The New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, which has been finding new homes for former racehorses for years, has been profiled in an article by Kentucky Forward.
The article profiles New Vocation’s Dot Morgan, along with her daughters, Anna Ford and Winnie Nemeth, who each play prominent roles within the organization.
The report has quoted Nemeth, who is New Vocation’s standardbred program director, as saying that former harness horses “are very forgiving of riders’ faults and also very solid under saddle, so overall they make excellent riding horses once the proper time and training has been put into them.”
Nemeth went on to say, “The advantages of owning a standardbred is that you generally are getting a horse with thousands of hours of training and driving experience. What comes with being in this type of program is a professional athlete who has seen it all. Tractors, crowds, trucks, loud noises, etc. do not bother these horses as they have trained around and through these elements their entire time at the track.”
In further speaking about standardbreds, Nemeth said, “They do not bolt and are generally not ‘spooky.’ They are tolerant, durable, confident, have great minds and willing attitudes and are extremely obedient again due to the many years of professional training in harness.”
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(With files from Kentucky Forward)