RRP at Southern Equine Expo

Come learn about the Retired Racehorse Project at the Southern Equine Expo in Murfreesboro, TN!

RRP President Steuart Pittman will be giving clinics and lectures, and the expo will feature a Thoroughbred Makeover Preview and another Thoroughbred Makeover Rematch.

Here’s the schedule:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

“Taking Flight” clinic (10:30-11:30 AM)
A session about teaching horses to jump with OTTBs as demo horses.

“Becoming a Professional Horse Trainer” lecture (2:00-2:45 PM)
A seminar about how to get started, with training off-track Thoroughbreds as a model.

“On the Bit and In Front of the Leg” clinic (3:30-4:15 PM)
Basic dressage, with OTTBs as demo horses.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25

Thoroughbred Makeover 2017 Preview (10:15-11:05 AM)
Meet recently retired racehorses just starting their journey to the Retired Racehorse Project’s $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover, scheduled for October 5-8 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Learn why they were selected, what they knew at the start, and how quickly they learn about their new sports.

Thoroughbred Makeover Rematch (12:15-1:15 PM)
Four Thoroughbred racehorses in four second careers will battle it out for your vote. Each will demonstrate the skills that they learned training for the Retired Racehorse Project’s 2016 $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover. $1,000 in prize money distributed based on your text voting. Horses and riders to be announced.

“Selecting and Re-starting the Off-Track Thoroughbred” lecture (3:00-3:50)
Join Makeover trainers in a panel discussion.

More information on the RRP expo sessions available here: http://www.retiredracehorseproject.org/horse-world-expo/1338-rrp-at-the-southern-equine-expo

Click here for the full expo schedule: http://www.southernequineexpo.com/schedule/