After The Races

I’m sure there are others out there who have horses with specific eating routines, Castle of Caylee always needs to have her water available so that she can enjoy her feed!

My Sister Pam and Dan The Man Can arrive!

Overdue unboxing video! My Sister Pam and Dan the Man Can both arrived earlier this week and came to us in partnership with Aftercare Charles Town. You can tell in the video one came before the snow melted and one after even though they were just days apart! Pam is a 6 year old mare who retired a year ago with a bowed tendon and was rehabbed fully at another farm, and Daniel reportedly retired sound but with incredibly long feet, so he was getting time at another farm to work on those feet before arrival at ATR. For pedigree buffs, Pam is by Upstart and out of a mare by Bop meaning she has some greats like Flatter, AP Indy, Touch Gold, and Rahy all in her pedigree. Meanwhile, Daniel is by Can the Man and out of a Half Ours mare, meaning he's a grandson of Into Mischief with Harlan's Holiday, Unbridled's Song, and Maria's Mon a few generations back. These two aren't expected to have any limitations but we'll post more once our vet evaluates them. Stay tuned! Aftercare Charles Town - Equine Encore Performance at Charles Town

Haven't had an unboxing video in a while! Meet East Aurora, a 2021 gelding who came to us in patnership with New Start for Horses out of Penn National. He's a handsome boy who came to us to finish rehabbing a suspensory injury. He's settled in pretty quickly and seems like a good boy. Stay tuned to the website for more information as we get him evaluated by our vet!

Sabre six is looking for his new home! Sabre was previously adopted two years ago and has been wonderfully restarted, even doing courses and grid work. He is lovely to ride and has a lot of class!

According to Circle the Moon it’s time to go back outside…

Today's second unboxing video is brought to you by Beyond the Wire! Also taking barn name suggestions for this one in the comments! Duckpins is a big, 4 year old, chestnut gelding that came to us in partnership with Beyond the Wire. He is retiring after 17 races. Hasn't won a race in over a year and it was just time for him to move on. The good news is he's expected to have retired sound without limitations, which we'll confirm with our vet when he's evaluated! Duckpins is by Uncle Lino and out of a Talent Search mare so he's got some cool breeding. Indian Charlie fans will be happy to note he is Duckpins' great-grandsire. Duckpins hasn't been seen to have any vices in the short time he's been with us and will be evaluated by our vet shortly. Stay tuned to the website for updates and more information! He's a lot more handsome in person than his unboxing video shows as they don't all pose right off the trailer. :) https://www.aftertheraces.org/thoroughbred-horses/duckpins

Today's first unboxing video brought to you by Beyond the Wire: We're taking barn name suggestions in the comments for this one! WalkOnTheWildSide is a big, 2 year old, bay gelding that came to us in partnership with Beyond the Wire. He only raced one time and "wasn't going to be the next American Pharoah" so he is lucky to retire early and sound! This handsome fella is by Golden Lad and out of a Milwaukee Brew mare. This means he has so many greats in his pedigree: Medaglia d'Oro, El Prado (IRE), Seeking the Gold, Wild Again, Mt Livermore, to name a few without going back too far! WalkOnTheWildSide will be evaluated by our vet soon but is not expected to have any limitations. We'll get an accurate height and all that once he's settled in a bit more so stay tuned to the website for those details! https://www.aftertheraces.org/thoroughbred-horses/walkonthewildside #WalkOnTheWildSide Beyond the Wire

So proud of Where’s the Ben’s, it’s a windy chilly day and he was so good!!

Indy's Golden Girl arrives!

Today's unboxing video brought to you by New Start! Also, not every horse understands we're asking for a certain pose off the trailer, but that's okay! She's a gorgeous mare! Indy's Golden Girl is a 4 year old, chestnut mare that arrived to us in partnership with New Start for Horses based out of Penn National. She raced 17 times and is reportedly retiring sound. While she won her second to last race, she's not competitive enough for new race conditions at her level and was able to retire. Indy's Golden Girl is by Mineshaft and out of a Flying Chevron mare. In addition to being a granddaughter of AP Indy, she also got some other great names in her pedigree like Carson City, Seattle Slew, and Mr Prospector. Since she just arrived, she's not yet been evaluated by our veterinarian on the farm but will be soon. Stay tuned for more information when we have it!

Overdue unboxing video! This one presented by Aftercare Charles Town True Heiress is a nice sized, 9 year old, bay, warhorse mare who came to us in partnership with Aftercare Charles Town. This girl raced an incredible 68 times and retired SOUND and CLEAN!! Amazing. She is by Wildcat Heir and out of a Yes It's True mare and was clearly made of some tough stuff. With her last race just on October 19th, she's getting much deserved down time to be a horse and enjoy being on a farm again but our vet said she was super clean and sound which is just amazing after almost 70 races. This warhorse mare is made of iron! Our vet did not expect her to have any limitations. Heiress has no vices, has been easy to deal with and seems to have a great, soft temperament. She does still enjoy a good lap around the field once in a while with her pasture mate but otherwise is so happy to eat and just take in the scenery. We plan to give her some deserved time off but she is available to a great home that appreciates a good warhorse in brain and body. We expect she'll be amateur friendly and have a lot to give to her lucky adopter. #TrueHeiress @act_aftercare_charles_town Aftercare Charles Town - Equine Encore Performance at Charles Town

Early is pretty convinced this box is for her, then she gives that look saying “I’m not doing anything wrong…”

Today's unboxing video brought to you in partnership with New Start for Horses! PracticallyMine arrived the other day. He is a 4 year old, bay gelding that came to us in partnership with New Start for Horses. He raced 26 times, was bred in Kentucky and is by Practical Joke and out of a Storm Cat mare. While most people know Storm Cat, Practical Joke brings Harlan's Holiday and Distorted Humor into his pedigree. This cool guy had a minor tendon injury, presumably around the time of his last workout October 4th, 2024. When our vet saw him he was already sound and the tendon cool to the touch. Ultrasound showed it was incredibly mild. She prescribed hand walking for just 2 weeks and then he shold graduate to small turnout. She said he had an unlimited future ahead of him! Just needs some time! https://www.aftertheraces.org/thoroughbred-horses/practicallymine