Retired Racehorse Project has extended its application deadline for the Starting Gate Consulting Team Competition to May 4. The team competition was announced in March, but In order to give more teams the opportunity to participate, the deadline for applications has recently been extended to May 4.
The team competition will allow members of Pony Clubs and collegiate, high school and show stable teams to collaborate in transitioning a horse off the track, under their coach or trainer's guidance. It will also allow those considering entering the Thoroughbred Makeover as individuals in the future to experience the process without committing to acquire a horse of their own.
“We've heard over and over again that there's a sector of people out there who very much want to compete in the Makeover, but for a variety of reasons they were hesitant to take on a horse by themselves,” said Jen Roytz, executive director of RRP. “We created the Starting Gate Consulting Team Competition to offer groups of equestrians a chance to bring a single horse along and share in the expense and time commitment. Teams can work together to bring the horse along, then decide which members will present the horse at the Makeover. Furthermore, it's the perfect way to show Thoroughbreds' versatility as lesson horses or intercollegiate mounts, as these horses will be judged under multiple riders.”
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