Normally I would be out at the barn today/this weekend but I am temporarily "grounded" due to surgery. In anticipation of this forced relaxation I ordered a couple of books online. The first book is about the famous racehorse and sire Native Dancer who shows up on both sides of Amber's pedigree. The second book is aptly named "Beyond the Track" by Anna Morgan Ford. Ford started the "New Vocations" racehorse adoption program and has written an excellent book to help would be adopters understand the life their off-track thoroughbred (OTTB) is leaving and also the best ways to help them transition into a new career. Ford has first hand experience helping over 1000 OTTBs make the transition from racehorse to riding horse and her book is a must read for anyone taking up this challenge! I am about 2/5 of the way through and part of me is like "yeah that makes sense" and the other part is grateful Amber doesn't have some of the issues Ford describes.
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