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He’s Off-The Track, she’s an Adult Amateur Equestrian, together they embark on an incredible journey.

Jack was a young, inexperienced ex-racehorse when he came to live with Lou. He was her dream horse. But sometimes dreams don’t go how you plan them. Some dreams take you for rides that you never could have expected. Does Lou have what it takes to overcome the obstacles thrown her way? Will Jack become the partner she has always imagined? Only time will tell in this enduring tale of horse and rider.

Have you ever had a passion for something? Something that touched your very soul? That is what horses are for me. They are magnificent in every way. They challenge us, understand us, love us unconditionally, and are some of the most majestic creatures on the planet.

Jack was what I considered my “bucket list” horse. For as long as I could remember I wanted to help retrain an off-the-track Thoroughbred, or OTTB, as we call them in the horse world. Although he wasn’t what I went looking for when I started my search, he turned out to be exactly what I needed. I consider myself a good rider, but I had never worked with OTTBs before, and they require a certain touch when you restart them. I was lucky though; I had a trainer who specialized in them and was supportive from the very beginning. She went with me when I did my trial ride on Jack and said, “If you’re going to do it, he seems like a good one to go with.” And with that, my journey as an OTTB owner and trainer began.