Boots Update- December 2022
Bootleggin Posse was claimed by Wasabi Ventures Stables in May 2022 at Canterbury Park. He won on his first time out in their silks, but throughout the meet showed a lack of interest in racing. He was retired in September and moved to a new home with Hannah, where he’s
12 Days of Giving- 2022
In late November and early December, The Horse Fund celebrated the 12 Days of Giving. Each day we featured one of the Wasabi Ventures Stables horses who retired in 2022. As of this writing, Wasabi Ventures has retired nine horses with our assistance, and The Horse Fund has privately purchased
Retiring Wee Monie Creek
Wee Monie Creek was claimed by Wasabi Ventures Stables in May 2018. In her very first race for WVS she was claimed away. More recently, she seemed to be struggling in her races at Mountaineer. Thanks to some connections, I was able to help with her retirement. It takes a
Shecanflatoutplay- Ultrasound Update
As always, I am grateful to Grace for providing this update on Play and her recent ultrasound. It has been about three months into rehabbing Shecanflatoutplay, so today we decided to ultrasound her tendon again. My vet and I are thrilled with how great it looks and how well it
Q&A with Galloping Out
Recently, I spoke with Jan Ely, Program Coordinator at Galloping Out, to learn more about their program. Where is Galloping Out based? Galloping out is based at Hawthorne. It also was based at Arlington until it closed last fall. How did your program begin? Illinois was home to the last
Sully Update- September 2022
Sully (JC Midnight Shine) has lived with Madison since the fall of 2019. This six year old gelding has been part of the family ever since. Madison shared that Sully is doing great. He went to one show over the summer and was very well behaved. He always wants to