Aubrey Graham
Kentucky Performance Products Presents Thoroughbred Logic: How to Kill a Sale
If you’re looking to horse shop, here are three sure-fire ways to kill a sale before you ever get a chance to lay eyes on the horse. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Abscess Season
Abscess season. It’s he worst. And sometimes it’s ongoing. Read this week’s logic on tacking the nasty buggers. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Good Diagnostics and Henny’s Story
This week’s article offers a case study on the importance of good diagnostics. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Laundry List
When full disclosure becomes a deal-breaker, good horses can be overlooked—not because of what they can’t do, but because buyers fear what they already know. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Challenging TBs and Going Beyond the Checked Box
Not all horses are simple. Here are five things to consider if you’ve got a problematic horse that you’re trying to figure out. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Figure It Out
“It is the idea that the preparation is there and the proverbial leg is on, but when you don’t see how this is going to work out, you don’t just pull up and quit or flail so badly that you rock the balance. You sure might want to, but that’s not how it works.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: An Internet of “Answers”
“So I’m writing this for the folks who use social media as a way to figure out things →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: When It’s Not the Right Match
Sometimes the kindest decision is admitting a partnership isn’t working. This week’s article explores how to recognize when →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Get a Second Opinion
“The lens we use to assess these horses is based on experience. And experience shapes what we see. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: When Simply Being Good Wins
“You never know exactly what you will get with a when taking a young Thoroughbred off property for →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Ditch the Bigger Bit; Target the Hind End
“A strong-in-the-bridle horse who seems to lean down and aim to go fast without being asked to do →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Adaptability
For readers who love OTTBs, horse management, and thoughtful horsemanship discussions, this one should spark some great conversation. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Following up on the Exit Physical – A Matter of Trust
A follow-up to last week’s discussion on exit physicals for retiring racehorses, this week’s article digs into the →
Kentucky Performance Products Presents Thoroughbred Logic: The Exit Physical
“You know what they should do? They should have an exit physical like we do in the Army. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Generosity and Data Sharing
“I am reminded daily that the more we know, the better we can do… And because there is →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Of Artists and Engineers
This week’s article explores how rider mindset shapes training, progress, and the path to a happier Thoroughbred. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Muddled-Middle of the Backside
“[T] reality of the range of track experiences converges somewhere … in that messy, muddled middle, where longer →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: What Did You Do This Time?
“If you’re not winning, you’re learning.” →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Bored Is (Sometimes) Good
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should: why waiting for boredom might just be necessary before advancing. →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Learning Comes From the Tough Cases
“…if the ride is tough and the horsemanship required to muddle through is even more challenging, I guarantee →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Brains and Timelines
“I expect that most Thoroughbreds can develop good brains. Far more often than not, they are kind, intelligent, →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Get the Right Coach
“Hard work built on constructive criticism is essential. But coaches should like your horse enough to want them →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Seeing Through the Photos (Star of the Beast Edition)
“A few hundred pounds and top line will always make them look better, but when you’re starting from →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Keeping Them Safe
When a cheap horse, an uncertain prognosis, and a questionable future collide, sometimes the only thing standing between →
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Speed, Instinct, and Buying the OTTB
“I have learned a ton about buying and selling (and definitely had some blunders) … Thankfully, these days, →