championship BN Stadium (annoying rail on the first fence, but a very honest course): https://youtu.be/468kgEty3ag?si=LVDsgVAzHjFrHAhn
Reach out for XC Clips
recent 2’6” video
https://youtu.be/xKfpXTzvQyA?si=frx6zo3mJA8ov6Db
Indy is one that I don’t really want to list, but I don’t get to keep them all. I have loved this kid since my friend Erica Brown picked him up for the 2021 RRP Makeover. We co-trained him and competed him as a team, winning the Team Eventing division that year.
Indy is kind, in your pocket, goofy as hell and outrageously talented with an easy riding stride and fantastic jump. But he’s not without his lumps and bumps (happy to discuss with serious inquiries). Manage them correctly as we have and you will have a horse with unlimited talent and try. I have always thought this kid could head towards the upper levels, but he’s just as happy clicking around BN.
I have run him recognized BN (he ran that at the Makeover too) and he has schooled Novice elements with a move up planned for September. Erica took him to a long format Starter in 2022, and he was a rock star. Olympian Dorothy Crowell has loved this horse and his gallop since the Makeover, and has contributed to his training with Erica.
In the between years, his former owners have transitioned to more western disciplines and he has just hung out. I jumped at the ability to buy him in the summer of 2024 and have spent the last 6 months reconditioning him for a sport horse life. He’s now fully ready to go and do all the things and keep you laughing along the way.
Indy will have new video coming as soon as it dries up enough to jump here again. In the meantime we’ll get arena video this week.
Indy is offered at 20k. On site trials only as scheduled and described above
Clifford (Ice Rain) 16.3h 2016 OTTB gelding
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Indy (Star Player) 2016 16.2h OTTB gelding
Cliff is currently rehabbing some very thin soles. Recovery and back to full work might be a couple months out but if you’re not in a timeline and have a great farrier, this horse is a steal of a deal (reach out- we’re super flexible to the right home!)
Cliff is one good looking beast. He’s absolutely my aesthetic in a Thoroughbred - high set neck, handsome but not too refined head, great shoulder, long legs. And plain red. Plain lovely. (No surprise, he is a Pulpit)
Cliff isn’t just a looker - he has run plenty of BN in the past, and was schooling Novice before heading this way. Cliff LOVES to jump and has a record of being consistently good in dressage and certainly fancy enough to get noticed in any arena.
Cliff does have some maintenance needs and is looking for a low-mid level home, but is cleared for continued jumping. Happy to discuss with serious buyers. He has ample fancy dance, run, jump or fox hunt left in his legs.
Frankly, I think this guy would be a hell of a fox hunter or an all around step up horse. He’d do great with a knowledgeable AA with a trainer or a good riding, sensitive seated junior.
Please reach out for pricing. Trial policy described above.
PENDING Tobi (Fernando) 2016 15.2h OTTB gelding
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Oh what a cool little horse! Tobi has the Broken Vow movement (huge forelimb articulation) that so many dressage folks are looking for. He’s a small horse, sure, but his movement sure is big. Just check out his canter. Simply wow. I can only imagine how great he is going to go with some more conditioning and muscle.
Tobi might be nine and green, but none of that is his fault. When he came off the track during Covid, his owner tried to make him into a pony horse. Tobi tolerated that (kinda) for a few months, but made it clear that he had other ambitions. A friend of mine in Georgia bought him, got him going WTC and popped a couple of x rails. Then life got busy and Tobi basically spent the next three years just hanging out in a paddock getting chubby.
Suffice to say, he is VERY let down and ready to go! I hopped on this week and his first ride impressed the pants off of me. That movement is there, and even though he needs condition and strength, he puts 110% into his gaits. He seems to like contact, though is still figuring out how to stay totally steady in the bridle and ride straight. I mean, for a brief restart and a few years without a refresher, this is fantastic. I’ll take it.
Ride two is here: https://youtu.be/IThaXb3dJFc?si=Fl0nC8eeRLbSND1B
The big thing with Tobi besides his movement is that he is a horse who really wants a leader. Tobi isn’t the boss, he’s the guy who does amazingly well and excels at all tasks when he has someone he trusts to quietly and carefully explain it to him. Tobi really wants his own human who he can trust and who he can rely on. Here’s an example: Ride one went great going left, but when going right, he suddenly saw the lawn mower and the mess in the corner. Instead of bolting or skittering sideways, he quietly halted and made it clear that he was worried. He was happy to walk away from it quietly but not towards it. He needed help with the confidence. So I hopped off, he followed me past it twice – remounted and he didn’t look at it again.
I think that Tobi would LOVE a dressage career – and he’d be eligible for the Pony Cup. But I also think he’d do fine jumping (and we’ll test him over some fences in the next week or so too). The only bottom line is that Tobi needs someone who will love him and give him confidence to go do the things that he doesn’t know he’s capable of. Believe in him and you’re going to have the horse of a lifetime.
Tobi would be a good choice for anyone who is an intermediate or better rider with a quality trainer well versed in training Thoroughbreds. He’s not complicated, but not for a beginner either.
Tobi is offered at 7,000 to increase with training and experience. Trial ride info and fees described above.
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Sold! Mr. Magico 16+h 2014 OTTB Warhorse with Hat Trick and Tapit lines
Sold!This kid is absolutely lovely and is perhaps one of the bravest, gamest horses I have had through. Point him at a jump and he is all about it. Ditches, no problem. In fact, he hasn't blinked at a single fence yet. He has a fancy, round way of traveling and a work ethic that speaks to his warhorse status: having run 56 times hitting the board (placing 1st-3rd) 22 times.
With warhorses, I have found that they go one of two ways: either they dive right into retirement and get fat and happy and enjoy the slower paced life or they miss the track and their job- hell they were good at it and would not have run that many times if they didn’t in some way love the game.
Magic is in the former camp. He's a chunky monkey with a motor and is very happy about getting to enjoy the easy life. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a hell of a competitor in here, but he doesn’t need work 6 days a week to thrive. He’s forward but easy going, lovely under tack and would love to have his own human to teach him the ins and outs of a new discipline.
Most Recent Flat video: https://youtu.be/nbIo0H0ktG8?si=M69tTiZiACIuvEdu
Ride 1 video (no shoes yet): https://youtu.be/p-jN2gH1UTE?si=qf9HGVvlhlLw0Caz
After 8 years on the track, Magic retired and found a home initially through Ash Blank’s network and then had a 6 month restart with his owner and a trainer up north. He has done basic WTC and ground work and jumped a bit with Ash and her rider in Ocala. In the past year after his restart, he has dabbled in dressage and trail riding and hung out as a pasture puff.
Now that he’s here, he’s back to work and loving the heck out of the training barn. He turns out well with four of my other geldings over night and enjoys his stall for the rest of the time. He’s easy on the crossties, uncomplicated in the tack and just all around a good egg. He does crib.
He wears four shoes and has no other maintenance - total easy keeper (relative to my other TBs). He is also so balanced and level headed that I think this kid will make a great eventer or hunt horse. (Hell, I hacked him out on ride 1 to yell at Littles (dog who was barking at the UPS guy) after his first ride and he didn’t flinch at the hack, the dog, the van, the movement or any of the new things. This horse has seen A LOT and take sit all in stride. He could also easily go the hunter-jumper route too. Uncomplicated enough for any quality rider with a trainer.
Mr Magico is offered at $8500 currently to increase with training and experience. Trial info and fees described above.
Available Leases
Lease only - Wolf (Louisiana Moon 2014 ~16h OTTB Warhorse Gelding)
On-site lease only in Lansing, NY
I love this little snapping horse. He is the most amazingly grumpy, athletic pain in the ass out there. And I adore all of his ridiculous overflow of personality (hence me putting off selling him since I bought him at the end of February of 2023). But I legitimately own too many and while I think he’ll be able to do anything anyone wants, my gut tells me that this horse will be a killer first flight fox hunter and or mid-level eventer with the right rider and situation.
I may consider an off-site lease in an exceptional situation but before you read any further, he is NOT available to a boarding barn situation. His sense of humor and snapping turtle nature are too much of a risk and I don't want him anywhere he won't be loved as much as he is here.
Makeover XC
https://youtu.be/QXDovQIdPu4?si=MJ_z7HRlzyl4XVoz
Makeover Dressage:
https://youtu.be/bXhorTcXJ-Q?si=m2T8Iej2FKssi1qh
So I’m legging him up to hunt and event and see what he thinks. In the meantime, he is for lease to a human that will put his quirky, odd-ball self first and enjoy all of the comical, sweet, but gnashy bits that are Wolf.
OK, more specifically, Wolf competed in this year’s RRP Makeover in show jumping and BN eventing and he has miles at starter before that. Man is that horse brave. In KY, he took in all the arenas and all the fences, water, down bank, ditch etc etc etc without batting an eye. Wolf has scope for plenty more, though grids will definitely help him nail down his footwork. He has all the movement and presence to stop traffic, even at just 16h.
Wolf did all of this well on less rides than I would have liked. His letdown from the track took a while and came in fits and spurts where he would get body sore and would get more time off. When I competed him in KY, I think he had maybe 30 retraining rides… MAYBE. He is now past the sore part, has packed on the pounds (finally) and is onto the “needs a job” stage.
Wolf has a hell of a hind leg and is put together like a proper Ferarri. He ran 63 times mostly in Louisiana and was sound for the duration - this kid is tough as nails and knows (and loves) that job. Thus, he is definitely not for an inexperienced rider.
Add to it that he is smart - frankly smarter than most people I know - and thus is super good at getting himself in slightly comical trouble. He does not have a buck or rear, but he will outsmart you undersaddle if you're not on top of your game or if he feels your boundaries are merely suggestions.
That said, Wolf is ALL WORK when in the tack. He loves his job and likes nothing more than to show you that he can do it. Wolf is INtense not tense. But whether in the saddle or on the ground, he mandates a sense of humor. Like many Malibu Moons and Ghostzappers, he can be … “expressive.” He is food aggressive and is generally likely to snap in your direction or lift a leg to threaten to kick when being groomed. Please note, he has no intention to bite or kick you… it is a game. And according to a vet who knew him when he was a yearling - he has always been like this. We just laugh at him, tell him it is not allowed and oddly he wins hearts on a daily basis.
*We have gastro-scoped etc etc etc and all clean .. .He also receives maintenance and adequate appropriate for a 9 year old horse who ran hard for 7 of those years. He has earned it.
Despite all his goofy-grumpy antics, he is easy to love. See, he actually likes people, but it seems that he has no ability to be normal, so snappy affection is his go-to. I’d love to see this petit powerhouse of an alligator run through the mid-levels or cruise around the fox hunt field. He will always have a home with me, but in the meantime, he would love to have his own human and go do all the things.
Wolf’s lease would be 450 half lease, 900 full lease, lessons required (price additional) . Must be able to coordinate ride schedules and be 18 or above. Located in Lansing, NY - on-site trial fees apply (see above)
ONSITE Lease only - Koops 2020 16.2h OTTB Gelding by Girvin
On-site lease only in Lansing, NY
I'll get more info up here soon. But in the meantime, Koops is up for full or half lease at Kivu Sporthorses and Training in Lansing, NY. NO OFFSITE LEASES, sorry.
Koops is a sweet, sensible but also playful kiddo who would love to have a human to look forward to. Koops is a LONG story (please go read up on Facebook). When shipping to me in February of 2023, his shipper went off the road and into a culvert, putting Koops through the floor of the trailer. Two jaws of life later, the saint of a horse loaded up, headed to a local vet and began his very very long process of healing. Ten months later, he was ridable. Now he's recovering from a knee injury of his own making. Suffice to say, this isn't an upper level horse right now. However, he is outrageously wonderful and would love to have someone work on his dressage and possibly leg him back up to jumping.
https://youtu.be/fTPfocZaBF8?si=mJP06pbybAgNciSZ
Please reach out if you think you're a fit. Discounted lease fees available for the right person who fits the horse and his needs.
Affiliated Listings
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Major Spin, 16.3h 2018 OTTB Gelding by Hard Spun
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
RRP Makeover 2025 graduate finishing in the top 1/3 of the dressage entries despite a test interrupted by the fox hunt division. The judges loved his trot work awarding 8s. he’s ready to begin training first level movements.
Major Spin is a huge horse who has all the presence, movement, and smarts to go right on up the levels in dressage. He’s only 16.3 but carries himself like he’s 17.2. He also has one of those classic “good brains” that means he could pack around at the Intro or Training levels quite happily. While I think he’d love and succeed at a dressage life, I would put money on his ability to fox hunt and to look damn good while doing so as well.
T3- August: https://youtu.be/ov5BEnisig0?si=ADsjeoiaqhoLy3r6
T2 - June : https://youtu.be/g5LVBAo7nA8?si=hNDJeRuhulF3zuOH
Outside hack at home April: https://youtu.be/SJWb9yIt-8E?si=9VtPb4th0dhSot6e
Spin is probably the only true rescue in my barn. I don’t use that word lightly. He’s a huge, smart, lump-headed goober who needs a job that accommodates a pretty special knee. Otherwise, I’d be eventing this horse up through the ULs.
Spin’s life on the track was not always easy and he fell into some less-than-optimal hands, who ignored what should have been treated. Slab fracture, chip, and arthritis. Spin became Stall 13’s* flagship horse and yet, after we rested him for a few months, he is sound and hard at work perfecting his dressage.
Spin has been to a couple of shows, including one recognized dressage venture – all of which has gone great. He hauls like a pro, hangs out well and is happy to take it all in and make GOOD decisions. He’s great in a warmup arena with all shapes and sizes and directions of horses. And he’s as talented and smart heading down center line as he is training for it at home.
Spin is good for the vet and farrier (though understandably, he’s not a huge fan of folks messing with his knee), good on crossties, good in a herd, and generally just a smart, sensible, dude.
Spin would be appropriate for a good riding amateur to bring along, but in the right program he’d also be able to handle green-bean humans. Spin has confidently and carefully carried my nervous friends, helped to reinstall confidence in Thoroughbreds and handled trials and lessons and rides by all of my working students with ease.
He's not a total packer yet… and you still have to have and uphold boundaries, but Spin is proving to be an exceedingly versatile horse who just needs a job and a person or two who think the world of him.
*Spin is headed to the Retired Racehorse Project's annual Thoroughbred Makeover in early October and will be available for adoption at and after. Spin is made available through Stall 13, a New York based non-profit organization (www.stall13.org) that specializes in challenging case horses like himself. We’re hoping that by showing that a horse like Spin can recover and make it to the Makeover, we can help open avenues for other tough to heal horses and prove the notion that one should always “ride the horse, not the xrays.” Reach out for more information.
Adoption fee of $4,000 (very negotiable to a perfect home, with resale ability). See stall13.org for more info.
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
Sews is a huge, elegant goof ball who has three lovely gaits and a jump with clear, pretty knees. He feels great and has made it very clear that he is ready for a job! What job does Sews need? He could succeed at pretty much anything – eventing, dressage, fox hunting, jumpers, and even hunters for his daisy cutter movement. More info at Stall13.org
That said, Sews absolutely needs a herd… and he needs to have someone in that herd who can keep him in line. He struggles to differentiate play from “knock it off” cues and he’s so big that it can get him in trouble. Note - he's not mean, just a bit of a big doofus who needs to be told where to go when he gets too annoying... think more irritating little brother who perpetually says "not touching"
Under saddle he is pretty uncomplicated and has been regularly ridden and competed by a talented young rider. He is successfully and “fancily” showing off his flat work and happily shown through starter and schooled BN.
NY flatwork
https://youtu.be/aYVFzVgdcEk?si=n0CGgE425hBG2py9
NY XC
https://youtu.be/JLpJKGB9b6w?si=8-rTeSfZwOF1D5WU
Sews came through my program in Georgia last year and was with me from Christmas to March. In that time he gained a solid foundation and was coming along well.
He shipped to Washington to a very knowledgeable rider, and didn’t quite work out in the situation. To no fault of anyone’s he just needed a set of other geldings to play with. Alone in a paddock next to a pony, Sews just got himself in more and more trouble. His owner did everything under the sun – she treated for ulcers, worked him on the ground, and xrayed his back – he does have kissing spine, which he does not palpate to. *I'm happy to share more insights here as I do not believe that this is a limiting factor for him.* Unsure how to go forward, she kindly shipped him back across the country.
Sews has hung out with my geldings and found his feet and herd. Goofy has become his primary personality trait and hes easy to handle on the ground and in the saddle. He would love a doting human with a good sense of humor who understands that hes a dingbat and has at least an intermediate or above riding level.
Requirements:
- Shoes (he has tender feet)
- A herd of geldings
- A rider & trainer with intermediate or better skills in the saddle and solid abilities to maintain boundaries
-Correct saddle fit
Sews is available for an adoption fee of 5k negotiable (see www.Stall13.org for more) to the perfect, knowledgable home. Adopters will be asked to fill out an application (you can resell) before proceeding with transfer of ownership.
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Generation, 17+h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Generation, 17+h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Generation, 17+h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
Generation is an absolutely lovely, HUGE fellow. He came to Stall 13 in August with the goal of rehabbing his right ankle and finding him a job that does not include lots of torque and turn. I think this kid is going to kill it as a trail horse or as a hunt horse - and for both, he already has training.
Generation came to us from the Genesee Valley Hunt after a few quality months of retraining. Gen as we call him has an ankle that went through chip removal but did not respond as expected and has grown an interesting amount of boney growths.
He has been thoroughly examined (X-rays, palpations, and ultrasounds) by Cornell University and despite the shape and appearance of his ankle, the interesting part is that he does not palpate to any of the expected places. Their recommendation was a lower level life and the potential for injections in the future. We can do that.
Since arriving, Generation has transitioned from barefoot back into steel shoes. He has been turned out with a set of easy-going geldings and had a chance to learn the routine (stall at night, out during the day). He has been good to handle, good for the farrier and good in turnout. Basically this guy is just a great big good egg of a handsome bay gelding... and we need better photos to show him off. He's so unfazed by everything that getting a lovely confirmation photo can be tough... (there are worse problems for sure)
The plan is for Aubrey to hop on him this week and to begin to point him towards a career that he will both mentally enjoy and which his body - and that ankle - can handle.
Keep an eye out for more updates and adoption fees here.
Rook (Breath of Royalty) 15.3h2015 OTTB gelding
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Generation, 17+h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
Stall 13- Affiliate Horse: Generation, 17+h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
Rook is a sporty dude who came in from Second Chance Thoroughbreds to get restarted and going. He is a project horse at this point, but coming along quickly under saddle. He has since returned to Second Change TBs after learning to WTC and pop over small crossrails.
Rook is one of those horses that I did not expect to absolutely love. Alas – here we are. I adore the hell out of this happy oddball.
Long story short-ish: Rook had an abysmal track record, retired after his fourth run, and found himself in a home somehow as an accidental pasture pet (for like 7 years). He had a month of post track training at some point during that time – and all I know of that is that they tossed him in draw reins and the training didn’t stick. After a number of years, Rook ended up at Second Chance Thoroughbreds and they sent him to me for training.
When Rook showed up two months ago, he was anxious. He was unsure of his stall, his people, his turnout, mounting, riding, getting caught… you name it. But in the time he has been here, he has settled in, gained a TON of confidence and decided that trusting the process is worth it. He now walks, trot, and canters quietly, is happy to be caught in the field and settles right into his stall when he comes in. With shoes on and slowly building up his sport horse muscle, he stronger and ever more willing.
Recent video: https://youtu.be/yjlkAXQklkA?si=1StW7DMpLUTp2n6v
To cut to the chase, Rook is lovely, kind, and wants to be your best friend. BUT he is a slow burn horse. He’s in your pocket once he trusts you. And he will let you ride and ride well, once he knows you won’t scare him. Basically, I need to find a kind, talented rider who wants to go slow, build the relationship and show this kid the ropes of riding-based off track life on a time table that makes sense for Rook. If you rush, it just won’t work. Rook’s carrots are very flexible to the very right home.
So who does Rook need? Someone who wants to put in the time and isn’t hurried by show goals. I’d prefer someone with a trainer and ample OTTB experience as well as someone with an arena. I think he’ll do great on trails eventually, but that’s a big ask right now – so in an effort to set him up to succeed, I’m hoping to find him a sporthorse home with no deadlines and very flexible, accommodating training schedules. I can pretty much promise that he will make all the “go slow” worth while.
At this point, Rook is available to a good rider with a trainer who understands Thoroughbreds. He could go in any direction - he’s certainly catty enough for eventing and jumpers, but he may also enjoy trails and a more easy going way of being. That said, despite looking like a kids pony, he is firmly not a beginner’s horse.
contact Second Chance Thoroughbreds for more info
