Thoroughbred Logic
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. (more…)
Thoroughbred Logic: Aboard a Dragon? Ride Into the Bend
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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 often leads to happier horses, better partnerships, and a more fulfilling ride.
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 the eventual lack of self-perseveration that comes with it. But often, you can hunt down the cause, treat it and try again, this time with more data.”
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 the start of the north wind to light up and let out. And as such, here are some basic tips to both manage the spooks and bucks and bolts.” (more…)
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? (more…)
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 Aubrey brought one of each. (more…)
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 the track ‘track tight’—and how time, turnout, and care transform them into sport horses.
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 they’re sore or uncomfortable in their body they will do so less — or, frankly, almost not at all.” (more…)
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 conformation needed to run those races well … But what dosage does not measure is heart and drive.”
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 — even if that means you only have a few strides of canter.” (more…)
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, I’m going to either freeze or jump. I expect my horse to do the same. I do not want them to stand there and not realize or care that the world around them is changing rapidly.” (more…)
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 for soundness and performance. (more…)
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 August … I didn’t fully grasp just how thin-skinned they can be about weather, flies, and changes.” (more…)
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 instance), I’d recommend first taking a good long look in the other direction — their feet.” (more…)
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 hooves, best way of moving energy over their back. Such a ride channels flexibility to help build the strength and the confidence …” (more…)
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Five Things To Bring From the Backside to the Barn
“Just a heads up, this isn’t a boarding barn.”
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. It is all a subjective view of the particular vet of the particular horse on one particular day in time in relation to the needs and desires of the particular buyer.” (more…)
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 thing. Being willing to meet them where they are and help them get the assistance they need is another critical one.” (more…)
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 with it — a suspension of disbelief. You know they’ll get there (to whatever it is you’re asking), but it will take a moment for them to understand and try in the right direction.” (more…)
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. (more…)
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 at that big solid fence, are you going to try to get both of us safely to the other side?” (more…)
Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Just Do It
“No one is ready. Is anyone ever ready? Nope. Just gotta go. Pull a Nike. Just do it.” (more…)
