Mareworthy

Mareworthy Mareworthy is dedicated to protecting all Thoroughbred mares with a focus on retired broodmares.

We can't thank you all enough for your continued support!
23/06/2025

We can't thank you all enough for your continued support!

22/06/2025

Lady Cozzette has the right idea 💧💧💧

22/06/2025

Free choice hay 2X a day rain or shine.

With the heat wave this weekend we are definitely grateful for the support we received last year which allowed us to red...
21/06/2025

With the heat wave this weekend we are definitely grateful for the support we received last year which allowed us to redesign the paddocks and provide more shade options.

Our shy gal Vindicated Ghost appears to have made friends with Holy Fashion.
20/06/2025

Our shy gal Vindicated Ghost appears to have made friends with Holy Fashion.

20/06/2025

We had some exceptional rainfall last night. Thankfully we could relax today while things dried out.

16/06/2025

Dinner is served, darlings! Five-star dining for these four-hoofed queens 👑✨

15/06/2025

Look who’s back at the Mareworthy Sanctuary!
After a journey all the way to Maine and a layover in Maryland, Vindicated Ghost has returned home to Kentucky to live out her days with us in the sanctuary.

She was adopted last October by a wonderful individual who had big dreams of taking her to the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover in the Broodmare Division. But once she arrived at her new home, subtle signs of intermittent lameness began to surface. With compassion and patience, her adopter sought veterinary guidance—and together, they determined that riding just wasn’t in the cards for this sweet girl.

Thanks to our no-hassle return policy, we coordinated her return, and she spent a couple of months with one of our board members in Maryland. While there, an equine sports medicine specialist conducted a full evaluation, which revealed an old soft tissue injury—confirming that Vindicated Ghost isn’t riding sound.

Now she’s settling back into life at Mareworthy, sipping fresh water on warm days and slowly making new friends (though she’s still a bit shy around the other mares). We’re already trying not to mix her up with Worthy—these two look so alike! But more than anything, we’re just incredibly grateful to her adopter for honoring her limits, never pushing her, and ensuring she remained safe.

We may be sad she won’t get to compete this year, but her safety has always been our top priority. That’s exactly why all of our adoption agreements include a return clause—and why we’ll always stand by our adopters when things don’t go as planned. Every horse deserves a forever safety net. 💜

My name is Furthermore, a bay with pride,With velvet coat and starry-eyed stride.I flick my tail with noble flair,Sunlig...
14/06/2025

My name is Furthermore, a bay with pride,
With velvet coat and starry-eyed stride.
I flick my tail with noble flair,
Sunlight dancing through my hair.

I used to fly on racing tracks,
With pounding hooves and strong, sure backs.
Now I graze where green grass grows,
Trading speed for sweet repose.

Did someone say snacks?
13/06/2025

Did someone say snacks?

12/06/2025

Treating Spanish Flower to a cup of carrots.

The Mareworthy herd currently has 3 chestnuts: Vee, Fashion, and Northern Deputy.The MC1R gene controls melanin producti...
28/05/2025

The Mareworthy herd currently has 3 chestnuts: Vee, Fashion, and Northern Deputy.

The MC1R gene controls melanin production, which determines whether an animal produces eumelanin (black/brown pigment) or pheomelanin (red/yellow pigment).

In horses, a mutation in the MC1R gene (also called the "e" allele) blocks eumelanin, causing the horse to only produce pheomelanin, resulting in a chestnut (red) coat color.

While there’s no definitive study linking MC1R directly to behavior in horses, there are a few compelling observations:

Chestnut horses (especially mares) are often described as more sensitive or assertive.

Some trainers report they are quicker to react or show emotion—but just as trainable with the right approach.

It’s possible that MC1R’s presence in the central nervous system plays a subtle role in how red horses experience stimuli.

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