JB Thoroughbreds & Sporthorses LLC

JB Thoroughbreds & Sporthorses LLC JB Thoroughbreds and Sporthorses LLC offers sales/ training and some boarding.

Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover Trainer Jenny Bee will post updates to this page as she continues her journey each year.

02/10/2022

ponies having fun without their blankets

horses were so happy to get their blankets off 🥰
02/10/2022

horses were so happy to get their blankets off 🥰

01/26/2022

athena and fleetress both sold and got to stay together. dream come true ❤️

Who wouldn’t want these beautiful girls under their tree? Right now they are offered for an adoption fee to the perfect ...
12/25/2021

Who wouldn’t want these beautiful girls under their tree? Right now they are offered for an adoption fee to the perfect homes with references. They are both just fat happy pasture pets right now and will need to be brought back into work by someone experienced in doing so.
Athena (pictured on the left)
3yo 16.0 filly, never raced, showed throat issues but only during training. She was lightly restarted with me and then turned out to let grow. Very very quiet under saddle.
Fleetress (pictured right)
5yo 15.3 mare, raced, has ossellets but never been sore on them. Kick ride under saddle when in regular work.

Both should be easy to restart and have great foundations. They live outside 24/7 in a big herd with both mares and geldings. They would love to go together but will separate.

Upstate NY

She is still for sale and packing on her winter weight and coat while she waits for her perfect person ❤️https://youtu.b...
10/03/2021

She is still for sale and packing on her winter weight and coat while she waits for her perfect person ❤️

https://youtu.be/NE7cBcP9CfE

I really don’t shout them out enough, but thank you to Nutrena for keeping my horses DAPPLY and fat 🥰
09/27/2021

I really don’t shout them out enough, but thank you to Nutrena for keeping my horses DAPPLY and fat 🥰

Fleetress2016 dk bay mare 15.3hhhttps://youtu.be/NE7cBcP9CfEUnfortunately due to personal circumstances I have dropped o...
08/15/2021

Fleetress
2016 dk bay mare
15.3hh

https://youtu.be/NE7cBcP9CfE

Unfortunately due to personal circumstances I have dropped out of the Makeover, and so with that comes the sale of my makeover horse. Fleetress is a small compact mare who has had a lot of down time off the track. She is very sweet in the barn and loves to be turned out with friends. She turns out with geldings and mares and has even babysat a few of my fresh ottbs. She has been ridden extensively off the track and she has proven to be quiet and consistent. She prefers someone with quiet hands as she’s got a super light mouth, therefore would do better with a more experienced rider who can bring out the best in her. She loads great, stands on cross ties and loves to be brushed. She settles great into new places. She does have old ossellets but they are cold and set and she has never shown signs of being uncomfortable on them. I do not have X-rays of her ankles but think she would do best in a flat career as she doesn’t have much flexion. She is sound and was still racing, just didn’t show much interest. Be prepared to have farrier, vet, and personal references. Not looking to sell to resale homes.
Located in Warrensburg NY just north of Saratoga Springs.
Low/mid four figures

08/05/2021

“Why can’t I ride a Thoroughbred straight off the racetrack to try it before purchase? This is unfair!”

We get comments along the lines of this every single year when we are helping to rehome retiring racehorses. So, it’s time for another conversation about this.

First and foremost, a track broke horse is broke w/t/c but they will be racing fit, meaning unless you’re riding 5* event horses, they’re likely fitter than anything you’ve sat on. They’re also trained to run into the bridle, ridden with a “cross” or a “bridge” in the reins whilst on the racetrack. This is different from how most riders ride and there is a reason why exercise riders and jockeys are some of the fittest riders. It’s not an easy job.

When we are selling them directly from the racetrack, they can only be jogged on the concrete outside of the barns to assess soundness. The only place to ride is the racetrack. You need have a license to ride as an exercise rider to ride on the racetrack. Allowing inexperienced riders who haven’t learned how to safely ride racehorses out onto a busy track with lots of other horses — some of which will be working past at fast speeds — dangerous. Unnecessary. Doesn’t give you any real clue of how the horse will be at their new job or once you start training. Want the best chance to trial ride OTTBs? Go work hard and get your gallop license.

Now, when they’re not at the racetrack but haven’t been restarted, the same still applies. You’re buying a green horse and getting a greatly reduced price because of it. If you want the bells and whistles of being able to try the horses and decide if it is suitable for you based on how it feels, then pay more and get something that has been restarted. It is not fair to the horse to have their first introduction to a new career to be several random riders, many of which will over sell their skill, getting on them and putting them through their paces, sometimes having unreasonable expectations. This is how you very quickly ruin and sour horses. It is also high risk to the owners because they could be letting people on their horses who will create new issues.

You can get a very good idea of soundness and overall health from watching the horse move and from a vet check. You can get an idea of how the horse goes through its paces by watching a qualified track rider or trainer ride it, if they’re willing to do this for you (I do this for the videos of a lot of mine). In fact, that will give you a better idea of what the horse is like than someone without the experience of knowing what a horse straight off the racetrack feels like getting on and trying to figure out what buttons the horse has.

It isn’t rude. It isn’t sneaky or hiding anything. It’s called making decisions for the well-being of the horse and overall safety of everyone involved. With started horses with more experience, we still have people lie about ability, come out and try the horse and create dangerous situations. With a race fit horse, this could be catastrophic. It also, bottom line, isn’t fair to any super green horse to make their intro to their new job by essentially making them a carousel and playing musical riders, with no real idea of experience level until the person is on the horse.

Just like I wouldn’t want to let people try unbroke horses or horses who’ve only had a handful of rides, I don’t want people ruining our race fit prospects and this is how many trainers feel. A gallop license is the only real tangible proof of showing you’re qualified to get on, unless you have mutual connections to vouch for you. If you do not have one, you have no right to try to complain or pressure people into letting you onto a horse that is being sold as a prospect.

Extend your budget and get something restarted (or offer over asking to give an incentive for the horse to be restarted so you can try it) or learn how to look at prospects from the ground and assess their suitability for your discipline. I’m of the mind that most people who are qualified, prepared and ready to take on the training of an OTTB should be able to assess from the ground. If this isn’t what you want, all the power to you but instead of having the expectation that you’re entitled to a trial ride when it is a risk to the horse and the owner, be considerate and realize that you have unusual expectations that very well may not be met.

This is a normal practice for ex racehorses. I’ve sat on HUNDREDS, if not over a thousand at this point, of thoroughbreds on and off of the track. I can count on one hand the number I’ve actually tried before buying and all of those except for one I only “tried” because I galloped while working at the track. The horse you meet at the track when they’re race fit, on high grain diets and have minimal or no turnout is not the one you’ll meet in the new lifestyle anyways, so basing your entire impression of them off of what they’re like as a racehorse isn’t overly accurate.

If you want to buy an OTTB that is not restarted, respect the practice of how they are sold, the risks involved for horse and owner and the lowered price point you get because of this. If it isn’t for you, that’s fine but the entitlement of some people really needs to stop.

Pictured: my mare who was difficult at the track, difficult to restart initially and a total lamb now. I never sat on her until after she had an entire winter off of racing. We assessed her initially off of watching her jog and she’s now one of my nicest horses.

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Got these great pics of “Safire”, a filly I sold back in October. She is doing great ❤️
07/03/2021

Got these great pics of “Safire”, a filly I sold back in October. She is doing great ❤️

Always a big thank you to Myles Hopton for taking care of my horses teeth- I would never trust anyone else to look after...
06/23/2021

Always a big thank you to Myles Hopton for taking care of my horses teeth- I would never trust anyone else to look after my horses! They are so much happier after him!

Hey guys—I am helping a NY thoroughbred breeder rehome some of her broodmares that are retired. A lot of them still have...
06/02/2021

Hey guys—

I am helping a NY thoroughbred breeder rehome some of her broodmares that are retired. A lot of them still have good amount of life left in them to be restarted or go to be trail horses. Ages range from 8-20. They are all going with an adoption type contract with a small fee. There’s a decent amount of them so please reach out if you’re interested, no resale homes.
Vet, farrier, and personal references required.

AVAILABLE*posting for owner *Izzy “Blondie’s Way” 4yo flaxen chestnut A little over 16h Clean legs, has a couple bumps a...
05/24/2021

AVAILABLE

*posting for owner *

Izzy “Blondie’s Way”
4yo flaxen chestnut
A little over 16h
Clean legs, has a couple bumps and lumps but no “injuries” all just from being a baby in a big pasture.
Lives out 24/7.

Izzy was all set to go to the track last year and was broke and training but when the tracks shut down she came home and owner decided not to send her back. She’s been turned out since, and would love a job. She has been lightly restarted since coming home and we’ve been working with her on the ground. Always the first one to the gate because she wants a job! Would be great for a professional or a good ammy that has experience restarting thoroughbreds, as she can be on the more high strung side.
Her only vice is that she cribs, but doesn’t affect her weight or work ethic.
Vet and farrier references required, non race home only.

Located near Warrensburg, NY
Message for more info

Going into the weekend like....
05/14/2021

Going into the weekend like....

05/12/2021

Athena went on her first trail ride(pony) today! She was ponied off my been there done that old man. She went over bridges, over a creek, through some sketchy footing and even had a groundhog run towards us! She was super quiet the whole time. She will be listed in the next couple weeks.

Another one who loves to lay down when she knows she’s about to work
05/05/2021

Another one who loves to lay down when she knows she’s about to work

04/29/2021

Cortez has always struggled with flying changes, but today he got very playful and excited when I asked for them instead of nervous! Now he just needs to connect his hind end to his front end through the changes. He’s amazing for 21 🥰

Izzy says just 5 more minutes pleaseeee
04/27/2021

Izzy says just 5 more minutes pleaseeee

The baby on her way to get started under saddle.... thanks Nikki for working with her ❤️
04/08/2021

The baby on her way to get started under saddle.... thanks Nikki for working with her ❤️

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ponies having fun without their blankets

athena and fleetress both sold and got to stay together. dream come true ❤️

Athena went on her first trail ride(pony) today! She was ponied off my been there done that old man. She went over bridges, over a creek, through some sketchy footing and even had a groundhog run towards us! She was super quiet the whole time. She will be listed in the next couple weeks.

Cortez has always struggled with flying changes, but today he got very playful and excited when I asked for them instead of nervous! Now he just needs to connect his hind end to his front end through the changes. He’s amazing for 21 🥰

Athena “Soaring Republic” second ride. I’ll take it for a newly 3yo 🤷🏼‍♀️

You can definitely tell these guys were happy to be out again after the big rain storm!

Can you tell they had to stay in for 1.5 days because of bad weather?

We’ve been taking some time off of sales so I can settle up here and give my personal horses some time to settle in. We will have some more horses coming into the program very very soon!

My sweet Fleetress ❤️

We love our salt block so much we have to share ❤️

Wind + Thoroughbreds =

All of the racehorses crack me up when they are so surprised about shavings. Can’t roll enough in it! JC: Fleetress

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