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• Vanned off

  Injury lurks around every corner for our equine charges. A bad step, a flying rock, a suddenly developed breathing problem — any of these can forever alter a racing career, a life, and all are but a moment away from becoming reality. We send them... Posted Aug 10 2008, 12:20 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Horse health and well-being, Responsibility to horses

• Connections, or, Ya know, maybe she’s right

  Our fellow blogger Teresa, over at Brooklyn Backstretch, suggested (here) a few weeks ago that she and I are, as she put it, “separated-at-birth siblings.” At the time, I poopooed the idea as a suggestion that would come as news to our mothers... Posted Jul 28 2008, 01:47 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Breeding, Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Human connection to horses, Handicapping, Betting and bettors, Responsibility to horses, Retired horses

• Caution

  A thoroughbred barn just before the races begin is like a locker room before game time. The rituals of preparation are in full swing. One horse is walking the shedrow, getting the blood flowing, the legs stretched. Others are pawing at the ground, stamping... Posted Jul 17 2008, 11:18 AM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Betting and bettors, Horse health and well-being, Horse breakdowns, Patience, Responsibility to horses

• Big dreams and small kindnesses

  In recent months, much has been made about the cruelty — or at least, callousness — of horse racing. The court of public opinion, seemingly, has decided: horsemen, trainers in particular, are bad guys. They drug their horses. They drive them... Posted Jul 08 2008, 11:34 AM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Experience of owning horses, That's Amore horses, Human connection to horses, Colonial Downs

• Breeding, overnights, and standings — oh, my!

  At the sales, flashy good looks and a good family background are what matter most. Thoroughbred sales are all about people, and the auction ring is ultimately that most human of endeavors: the popularity contest. Which is interesting, since once the horses... Posted Jul 04 2008, 11:49 AM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Breeding, Experience of owning horses, Standings, Auctions, Monmouth Park, Overnights, Stakes races

• Playoff Beard

  In hockey — a sport that I know fairly well, having played it since I was seven years old — there’s a tradition called the playoff beard. When a team enters the Stanley Cup playoffs, members of the team, individually or as a group, pledge... Posted Jun 29 2008, 12:38 PM by ThatsAmoreStable.net Filed under: Experience of owning horses, Observations, That's Amore horses, Human connection to horses