Kind of a Big Dill Update- January 2022

He was a member of the Wasabi Ventures family as Vineyard Harbour. However, since his retirement he’s been known as Kind Of A Big Dill, but if you listen at rodeos, you will hear Dill Pickle.   Yes, I barn named him after my love of all things pickle. He is absolutely

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Sevilla Sangria- Update 4

It seems like every time I start to make some progress with Ria, we hit some sort of hiccup! This past month started out well, with several more rides under Ria’s and my belts, including the start of a few ground poles. I also decided that a friend’s old dressage

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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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Q&A with RVR Horse Rescue

I was able to speak with Kelly at RVR Horse Rescue recently to learn more about this OTTB group in Florida. 1. Where is RVR Horse Rescue based? RVR Horse Rescue is based in Plant City, Florida, which is east of Tampa. 2. How did your program begin? Shawn Jayroe,

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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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