The 1789

01/08/2025

Sunset last night over one of our OTTB training horses 💟🐎❄️🥶

it’s been a trying few days, but everyone here gets all the special treatment. Hot soaked meals, extra hay, blankets upon blankets, warm water, feet picked from ice balls, and extra stall picking and shavings.

Here at the farm, every single horse is treated like our own 💟 no matter how hard the days are in this weather. Winter is not easy!

Now let’s start the countdown to spring!

12/05/2024

For the safety of our friends who come to ride on Thursday nights, open arena tonight is cancelled. The winds are pretty treacherous today. There are projected 55mph wind gusts, not ideal for driving horse trailers. Stay safe and see you next week!

11/21/2024

UBie has been in training at the farm since July with head trainer, Chelsey O’Brien. They’ve made huge progress and shown the versatility of the thoroughbred as a western mount. He’s proudly offered for adoption through Pastured Place and is still here in training and competing locally!

Feature:

Everyone meet Unbeknownst To Me, aka “Ubie.” Ubie is an eight-year-old Kentucky-bred gelding by multiple graded stakes winner Fed Biz and out of Perfect Paula, by Songandaprayer. His pedigree also includes Giant’s Causeway, Wild Again, Unbridled’s Song and Rahy. He sold for $180,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He went on to make fifteen starts, win four races, and earn $71,064 on the track. His four wins were at Laurel Park, Penn National and Pimlico. He made his final start in 2022 and is now owned by Pastured Place, a nonprofit organization that rehabilitates, retrains, and rehomes off-track Thoroughbreds.

Chelsey O’Brien, an Ambassador for The Western Thoroughbred, retrained Ubie to be an all-around western mount. The pair competed at the 2024 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover where they placed second in Barrel Racing and ninth in Ranch Work. In preparation for the Makeover, they completed obstacle challenges, competed in team penning, and went on trail rides. Chelsey says that Ubie is game to do anything. He is still available for adoption. If interested, contact Pastured Place!

If you would like to see your Thoroughbred featured on our page, send us a message! Please include your horse’s Jockey Club registered name, quality photos, and information about their off-track career. Note that horses with a body condition score of 3 or less will not be posted.

Photo Credit: Kate Hall

10/24/2024

OPEN ARENA TONIGHT - pushed back to 6pm as we are picking hay up off the field right now but we should be ready to roll by 6. Lights on, arena dragged, barrels set - hope to see you there

10/23/2024

So proud! Thanks to Pastured Place for their support of home team Chelsey and UBie who trained here at the farm.

10/20/2024

Good morning! Unfortunately there is no pony play day today as we are a feeling little under the weather, however, please put it on your calendar for next Sunday, October 27th from 10-12.

10/18/2024

Open Arena night with a beautiful view of the hunter super moon!

10/14/2024

It was quite the week in KY for us - Chelsey and training horse UBie (JC: Unbeknownst To Me owned by Pastured Place) finished second in the TB Makeover Barrel Racing Finale and fourth in the preliminary barrels, they also were 9th overall in the prelimary ranch work. They also won one round of the barrel racing preliminary competition with a great performance in the horsemanship pattern - testing the rideability and training of the horses. The finishing touches were made right here at The 1789 farm, where he got lots of practice in indoor riding, trail riding, hill work, barrel patterning, and trail obstacle work.

Needing help with your OTTB? Looking for help to restart yours? Want to haul in for lessons?

Chelsey has over 15 years of experience restarting thoroughbreds for new careers in many different disciplines - hunters, jumpers, barrel racing, dressage, ranch, etc. She has handled them from birth, rehabs, yearling prep, on training farms, let downs, and then transitioning to second careers, putting hands on well over 2,000 TBs in her career. Her goal when restarting is to let the horse guide the process, to find what they enjoy most, and most importantly putting a solid foundation on them that instills confidence to go in any direction.

If you’re interested in learning more about our boarding, training, or lesson availability - shoot us a message!

10/07/2024

The farm is CLOSED this week - Chelsey and UBie are off to Kentucky for the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover Competition - we are grateful for all the wonderful help taking care of the farm while we are away - but that means there is NO OPEN ARENA ON THURSDAY and NO PONY PLAY DAY and all lessons have been rescheduled! Thank you!

10/06/2024

Unfortunately there will be no pony play day today as we prepare for our big trip to KY. Please stay tuned as our next date will be Sunday Oct 20!!!! Hope to see you then!!!!

09/22/2024

The pony boys are ready to meet some kiddos today! 10-12 pony rides and pony brushing!

On the list of activities/stations in the indoor for today:
Pumpkin decorating
Bracelet making
Wheel barrow race
Tug of war

We have donuts and munchkins!

Please sign in on the sign up sheet and text 540-514-9765 to sign our waiver

Venmo (), Zelle (540-514-9765), cash and check accepted

Please continue past FISHPAW ROAD and we are on the right hand side with a big green and white indoor. Please park near the indoor! You will see the ponies in the round pen!

See you soon!