United States Eventing Association

Artist Paul Daniel Gold of Triple Crown Studio will donate 30% of the proceeds of any new sale to CANTER when you mention reading his interview on the Little Kentucky Farm website.

My family has been involved in Thoroughbred racing for years. As a child I would hang out in the training barn, tack rooms and the jockey diners to listen to the chatter of riders bragging about their horses or to hear a trainer discuss the problems a filly is having loading in the gate.

The day starts at the crack of dawn, as buckets are filled with oats and the hay is piled high as soft nickers trickle their way down each stall. There’s always a big pot of coffee brewing and the sweet mix of its aroma along with the heavy scent of leather hangs through the air. Everyone is waking up, stretching and yawning and as in most racing stables, looking forward to what lies ahead.

Deciphering your ex-racehorse's Dosage Profile may be part of a missing link and could answer questions as to the type of horse you own. Have you ever sat on a Thoroughbred and wondered what drives them to be the way they are? Do you event a Thoroughbred and feel like your horse could gallop all day long and never tire? Do you have a Thoroughbred that barely needs any conditioning?

OK everyone, now read the title of this article again 10 times and answer each time out-loud, "NO!"

After months of hard work and preparation, Craig Thompson’s dream of having an event where like-minded horsemen could gather together to search for the next Eventing star finally took place on his Shadow Lane Farm in Aiken, South Carolina. The festivities took place from Feb. 19-22, where beautiful prospects and seasoned event horses could be viewed and then ridden by potential buyers.