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Every racing career ends, and responsible ownership means planning for it from the start. Retirement, second careers, the breeding path, and the aftercare programs doing the work — what happens to the horse when the racing is over.
The short version Laminitis is the inflammation and separation of the laminae that hold your horse’s coffin bone suspended inside the hoof. When that attachment fails, the bone can rotate or sink — and that is what turns a foot…
Racehorses get put down for one dominant reason: a catastrophic limb injury that cannot be repaired and cannot be survived humanely. In 2025, that happened at a rate of 1.07 per 1,000 starts in North American Thoroughbred racing — about…
An OTTB — off-track Thoroughbred — is a racehorse whose racing career has ended, usually between ages four and seven. Most first-time owners ask what a racehorse costs to buy. Far fewer ask what happens to it when the racing…
What Happens When A Race Horse Gets Injured? Watching your horse go down or pull up lame is one of the worst moments in racing. Whether you own a microshare or a full stable, the seconds that follow can feel…