All Aboard the Racehorse

Send us Fan Mail Having an ex racehorse join your family and world can be one of the most exciting journeys that you can embark on; however, it can also be a journey filled with moments of joy, followed by moments of question of sanity So.......what do you learn along the way? How do you navigate it? What are the brilliant things that await you that you never imagined?  Facebook Subscription sign...

Send us Fan Mail Probably the questions I as myself quite a lot, along with; Am I Mad? Why do I do this? Surely I could do something easier……. Navigating feelings of worry, despair, frustration and imposter syndrome with animals is very common. Whether its; care, riding, training or management, it always brings up questions of our own abilities. So how do we navigate this? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Pat Cummings is the executive Director for the National Thoroughbred Alliance. In 2025 Pat was quoted as saying that TB aftercare is woefully underfunded (in the USA) and since then, has been one of the main driving forces behind the SAFE act, which is to help prevent thoroughbreds from ending up in kill pens. The National Thoroughbred Alliance's statement is to; disrupt the...

Send us Fan Mail We are slightly struggling with the audio in some places on the previous uploads, so hopefully, this version should work) If you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situations that we can face with our ex racehorse and shows us possible ways in which to understand and work with our horses. From coping with horses...

Send us Fan Mail The first upload we had issues with the audio, so here is take 2 with audio so you can hear the conversation If you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situations that we can face with our ex racehorse and shows us possible ways in which to understand and work with our horses. From coping with horses that canter...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re not following Lloyd Crabb on instagram, you need to! Lloyd ‘keeps it real’ whilst showing ‘real life’ situations that we can face with our ex racehorse and shows us possible ways in which to understand and work with our horses. From coping with horses that canter sideways, to understanding our horses better and finding ways of improving our confidence with our horses Llo...

Send us Fan Mail The concept of a 'fairy tale ending' is very common in our world as we have grown up surrounded by Disney films where there is always an ending that ends well.  With retraining does a 'fairy tale ending' actually exist? Are we striving for perfection? Does this exist? Is this a fair question to ask of our horses? Lots to think about and discuss  Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail Whether its someone else; horse, retraining timeline, abilities, yard set up, appearance of ;thriving' etc etc comparison is the thief of joy in SO many ways. I this episode we look into strategies to be able to remind us, and find the joy of riding, training and developing a partnership with our ex racehorses   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Thoroughbreds are known as one of the most versatile and adaptable breeds horses. Racehorses are bred for their speed, agility and quickness of foot. Combining these two attributes makes for brilliant polo polocrosse and maybe, the not so well known sport of horsetail for horses transitioning out of racing.  In this episode I talk to the lovely judge Worthington who has taken seve...

Send us Fan Mail Jen Krawczyk is truly a big advocate for aftercare programmes and is an inspiration in the work she has set up, been a part of and continues to grow and develop  Jen has developed Racing Victoria's last 2 Equine Welfare Strategic plans, their post-racing framework and their OTT Community platform along with developing MyRacehorse, which is a programme set up to help support r...

Send us Fan Mail Finding confidence in both riding and management of your ex racehorse can go in ebbs and flows, regardless of the place you are at in your retraining journey. How do we find confidence in riding? How do we find confidence in situations such as; hacking, sharing the arena with other horses, warm ups and general handling?  Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage Facebook: Thoroughb...

Send us Fan Mail 'But surely all you do is just sit there and the horse does all of the work?' This is just one of the many phrases we, as equestrians hear. Add in retraining a racehorse, and peoples perceptions can sometimes get us feeling a little less than great. How do we manage and navigate this whilst still enjoying the retraining journey?  Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage...

Send us Fan Mail We are post Christmas, post New Year and into January 2026, which quite frankly, can feel like the Hunger Games with horses and life. We talk about; hanging expectations, what winter looks like, how to navigate the tougher months and what ‘belief’ can look like whilst retraining  Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage Facebook: Thoroughbred Dressage  Website: www.thoroughbreddre...

Send us Fan Mail Its not every day that you see a Thoroughbred being a successful show jumper at International level, so what makes Niven so special? Hear the wonderful and very exciting journey of Michel and Niven, the dreams and plans that they have and how they navigate training, competing and care at the highest levels of showjumping with a horse that isn’t bred for the job  Michel instagram:...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go, 2025 re cap, things we have learnt, seen, experienced and loved for 2025 and how we look forward to 2026 Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage Facebook: Thoroughbred Dressage  Website: www.thoroughbreddressage.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Winter, restricted daylight hours, present wrapping, Christmas office parties, nativity plays and trying to ride......... It can all seem SO MUCH and then add in the 2026/2025 'wrapped/unwrapped' that you're seeing across social media, it can feel like 'where am I?'/'what am I doing?!?!?' Support the show

Send us Fan Mail New Vocations is the largest Adoption programme in the USA. Their approach, rehab and retraining programme has seen them place more than 9,500 former racehorses into adoptive homes. Last year alone they found homes for 600 horses  and have upto 150 horses at any one given time going through their programme.  Their approach to responsible rehoming is phenomal and I spoke to Anna Fo...

Send us Fan Mail Cribbing, weaving, box walking, all vices ‘common’ with the ex racehorse. Why do some people avoid these horses? How do we manage them? What are the pros and cons to having an exracehorse with a vice? Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage Facebook: Thoroughbred Dressage  Website: www.thoroughbreddressage.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Navigating the path of if a racehorse can be retrained can be a tricky one. Knowing when to say ‘enough’ and when to try ‘other things’ is always so hard, not only financially, but emotionally as well. How do we ‘read the signs’ and how do we navigate retiring them?  Also, over the past year many have asked where Quad is and what is he doing. We share an update on him here  Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail In most of the episode we have had with our lovely and fascinating guests , the most common re occurring theme with what advice would be given with these horses is; Time But what exactly does this mean and look like? How can we see time as a friend and how do we navigate, the possibly daunting timescale of what people describe when retraining an exracehorse?  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we get to talk to the brilliant Vicky Leonard who tells us about the new Thoroughbred. Week in Australia and New Zealand. Vicky is truly passionate about the racing scene as a whole (including after care) and her thoughts, knowledge and insight into the global world of Racing is incredible and something I wish to aspire to.  This conversation has EVERYTHING! Talkin...

Send us Fan Mail First Fandango better known as Fred, ran 50 times for trainer Tim Vaughan. He ran both on the flat and over the fences and since leaving racing has turned his hoof to being not only a fantastic jumper/eventer, but also a brilliant dressage and shoe horse, showing the true adaptability of the former racehorse This year alone, Fred and Hannah have achieved many wins/titles in every...

Send us Fan Mail Greatwood Charity was the first charity to use former racehorses to educate disadvantaged children and young adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Emotional wellbeing, mindfulness and inclusion are at the heart of all of Greatwood’s educational programmes.  Not only do Greatwood offer many educational and supportive services, they also rehome and retrain former racehorses. ...

Send us Fan Mail For some, August can be the toughest month. You're probably thinking 'why? we have longer days, weather is great and we also have holidays.'........  We have also been at the RoR National Championships, BD regionals and had National racehorse Week, so what isn’t to love about August? Louise instagram: @thoroughbred_dressage Facebook: Thoroughbred Dressage  Website:...

Send us Fan Mail Jodie Harvey jones is nothing but a ball of high energy, with so much; love, compassion and enthusiasm surrounding her former racehorse Harry. In this episode we talk about how she found Harry and the journey that she has been on with him, whilst being part of some seriously cool social media projects. I wanted to know what its like documenting her entire journey for the world to...