Just like last week, in honor of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event we’re once again highlighting off-track Thoroughbreds currently available for adoption at Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center in Lexington.
Maker’s Mark is a non-profit dedicated to matching former racehorses to new homes and suitable second careers. It is both a re-schooling facility and an adoption center, open to the public year-round. Put on your must-visit list for Rolex next year!
Check out a full list of MMSC Thoroughbreds available for adoption here. These are three that caught our eye.
Photo via Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Golden Boot (Medaglia d’Oro – High Button Shoes, by Carson City) is a 16.1hh, 2012 gelding who most definitely has a golden “turn of foot”!
This expression is accorded to only the fleetest of horses and the loftiest of ballerinas because their steps are so quick and graceful. A brilliant mover that also has a brilliant mind, “Boots” is agile, athletic, clever and self-assured. This horse has the ability to be spectacular — most certainly in dressage and perhaps in jumping as well. Like any great star, Boots will need careful handling in order to shine his brightest. Beautiful to look at, fun to be around, breath-taking to watch, this horse is a jewel.
View Golden Boot on Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Photo via Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
In the market for Mr. Right? Now that the Thoroughbred Makeover is over, the jewel of the MMSC Dream Team comprised of international eventer Dorothy Crowell and famous jockey Rosie Napravnik, Dare Me (Johannesburg — Oatsee, by Unbridled), is available for adoption!
Here’s what Dorothy had to say about the 16.2-hand, 2010 gelding: “His potential as an event horse is limitless. His personality is amazingly mature for such a young horse. His athleticism can take you from a Cadillac ride to a Formula One racecar in seconds — the Cadillac for dressage, the Formula One for cross country, and the perfect mixture of the two for show jumping.”
Click here to see Dare Me from the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Photo via Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Suspension much? Icefield (Street Cry (IRE) – Burgundy Ice, by Storm Cat) is a 15.3-hand, 4-year-old gelding with springs on his feet. He is a young horse just coming into himself and just discovering his talent. His trainers say he has an analytical brain and super work ethic: “I don’t know” is the only “no” in his vocabulary and he tries hard to answer every question correctly. He’s been started over fences and already has an automatic lead change from the right to the left, with the other side not far behind. With his athletic body and twinkling personality, the sky is the limit for this guy!
Located in Kentucky.
Click here to see Icefield at the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
