( Racehorse to riding horse )
finished early and by the time we got home Zippy was colicing. A quick visit from the emergency vet, lots of meds later and all seemed ok. Unfortunately over the next couple of weeks Zippy’s personality completely changed. He was grumpy, didn’t want to be touched, girthy and wouldn’t go forwards when ridden. Aſter speaking to our vets we both agreed we’d treat Zippy for Gastric Ulcers, as all the previous medications he’d had, probably caused this issue. One course of treatment later and I had my lovely pony back again. Last year we really focused on dressage and began training with
the lovely Jess Smith of Jessica Smith Dressage. Jess is a former pupil of Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin so we knew we were getting
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correct, Classical training. Since beginning training with Jess, Zippy and I have won our first ever Affiliated Elementary Dressage Test & have also been crowned the SSADL (Senior Horse) National Elementary Dressage Champions too. The training has definitely payed off for us and I can’t wait to see what we achieve together this year.
enjoying a second career and can benefit from subsidised training in your area. By upgrading to competition membership, at a cost of £10 per year, you can take part in our series in all disciplines from dressage to hunting, showing to team chasing and award prizes all over the country for everyone, amateur and professional alike, with the RoR National Championships, held at Aintree, being the ultimate celebration of the former racehorse.
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etraining of Racehorses (RoR) is British Horseracing’s official charity for the welfare of horses who have retired from racing.
The charity: • Facilitates the transition to a second career for horses leaving racing • Educates the owners and riders who take on former racehorses • Creates opportunities for former racehorses to participate and compete in a range of equine disciplines
• Protects the welfare of former racehorses, in particular those who are vulnerable
The ultimate goal is to maintain a balance between the number of horses leaving Racing and the number of enthusiastic, and suitable, new homes.
Clearly not all racehorses go on to star in a different sphere, but RoR hopes that, on seeing what can be done, more riders will think about taking on a racehorse when they are looking for a new horse. This will help racehorse owners and trainers, equine charities, retrainers and most importantly, the horses to find secure and knowledgeable new homes. Launched by the British Horseracing Board (now the British Horseracing Authority) in April 2000, RoR was awarded charitable status in Autumn 2000.
RoR’s core funding comes from the Racing Industry through contributions from the different sectors and has established itself as one of the prominent British Equine Charities, promoting the highest standards of equine welfare. The charity supports vulnerable racehorses cared for by equine charities across the country and has its own dedicated Welfare consultant to monitor these horses. RoR also works with other charitable bodies to encourage the use of former racehorses in therapy programmes for both the equine and human good.
By registering your former racehorse with RoR, you provide valuable feedback to the industry on the number of former racehorses now
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To register your horse, to donate or for further information visit
www.ror.org.uk
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