Horse Updates

2021 Recap

What a year 2021 was for The Horse Fund! At this point one year ago, The Horse Fund was merely an idea. I knew that I wanted to make the retirement program at Wasabi Ventures Stables even more robust. I believed that I had a community who would support my

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Sevilla Sangria- Update 3

It’s kind of amazing how much progress we’ve made in the past month. While Ria is still not quite where I’d like her to be, weight-wise, her overall body condition has improved tremendously in the last few weeks with her feed change and ulcer treatment. You can’t visibly see her

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Allied Invasion- December 2021 Update

Allied Invasion was retired from Wasabi Ventures Stables in October 2021. Now known as Alli, this is the first update from his new best friend, Claire. Finding Alli’s new best friend In late August, I lost my 24 year old OTTB- Levi. While heartbroken, I knew another horse was in

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The WVS Generosity Continues

Last week, I was once again amazed by the Wasabi Ventures Stables club members and their commitment to aftercare. On Giving Tuesday, I made a post in our community channel on Slack, naming several charitable, thoroughbred-centric organizations, who they might want to support that day. I also mentioned that The

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Shamrock Kid

In many ways, the formation of The Horse Fund was an obvious project for me. My work with Wasabi Ventures Stables, my love of animals, and my previous experience building small businesses all made the creation of The Horse Fund seem like the perfect venture. However, like any project, there

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Tracking Retired Racehorses- It Isn’t Easy

Recently, I wrote about my Master Sheet for Wasabi Ventures Stables, where I keep information on every horse we have ever owned. The sheet includes data for owner, trainer, timed works, and race results. All of that information is easily acquired via Equibase. Once the horse retires, it is an

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