336 days ago I stood with Motel Malibu as she and Wild Desert created a life that entered this world at 6:30pm this evening. It is a frigid night in New York. I was hoping the girls would hold-off on foaling for a few more days, at least until we hit 40 -- not!
It was an under-the-weather kind of day for me. As I bundled up to head to the barn, I said to my husband, "please, no babies tonite -- it is soooo cold". Upon entry to the foaling Street Wheeling lay resting, Frances G eating, Smokin Nails playing with her newborn, Austin peering across at Malibu. Austin's expression said it all, and there stood Malibu in the position I know so well. Two front feet and a nose, always a relief to start in the right position...all-in-all it was an easy delivery. Malibu, now 17, was really spent for a good hour afterwards. This was a bit surprising as she is a very active mare in good shape. With blessings and luck in another three years our boy will be a star among his peers like his classic-winning Daddy. So I hope, so I dream -- here is UR newest addition....at about 45 minutes into life on planet earth!
Thoughts on Thoroughbred Breeding, Racing, and Retirement with Susan Kayne...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Saturday, October 30, 2010
UR New Logo! The stars are coming out...
Music suggestions please!
Labels:
Unbridled Racing,
Unbridled Stable,
UR Stable
Monday, October 18, 2010
Just Say NO to Toe Grabs - NOT worth the risk at any length.....
Look at the magnificent motion of these thoroughbreds.
Anatomically, the horse doesn't pull from the front legs --
he pushes from behind.
he pushes from behind.
A hoof strikes the ground with 5,000 pounds of pressure on a bone the size of your wrist.
Steve Wood, superintendent of Del Mar's dirt track.
So WHY, WHY. WHY are American trainers, farriers and horseshoe manufacturers continuing to damage our beautiful thoroughbreds by installing toe grabs into shoes and affixing them to the feet of horses?
UR Stable will not allow toe grabs on any of its racing stock. Empirical evidence exists proving increased risk and the damages caused by using toe grabs on racehorses.
I have personally seen way too many injuries directly associated with the use of toe grabs.
Here is a list of TOE GRAB facts that every horse owner, trainer, FARRIER, partner, caregiver and horseshoe manufacturer should be FULLY aware of ....
FATAL musculoskeletal injuries have a 1.8 higher chance of occurring with a low toe grab than with a Queen's Plate [no toe grab horseshoe], that nearly doubles to 3.5 with a regular toe grab.
There is a 6.5 greater chance of having a suspensory apparatus failure
with a low toe than there is with a Queen's Plate,
and that more than doubles to 15.6 with a regular toe grab.
Cannon bone condylar fractures are seven times more likely to happen with a low toe grab than with a Queen's Plate and it nearly triples to 17.1 with a regular toe grab… read more
EIGHT BELLES, who broke both front legs after finishing 2nd in the 2008 Kentucky Derby WAS WEARING TOE GRABS --
no one will admit to the size.
no one will admit to the size.
Photo: Grayson-Jockey Club
Chris McCarron, along with several other riders including Gary Stevens and Steve Cauthen, have testified that, "toe grabs are the single biggest reason why horses fall when they clip heels."
With all this evidence, I am surprised we haven't had a class-action lawsuit over the damages caused to horses wearing toes grabs. There is no warning on the side of the shoe box, and what choice does the horse have in the matter?
In my lifetime, I have watched horses win 1000s of races without toe grabs -- just look at all the shoes in the Hall of Fame --
NO TOE GRABS.
NO TOE GRABS.
The reality is, that toe grabs can do a lot more damage to a horse than myriad of other things that are policed around the racetrack.
For me, running any horse in toe grabs is simply not an option.
FRIENDS -- HOW CAN YOU BE AWARE OF THIS AND ALLOW TOE GRABS ON ANY HORSE??? Have a conscience..... please.
Labels:
equine health,
HORSERACING,
NTRA,
NYRA,
Thoroughbreds,
toe grabs
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
How to Be a Billionaire - Entrepreneur.com
Monday, September 6, 2010
UR Training Horses Travers Day 2010
UR team is making progressing every day! Enjoy, Susan.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Patience pays off -- UR girl Say Sandy Baby
Sandy showed her tenacity with a gritty breeze the other day!
Friday, June 25, 2010
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965); British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author, Nobel Prize Winner
The values we live by are worth more when we pass them on.
Enjoy every moment my friends -- we are all in this together.
And always remember, Every Horse Is A Blessing, Susan.
Labels:
Horses,
JOY,
Progress,
VALUES,
Winston Churchill
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