Exxtop- Retirement #9
Today was another exciting day for The Horse Fund, as we completed the purchase of Exxtop for retirement. This 5 year old gelding, was claimed by Wasabi Ventures Stables on July 30, 2021. In his second race for WVS, he was claimed away. From that time forward, Marcus Thompson trained
Pony Camp- Magical Mousse
Magical Mousse was retired by Wasabi Ventures Stables in February 2023. He moved to his forever home with Sarah shortly after that. I reached out to Sarah for an update on this terrific gelding: Mousse is just as sweet as ever. He is currently being used for intermediate riders who
Jumping Begins for Play
Things with Play (JC Shecanflatoutplay) have been so great! As always, she has been the best girl. We have started jumping some more cross rails and adding in poles before to work on her adjustability and form over fences. She has been very brave jumping over different colored flowers and
The First Barrel Event for Dill
Many thanks to Samyi, Dill’s BFF, for sharing this update: A barrel event! Dill is working full time, and he is loving having a job. We have been working close with a trainer to help us piece the missing things together from eyes on the grounds, and it has made
It’s a Small World
In July 2022, in partnership with Wasabi Ventures Stables, we privately purchased Lap of Luxury for retirement. (Read the full story here.) Little did I know at that time, but this transaction would make an impact on a club member’s life, as well as on the future retirement of a
Retiring Its Over- It Takes a Village
Its Over, a four year old gelding, ran for Wasabi Ventures Stables (WVS) from April to September of 2022. At that point, he was claimed away but continued to be tracked by us. Fast forward to May 16, 2023, when Its Over’s owner and trainer decided to part ways, and,