Hope only has 4 starts under her belt. Her trainer retired her because she didn't show interest in being a racehorse. She does have a cold right front bow that happened before her short lived racing career. Her trainer rehabbed her properly, and it has not given her any lameness issues at my farm. ​Hope is currently barefoot and doing great. She is turned out with a small group of mares.
Hope stands great on crossties for baths, grooming, clipping, vet and farrier. She loads easily on my trailer and trailers well​. Hope is SUPER sweet, not "mare-ish" at all. Loves to be groomed and given peppermint cookies. We are working to get her to gain more weight.
7/19/25: Hope had her first ride post track after some good down time. For her first post track ride, she got ridden in a field, in a loose ring snaffle, WTC, walking over poles and she was as perfect as they come. Hope has a motor if you want it, and has great breaks. I didn't really ask much of her, other than maintaining some "straightness" through her shoulders and moving off my leg.
​Hope has only had a few post track rides to keep her RRP Eligible. This girl is ready to restart into a new career!​​​
Hope does occasionally crib during feeding time. She has never cribbed outside or on buckets/outside trough or fences. I do try to keep her outside as much as possible (weather dependent). Hope is not wearing a cribbing collar cause she does not do it constantly. She could live outside 24'7, but I am not set-up to have horses outside all the time at the moment. Hope did complete a 30-day course of Omeprazole/Ranitidine with Sucralfate when she arrived at the farm.