Retired Racehorse Project announced today the opening of trainer applications for the 2017 $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover. Approved trainers will acquire recently retired Thoroughbred racehorses and introduce them to second careers. Disciplines offered are barrel racing, competitive trails, dressage, eventing, field hunters, freestyle, polo, show hunter, show jumper, and working ranch.

Horses and their trainers will compete for $100,000 in prize money and the title of America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred on the first weekend of October at the Kentucky Horse Park. The event includes seminars, demonstrations, sponsor fair, and a livestreamed finale featuring the top three horses in each discipline. Click here to read more

Thoroughbred Makeover 2017 Rule Changes
After reviewing 200 online event evaluations and interviewing scores of judges, stewards, volunteers and competitors, the RRP board and staff did a full review of the 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover Rules and Information.

What follows is a summary of many of the changes that were approved by our board of directors and are in the new document. Every trainer verifies in the Trainer Application that they have read and will abide by these rules. Check out the changes here

Check out the complete rules here

In this Issue
* Roundtables Report
* Valerie Ashker's Ride Across America
* Thoroughbred Therapy Horses
* How They Won - Ten Makeover Winners
* RRP News
* Makeover News
* Thoroughbreds in Sport
* At the Track
* Aftercare Facilities
* OTTB Life: Racetrack Surfaces
* OTTB Care: Airway Limitations on the track
* Training With Tik: Performing at the Makeover

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Late Night Hook Up
$1,200
2007 Gelding by Hooks and Ladder
16.1h
WARHORSE ALERT: meet Finn a 9 year old Ottb who last raced 7/10/16 and after having some time on the farm this winter Finn has decided that he doesn't want to race anymore. Click here for more info

Liam's Song
$2,300
2007 Gelding by Saint Liam
16.1h
This tall dark beauty is a true war horse and a gentleman. He is very personable and only wants to please. Very sensible, kind, and easy to ride with a rocking chair canter. Click here for more info

Donna's Drama Queen
$7,000
2011 Mare by K One King
16.3h
liver chestnut mare. Sound, no vices. Talk about high withers! She doesn't look super big in her photos, but she has some serious withers. This athletic mare is just not cut out for the races. Click here for more info

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