Dressage | OTTB Success Stories

The Truth About Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds From the People Who Know Them Best

Imatexan A Year In (Photo) Review

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Admin

Imatexan began the year as an unraced four year old Thoroughbred in race training. In ten months she has gone trail riding, camping, to dressage clinics, had jumping lessons and she has gone to two combined training schooling shows where she entered five classes – three dressage and two jumping classes and she won FIVE BLUE RIBBONS!

Muchu is a Superstar

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Admin

“Shu” is the superstar of the barn….Patrick is starting to ride her almost exclusively now with me putting in some training rides to work on leg yielding and shoulder in stuff. . .

Irish is Still a Goof

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Admin

Hey E! Just wanted to let you know Irish is doing great! We’ve moved to a barn that’s better for our needs and he is thriving! He is competing in a little dressage show this weekend and am excited to see how he does. Were taking it nice and slow and he is full of character as always. I wasn’t…

Muchu was a Prospect Horse For Sale on the Bits & Bytes Farm Web site.

Muchu Meets Her Match

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Admin

I am not sure if this is a success story or not really. The idea of success is triumph over something or winning somehow…and my son and I are just barely getting started. If the measure of success is a new, wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, and yes—sometimes cranky, member of the family that worked herself instantly into all of our hearts…