An exciting new addition to The Howden Way programme has been announced today. A bespoke Thoroughbred Aftercare Programme will join the existing areas of The Howden Way, designed to give expert tuition and training to riders that take on former racehorses.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Programme will be run by British Eventing and sit alongside the existing areas of The Howden Way; The Howden Regional Training Academy, The Howden Talent Academy, The Howden Young Horse Academy and The Howden Way Young Horse Leagues.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Programme, within The Howden Way structure, will be specifically designed to assist riders from the initial point of taking on a horse leaving racing and transitioning to a riding horse. The programme will both encourage and assist those taking on a former racehorse by giving them the security of knowing they will have a comprehensive care programme wrapped around them. The programme will encompass everything that riders will need to know from both caring for ex-racehorses in terms of their nutrition, routine and welfare needs through to their ridden retraining. It will sit alongside the existing resource and guidance provided by Retraining of Racehorses (RoR).
Coaching will be delivered by British Eventing Level 3 and above coaches who have gone through the Thoroughbred Aftercare standardisation programme and further supported with knowledge sharing from experts within their chosen field.
The Howden Way offers training and opportunities to riders of all ages and abilities. It was launched in May 2022 and has been in development by a specialist team to evolve into the unique training programme that it is today. The large investment into the sport of eventing, made by David Howden, CEO and Founder of Howden and Founder and President of Cornbury House Horse Trials, has five key areas; The Howden Regional Training Academy, The Howden Talent Academy, The Howden Young Horse Academy, The Howden Way Young Horse Leagues and, now, The Howden Way Thoroughbred Aftercare Programme.
Further details about the Thoroughbred Aftercare Programme and how riders can sign up to the programme will follow.
