Thoroughbred Logic

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: 3 “Tricks” To Restore Calm When Off Property

Seasoning young or green horses off-property poses its own set of demons. This week’s article offers three ways to get your not-so-seasoned horse to settle in like an old pro… or at least less like an aggravated electric eel. (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: An Exercise for Rhythm

“… the goal for the past couple weeks has not been to increase his jumping experience or see how big of an oxer he can clear … but to shore up the foundation and his rhythm so that he can go do the big things without the need for an equally big bit.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Decoding Sales Videos

“[I]f you need to see something like a transition or change of direction, just ask. And if you like the horse, and your trainer likes the horse, and the seller thinks you’re an appropriate home, fantastic. Get the horse, enjoy the training, and go make your own highlight reels.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: DIY Farrier Work

“After a million tack-ons and trying my very kind farrier’s patience, I gave up. I had a flat shoe and a flat hoof with existing nail holes. I had a cutely painted small hammer for art projects … And I had the tools to trim nails, clinch and rasp…” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: When Their Hind End Is Sore

“Whether the horses are coming off the track or they are coming back into my life after they’ve been tried and tested in second careers, dealing with hind end issues is more common than I’d like.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Your Horse Is a Croissant

“The idea is pretty simple — a horse that is not entirely straight (what horse ever really is???) generally lines up in a crescent of some variation from nose to tail.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Timelines and Expectations

“… there isn’t any set timeline. [Horses], apparently like this year’s spring, take their time if they need it. And if they don’t — that’s great too.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: To Cookie or Not to Cookie

“…for Thoroughbreds, treats are an interesting thing. For many, what they know about treats depends on how they were raised on the race farm and how kind their trainer was at the track.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: The Good Buyer

“Some of these humans — those who buy, board, ride and compete these horses — are fantastic. Many, well … no so much. In the world of selling/rehoming Thoroughbreds, I have the chance to encounter the fullness of that human spectrum.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Clarify the Post

“[T]he rider needs to determine the metronome beat they want and then become it. Using the post to quietly insist on an even rhythm allows the horse to settle into the other asks …” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Slowing the Rush

“Sometimes pure joy & enthusiasm are possible causes of rushing, but often it is a lack of confidence that sends these horses forward faster… there are ways to figure it out, to slow down the feet, slow down the brain, & let the jumps come to you at a more reasonable rate.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: 8 Tips for Getting the Correct Lead

“Despite the consistency of the shape and direction of the tracks in this country, American Thoroughbreds run on both leads …” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: My Current “Get Jumping” Setup

“The trick to working with both ‘cozy’ spaces and young, never-jumped-before Thoroughbreds is a combination of single fences and a small grid.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Categories of Hot

“There’s the expectation that Thoroughbreds are ‘hot.’ OK, fine… kinda. The thing is, ‘hot’ gets us to one side of the ‘how fast do they move their feet’ spectrum. It doesn’t really tell us anything more than that.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Confidence With Unpredictability

“The fear of getting hurt isn’t always something you can just get someone to kick on through, no matter how much you believe they and the horse can do what is being asked.”

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Cheers to Thoroughbreds (and Being Less Broke)

“[G]o ride, remember why we choose to swing a leg over a 1200lb prey animal, and embrace the passion that makes all of us horse folks a tiny bit (or a damn lot bit) batty…” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: 10 Things Your Thoroughbred Wants for Christmas

“I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, Only a hippopotamus will do…” Okay, your OTTB probably doesn’t want a hippopotamus for Christmas, but here are 10 other things it DOES want.
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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Winter & The Oregon Trail

“How can you be ready for something you are not familiar with? … I have explained my answer by likening it to the Oregon Trail game. Each option … carried consequences. Your family might get dysentery, or you might run out of money and have to figure out how not to die that day.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: ISO a “Safe” Horse

“What annoy[s] me so much about ‘safe’ is that it is unclear and massively subjective. My version of safe is not my client’s version of safe is not your kid’s trainer’s version of safe.” (more…)

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: 6 Horses To Be Thankful For

As horse lovers, most of us are pretty darned thankful for our personal horses. But as riders, there are certain types of horses for which we should be grateful. Here are six of them. (more…)