The Endurance Thoroughbred

17/12/2023

OTTB Drafted spotted in South Carolina doing the 12 mile intro ride at ride in the pines!!!

26/07/2023

Where have you taken your OTTB this summer??? ☀️

25/08/2022

𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Up The Power (RRP 2019 TB Make Over - "Up The Power" Aka Ranger)

𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Ranger

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Virginia

𝐓𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: Dressage & Freestyle (2019)

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Katie Tarasevich

“My best advice for Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover Trainers is to give your OTTB as much exposure as possible. This includes taking them to different types of discipline shows, trail riding, in-hand clinics, and obstacle courses. Don't always assume that your training techniques with previous horses will work for your new OTTB. Really get to know your OTTB and work with them as a team. Even if you're a Hunter rider, keep your options open and your OTTB will tell you what they will excel at. In 2019, I switched to Dressage which I had never ridden a course before! We ended up placing in the top quarter.

After competing in Kentucky, we tried a whole new sport - Endurance! In this sport, you RARELY see any OTTBs that can compete with the Arabians. Up The Power and I conditioned and rode over 500 trail miles in one year!! We have successfully completed Limited Distance Endurance Rides at 25 miles. During these rides, we were the ambassadors of OTTBs and proved they can do anything!

We have been featured in our local newspaper several times, and we have been brand ambassadors for Two Horse Tack and Horsehoodies.

**Note — Up The Power passed away on May 7, 2022 at age 10 due to a freak accident. He is missed dearly and I wish he was still here with me. He was an OTTB that could literally do it all - from fancy prance Dressage tests to Endurance trail rides to beginner lessons”.

24/04/2022

OTTB spotted at Ride In The Pines Endurance Ride! He completed his 2nd 50 mile ride!!

04/04/2022

“Up The Power” seen at the Foxcatcher Endurance Ride in Fairhill, MD!!

02/04/2022

Spotted an OTTB at Foxcatcher endurance ride!

Here's to a friends weekend! Peaches with Erica and Hogan with Mary. Peaches, an OTTB, was Best Conditioned Horse in 2021. Both Peaches and Hogan compete in our Horse Trials along with Endurance!

25/03/2022

OTTB “Up The Power” in New Jersey Bunny Hop Endurance/CTR!!

27/02/2022

Spotted at the Spring Fling Sugarloaf, SC ride was Thoroughbred “Bartlett Hall” and his owner Cierra!! They placed 15 out of 39. They completed his 2nd 50 mile Endurance Ride!!

17/01/2022

New TBs stickers 🤩🐎😱❤️

25/11/2021

Who is riding their thoroughbred in the fall leaves??

29/07/2021

No OTTBs at Tevis but there was the first pony and a saddlebred!!

20/07/2021

Check out Two Horse Tack for your endurance tack!! Feature OTTB “Up The Power”!!

We've made it easier to order matching tack sets ... and we're giving you a price break when you buy matching pieces. Whether you want a headstall/reins/breast collar, or a matching set that includes breeching and leg bands, we've got you covered, and got good deals for you. Check 'em out:

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Thanks to The Harley Horse for the image!

02/06/2021

Way to go!!

13/04/2021

Love spreading the diverse abilities of the OTTB and breaking the stereotypes of thoroughbreds!! “Up the Power” was an 2019 graduate of thoroughbred makeover show!

Don't see the horse sport you love represented in the Thoroughbred Makeover discipline offerings? That didn't matter for 2019 Up the Power and Katie Tarasevich, who are hitting their stride in Limited Distance endurance rides this spring!

Up the Power (Up Periscope - Power Crossing, by Valley Crossing), a 2012 VA-bred who made 14 career starts at Charles Town, and Tarasevich used their Makeover year to hone the basics and finished mid-pack in both Freestyle and Dressage. Since the Makeover, they've been working on their conditioning and trail miles to prepare for the sport of endurance!

At this particular event, Up the Power and Tarasevich completed 25 miles in under five hours, including a 45 minute break and pulse times. They placed mid-pack of 63 riders, and earned great scores from the vets. They also camped out all weekend in order to compete!

Tarasevich notes "When I purchased Up The Power, he was deemed for 'lower level' riding due to an old sesamoid injury but with the proper care and conditioning, these OTTBs can do anything!"

12/04/2021

OTTB “Up The Power” on the Jen X Equine social media sporting the Jen X pad on their 25 LD ride!!

11/04/2021

The OTTB “Up The Power” completed 25 mile LD at the Foxcatcher Endurance ride at Fairhill, MD!

06/03/2021

01/03/2021

The AERC is having their virtual convention this weekend!!

Mark your calendars! We are bringing the 2021 convention to you, wherever you live! Get ready for webinars from top clinicians, live Q&As, vendor booths, connecting with others virtually, raffles and more! You do not want to miss it! Be sure to follow us for updates - as it gets closer we will be releasing registration information and more details!

01/03/2021

Great article on thoroughbreds vs Arabians in endurance!

https://ker.com/equinews/metabolic-response-exercise-arabian-thoroughbred-horses/

Studies may help to determine the exact mechanisms of energy metabolism during exercise of different intensities.

28/02/2021

The Perfect video by Equestrian Adventuresses on Thoroughbreds in Endurance!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3XdnvEYZ9w

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28/02/2021

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