OMG it’s a crazy OTTB at his first show, watch out!
Aug 10 2010
Ready Say Go…in the killpen in Enumclaw as a stallion in October 2009, in the show ring for the very first time August 2010.
You see how upset he was about being at his first show. I mean, holy crap, watch out. Someone could get hurt around those craaaazy Thoroughbreds! 
LOL, yeah, he couldn’t have cared less. He won his class…and the teenager on his back adopted him!
He won his class…and the teenager on his back adopted him!
See, this is why we all keep rescuing EVEN THOUGH you have to deal with crazy people and EVEN THOUGH you wish you had a nice car and EVEN THOUGH it feels like you’re banging your head against a wall a lot of days.
Kudos to Cowgirl Spirit Rescue Drill Team for their great work with this guy!
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i know this is wildly off topic, but do any of your readers have experience with anhidrosis (no/little sweating) in horses? our 3 year old morgan gelding seems to have this problem. we are of course putting him in shade and under fans during the day, with evening and night turnout, and he is not being ridden yet. has anyone had success with diet change, supplements or something? my vets, as usual, are fairly clueless, and the vast amount of info on the net is overwhelming and not verifiable.i would like some comments from those with actual experience instead.
There is a supplement out there that my school uses for their hores that has anhydrosis. Other than that you just have to be careful. I myself have it so I ride in early morning or late evening so do the same for him. If possible find a shaded spot to ride in, keep it brief and lots of walking. Keep him hydrated but do not give him electrolytes. If he is not sweating he does not need the electrolytes they will only throw his body out of whack. Your essentially over loading his system with electrolytes. If he looks like he is over heating hose his major vein and arteries this will cool him faster circulating cool blood through the rest of his body.
Adding Guinness (the beer) to your horses feed may help. Add a can with feed. This is a relatively cheap, easy way start. If it doesn’t work, I know there are some supplements available as well, though I can’t think of any names off the top of my head at the moment. Good luck!!
The supplement I’ve heard of is ONE AC – http://www.smartpakequine.com/ProductCompare.aspx?CATID=27&cm_mmc=sp-_-error-_-404-_-Cat
Don’t know if the link will work but I had a former stable mate use it, seemed to help.
Wonderful! I love happy endings!!!
EXCELLENT!
Great story to read and nothing but happiness in the photo.
Gotta love the loose ring snaffle, and no martingale, either. What a gem!
Here’s my OTTB at his first show this weekend, he’s been off the track 6 months!!!!! What a gem!!!!!
Oh my gosh, what a BEAUTIFUL boy! Love him!
LOVELY GREY!!!! Ok I HAVE to paint him he’s so stunning! Im a model Horse artist, any chance you could share some pictures of him untacked! I love his color and Id love to use him as a reference for some custom painted model horses.
If you are willing to share, email me at StoneWolf99801@yahoo.com
Your horse is gorgeous!
I have a real soft spot for grays, lol.
Scary thing is I was just reading the archived post on Ready yesterday and wondering what had happened to him.
lol better watch out loco TB doesn’t even have his reins being held onto…WATCH OUT!!!!! Oh I messed up loco ex-STALLION…WATCH OUT!!!!!
I just couldn’t resist
wheelin126, I’m curious about your avatar pic. Is that your horse? What breed? I ask because I saw an arab at an endurance ride years ago with markings like that.
That’s fantastic! He looks like a great guy, and I hope they have many happy years together.
He’s so cute! Kudos to the rescue, to his rider and good wishes to him in his new home. I love a happy ending.
He is absolutely beautiful! What a great story – I just love a happy ending!
I see alot of “happy endings” here….I’m thinking, “Ending? NO WAY! Looks like the start to a HAPPY BEGINNING of a new life for him!”
He’s such a handsome guy! Glad he found a home!
He looks fantastic!
Beautiful. What a wonderful story. I hope they stay together till the end.
Good morning all, I LOVE to see the OTTB’s doing well. TB’s are one of my favorite breds!!!
Sadly not all OTTB’s are so lucky! Fugs, please do a follow up on this story, FPF. Our hard work, loud voices and the fact that we would not give up is starting to pay off!!! 90% of the horses in this case are OTTB’s, so sad………………………..
http://www.nickernews.net/arrested.aspx
Be safe all and have a great day!!!
He does look wild and wooly!
So glad to see that he has found a good home!
Cowgirl Spirit has my complete respect and admiration! Loved visiting with them in December and glad to see that they are still doing great work!! Thank you, thank you!!!
Way to go Cowgirls!!!!!
I’d rather spend my money on my OTTB but this is on my gift wish list: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/moredetails.aspx?showBleed=false&ProductNo=431575166&colorNo=1&pr=F .
Off topic, but are people seriously wearing winter gear in the middle of August?? I didn’t think the PNW was that cold.
It was raining and cold that day, unfortunately!
It’s been a VERY mild summer too – I was wearing my sweatshirt out and about well into June.
And we’re grateful for the change after the hottest driest July on record: the fire warning even in the GVRD bowl has been on Extreme for weeks.
I agree, he is looking fantastic. Such a sweet eye on him, and I love that long refined neck. What class was it he won?
I have been riding OTTB’s forever and don’t understand why they have such a bad rap, they are used to noise, they don’t care about much, they trailer, they just need a little down time, degraining and some retraining and usually they are some of the best horses around.
Absolutely agreed, MIA! I always wanted an OTTB but was told that I “needed to know someone,” and since I didn’t know ANYone, I just pretty much gave up the idea — this was before the advent of all the TB rescue groups like Tranquility Farm, LOPE, New Vocations, CANTER, et al.
And then I got my horse who turned out to be off the track and I must say, it has been an incredible journey. Mostly wonderful experiences and because I wasn’t very sure of what I was doing, I went slowly and that approach was exactly what my horse needed. I hope the economy gets squared away and I can add another OTTB to my “family,” only THIS time I’ll know from the get-go what I have and it will come with a history that I won’t have to get from the Jockey Club.
It’s good to hear of positive things that happen with unwanted horses. One less, means one less in the kill pens. Nice grey also.
Redlining a horse because of breed or color is a function of lazy humans. Anyhting worth acheiving takes work, ups/downs and commitment. Yeah, I get that a human has to know their own limitations. Problem is the ones that bring ‘em into the world, break or dump don’t. And who pays? The equine.
Good story.
What a calm, kind looking fellow! Yay for happy endings.
Wow. He’s SO scary. And scared. The grey, too. Not. I have a 15 year old OTTB who I’ve owned for four years. He colicked two months after I got him. He survived surgery and went on to take second at Training Level with a 69% at his first show with me the following summer. I’ll attach the most recent pic of him if I can figure out how to… I’m no photographer, but, like the horse Fugs shows, you’ll see how crazy he is.
Really, the only time he gets remotely “crazy” is when his six year old pink girls (my twin daughters) leave him 
Ok – couldn’t figure out how to add the pic, but if someone can tell me I’ll be happy to post it
I first met Ready in December, when he was being fostered by a good friend. I have to say that at that time he was one of the saddest, ugliest horses I had ever seen. He had the sweetest nature, but was just a wreck. I could not FATHOM why they’d kept him a stallion at the track.
When I saw him again at the SAFE show this weekend, I truly did not recognize him. This was a horse I walked by and said hi to daily for months. He looks amazing.
The coolest thing was when he won a class (I believe English Pleasure, Rescue Horse), the whole crowd cheered. He didn’t bat an eye. He deserves so much for what he’s been through and managed to become.
I love my old (25 yr old) OTTB and wouldn’t trade him for the world. He has so much personality it’s unreal. Whoever trained him after he came off the track really did a marvelous job with him. I wish I knew who it was so I could thank them. He lunges like a champ and knows voice walk, trot, canter commands. He is also very sensitive but is only ridden in an english hackamore (fleece nose band and leather chin strap). Unfortunately I can’t ride him anymore due to some injuries he had sustained a few years ago – I talked about on here before – but my 12 yr old daughter has taken him out a few times and loves him to pieces. Sure is a lot more fun to ride than her ubber lazy welsh pony LOL! Yes, he eats me out of house and home, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. And when his time comes he will be euthed by my vet and buried on my property with 2 of our other horses that we have euthed over the years (30 yr old shetland and 28 yr old 100% blind appaloosa).
I’d like to thank the retrainer of my horse, too. Someone saw that my horse would make a wonderful horse in a second career and took the time to rescue him. Not sure if the retrainer bought him to sell or if the person bought him for him/herself and took the gelding to a trainer, but anyway, when I got him, he had a “whoa” and understood he didn’t have to “run like Hell” anymore.
I taught him about the lungeing to commands. He’s better about tying but still doesn’t like to be saddled in an area that could be mistaken for a saddling paddock. He is also very leery of “anything new,” and he doesn’t like draw reins (at first), so I’m not sure if he was retrained using the draw reins inappropriately or what. I used them for a short period while taking lessons from a gal. Don’t use them now.
He is just a terrific horse. “Real scary,” too ;o)
Thanks for the post, Fugly. Cowgirl Spirit is currently housed on what is essentially a big old cow pasture with 2/3rds of the property in the flood plain. (Cheap rent and lots of nice grass in the summer.) I am working with the Conservation District to secure the permits necessary to make some desperately needed capital improvements to; (a) winterize the property and, (b) make it safer for the horses.
Cowgirl Spirit is holding a garage sale on August 20th and the 21st in the Sammamish area, so if anyone has something nice they would like to donate for sale, I am sure the Organization would really appreciate it. Of course, a few dollars donated via the web-site would help as well. The Organization is trying to make improvements on a very tight budget to make sure the horses basic needs are always covered. We are also going to apply for grants, but of course that is a longer term prospect. Thanks again.
Yes, I used to live near where CSRDT is now, and you guys need higher ground for winter. I really don’t know if there’s any way to totally flood proof where you are now.
If anyone in the Seattle area has pasture/use of a facility to donate, this is a rescue that will (a) respect your property and abide by your rules about its use and (b) is a reputable organization that you won’t have to worry about.
What sort of garage sale? I have some tack I could donate for the sale or the team’s use. Contact me at capilet@gmail.com so I can head it your direction
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We are working on emergency/alternate winter options as well. Thanks for the input regarding whether any portion of the property is safe during a flood.
FYI: The afore-mentioned garage sale is now going to be combined with the City of Carnation’s Sale on Tolt Avenue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 21st.
This may help you with your planning. I live in Georgia and there was a list created a while back incase folks needed to evacuate because of hurricanes, the result was a list of Stables, both large and small, that are licensed by Georgia Department of Agriculture. Information available at: http://www.agr.state.ga.us; click on: GDA Divisions, Animal Industry, then Equine Health, Emergency Contacts-Equine Health Section, Melinda Dennis: 404/656-3713.
I actually work as an Emergency Manager (planning for disasters of all types in communities) and am a horse owner, so this holds interest for me on both fronts.
It would be great to have this become a state wide effort and getting your Dept of Ag and Emergency Management Agency to assist. After all, one of the largest things realized after Hurricane Katrina was that people WOULD NOT leave their animals behind and plans needed to be made accordingly.
Good luck, and post back if you want some help.
My gorgeous loving boy, first ever jumping show of any kind, after a scary stone wall, he went clear and got a blue ribbon. I am his 7th and forever home, I don’t understand why no one else liked him, but I am glad they didn’t. The second love of my life:
http://horsepixphotography.smugmug.com/Beech-Grove-X-Country-2010/Gotcha/12364703_ddw3d#891925652_Lb34h
and yes I do own the pics
I love these posts. He looks gorgeous and I’m happy he did so well!
thank you all very much, i had heard of the beer and the “one ac”, but wanted to hear from people who had actually seen it’s use. we will give each a turn to see if they help. i would love to get this under control (wishful thinking, i know) before he starts training at 4 years. i will post if either seems to help, thanks again for the tips.
This is the kind of post that I absolutely LOVE!
He looks happy and healthy, and his owner looks confident and capable. Kudos to the both of them!
Forgive the OT comment Fugs, but I came across this on Awkward Family Pet Photos and thought of this blog.
http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/2010/05/05/the-horse-whisperer/
There’s a Darwin Award nominee if there ever was one.
Kick to the face in 5, 4, 3, 2…
Glad you guys in Washington are having a mild Summer, Here in the eastern, south eastern states (KY reagion and such) its been hotter than 9 kinds of Hell and so humid you melt by standing still. I look out my window and begin to sweat. Ugh!
Yep, it was 104 the other day with a heat index of 120. Even the fans weren’t helping and the misting system just bubbled, sooooo I had to go out with towels that had been soaked in ice water and start cooling the horses down. Unbearably hot lately, only time to ride is around 4:30 am!
I think that’s great!!! I’m assuming the woman who is absolutely beaming on the ground in front of the horse is the trainer/owner or something? She looks absolutely thrilled with the horse. And the girl riding him looks perfectly at ease! Great that she adopted him!!
I used to ride OTTB’s all the time. Many of them WERE crazy. I’m no longer pursuing that path… but I still think they are wonderful animals and it’s great to see that some of them end up in good places after the track.
Now I’m turning an ex barrel horse into a hunter! LOL!
http://www.kshai1715.wordpress.com
The woman beaming on the ground is Lise, Ready’s new adoptive Mom. The girl riding Ready is her daughter
. We CSRDT folk couldn’t be happer with the match for Ready’s forever home!!! Thank you so much, Lise and Ebit!!!
Holy Crap!! What are they thinking?? A teenage girl on an OTTB who was a stallion only 10 months ago? Horse people really are crazy. And what is up with the bit?? Is that a SNAFFLE?? Don’t they know that all thoroughbreds are spooky, crazy, man eaters? And that lady in the yellow hat standing IN FRONT of the horse? You know what she’s thinking: “I’m gonna die, aren’t I.”
If they only put a twisted phellam with barbed wire curb chain (yeah, I’ve seen them before.), standing margingale too tight, ill fitted saddle, and a really crappy rider on top, this horse would behave the way in which we all know TB’s do.
On a serious note, horses are what you make them. Congratulations Cowgirl Spirit. Job well done!!
I have to admit that until recently I was one of those people who stereotyped a certain breed. I HATED Standardbreds with a passion, and the few that I had ever seen were poorly put together, seemed dumber than posts, and one was downright nasty. Then, I was attending college at UMaine in Orono, and took a class where I had to help retrain a donated Standardbred mare. I fell in LOVE!! From day one, I wanted to take her home. She was moody, but once she understood what was expected of her, she was a love-bug. She was wonderfully put together, and had the most adorable little face ever! I just graduated in May, and I really wish I could have brought Whinnie (the mare) home with me, but I already have 3 horses of my own and couldn’t afford another. I really hope she finds an amazing home (or that my situation changes and I can afford her!!) because she was a special girl who changed my outlook on the whole breed.