Aubrey Graham

Aubrey Graham

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Frenzy at the End of the Race Meet

“It is not the track and its runners that are in a frenzy, but rather the movement towards getting these horses out, the sales from the backside.”

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Why Rehomers Matter

“These are folks who understand both sides of the horse’s career. They understand both the track and the sport horse life. Basically, these people are translators. And the best of them work to make both sides understandable to each other…”

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: People My Thoroughbreds Are Thankful For

Horses may not think in thank-you notes, but if they did, this list would be their holiday card.

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: When The Goal Is The Problem

This week’s Thoroughbred Logic explores why rigid goals can backfire in horse training — and how embracing flexibility

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The “Survive-a-Ride”

“There’s no amount of reasoning with what is under you, because you can’t reason pain and fear and

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Spooky Season Tricks

“I … have a couple of electric goobers who love the excuse of the crisp fall days and

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: An Ode to the Plain Bay

When did we start valuing the color of the horse over its conformation, temperament and talent?

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Three Types of OTTBs You’ll Find at the Makeover

There are three types of OTTBs you’ll see a the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover, and this year

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Track Tight

From tight muscles to swinging trots, this week’s article explores what it means when a horse comes off

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Ability to Lie Down

“This one is so simple… If your horse feels good, they usually can get to the ground. If

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dosage Profile and the Sport Horse

“Dosage tells us about the races these horses were bred to run. It sometimes tells us about the

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Improving the Off Track Canter

“The turns are what make it harder, so aim for straight line canters and efficient down transitions —

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Smart, Not Bombproof

“‘Bombproof’ is one of my least favorite terms to describe horses. I mean, when a bomb goes off,

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Over at the Knee

“Over at the knee” — conformation flaw or functional detail? 🤔 Read on for what it really means

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Thin-Skinned

“Ten years ago, I would not have been out there at that stupid hour with stupid sheets in

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Critical Art of Hoof Angles

“Instead of beginning one’s search for pain under where a horse palpates sore (their back or SI, for

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Accommodations

“A softer, more (literally) accommodating ride crafts openings for them to figure out the best placement for their

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: PPEs and PTSD

“…while these exams are often described in terms of ‘passing’ or ‘failing,’ there really is no such thing.

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: “No Maintenance”

“Knowing that your Thoroughbred has probably already been maintained in some way shape or form is one important

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Suspended Disbelief

“It might take three steps or three laps around the ring, but there is a feeling that comes

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Three Ground Work Essentials

Today’s Thoroughbred Logic addresses three key ground work exercises: working on a loose lead, giving, and moving over.

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: You Know You Have an Eventer When…

“… it feels like trust — like if I give you a solid foundation and eventually point you

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