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OTTB/Equine Advocate. Racehorses have earned a dignified retirement, and we owe it to them. All views are my own.

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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
2 years
"Everybody who puts food on the table or puts gas in their vehicle because horses race has a responsibility to make sure those horses have a safe and proper retirement."
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Chrissy
6 months
🚨 This is HUGE!!!! "Going forward, the trainer and owner of record for any horse that last races at Gulfstream Park will be responsible for the cost of shipping a horse back to the United States if it is shipped" MANY thanks to @AidanButler for being congruent with his words
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Chrissy
1 month
Crying tears of relief tonight. Boys are negative for piroplasmosis & cleared for Take off ✈️✈️✈️. I feel very honored to be able to bring my Kentucky Bred TB home 🥰🙏 Thanks for all the well wishes and positive vibes! Pics of the cuties in their matching halters for tax.
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Chrissy
3 years
Be still my heart ❤️ FISH TRAPPE ROAD already making friends 🎉 best birthday ever! @CaribbeanOTTB @sebcourtney @ShelleyBlodgett
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Chrissy
24 days
Horses & dogs are loaded up 🙏✈️ Adios ✌️ Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 see ya in KY 🙌
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1 year
I truly don’t understand it…there are millions of dollars available to buy horses, just nothing $$ left to care for them after they’ve done all that’s been asked of them. It makes no sense.
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Chrissy
3 months
Remember Mr. Catholic? L is the day he left Puerto Rico. R is from his mom, today. He is recovering from the first of 1 or more surgeries…doing much better! The vet who performed surgery confirmed he’d been raced on a knee fracture and had no cartilage in the joint 🥹 so glad
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Chrissy
11 months
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 #NobleIndy safely retired by his PR connections 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Chrissy
15 days
The other half of my whole heart made it safe & sound to Kentucky 🙏🥰 Thank you for being part of our journey. Tomorrow they meet their sister 🥰 & Kentucky blue grass 😍
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Chrissy
9 months
The sport is broken because piece of shit trainers run horses into the ground then dump them at auctions (if they don’t break down on the track first). And then you force the ppl taking care of these discarded (“retired”) horses to BEG for money from the public to buy fucking
@RepoleStable
Repole Stable
9 months
The sport is broken. Under its current leadership and the way the sports major associations, and organizations are currently operating the sport is unfixable. Disruption was not my first option. In order to cut through the bullshit, the bureaucracy, the politics, the old
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Chrissy
10 months
I have spent over 5 years and hundreds of hours POURING over data of dead horses in Puerto Rico. I’ve decided to work on an article exposing ALL of the heinous atrocities I have uncovered. I will spend 2024 honoring these horses and sharing their tragic stories, and exposing
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Chrissy
24 days
My brave babies made it to Miami! It’s been a journey! 3 1/2 hour trailer ride to QT. 7 days in QT, no turn out. No hand walking. Today they loaded at 4 am and flew out at 8:30. All the while being the bravest boys 😍
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Chrissy
2 months
It’s official 🙌 This OTTB loving island girl is headed to Kentucky 💙🤙🏽 Moving 2 horses, 2 dogs & 1 cat across the Atlantic will be interesting 😵‍💫
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Chrissy
3 years
Thoroughbreds will always have my heart...but this little filly needed some help. The owners surrendered her to me today.
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Chrissy
20 days
Crying tears of joy, after 10 months, St. Rose is home ❤️ I can’t thank you all enough for being part of our story, and for the generosity that helped get her home 👍🙏🥰
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Chrissy
2 years
This horse, and HUNDREDS of horses suffer needlessly in #Puertorico because the police REFUSE to even respond. SO many people have been notified and still, the horse suffers @CTPuertoRico yet millions are spent to attract tourists to the island. Shameful.
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Chrissy
6 months
A small group of racing folks got together and came up with a plan to make things better for horses in Puerto Rico. Armed with undeniable data and meticulous lists, we are making progress!!! HUGE thank you to everyone who helped, and especially @NotCloudyAllDay for ALL the work
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Chrissy
1 month
These horses come back SO broken from Puerto Rico. The condition of a horse when they leave their prior connections says EVERYTHING about those connections. I can’t make a single good case for continuing to run horses in Puerto Rico. The economic argument holds no weight.
@sebcourtney
Sherrie Courtney
1 month
When FISH TRAPPE ROAD 1st got here, I couldn’t go in his stall, let alone clean it. Now, I do everything with him, he trusts me🩵Yes he is footsore & wrapped. Vet Again next week. Made sure all good w/ horses before up to Saratoga for closing weekend #FollowtheFish Love him❤️
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Chrissy
9 months
List of trainers from @GulfstreamPark who have privately sold horses to # Puerto Rico, including the total # of horses each one sold from 2021-2023 ***HUGE thank you to @NotCloudyAllDay for her diligent record-keeping & time spent. More in comments 👇
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Chrissy
3 months
St. Rose 🌹 in #Kentucky Right where she belongs 💙💙💙💙🦋 @fullcircleeq 🙏🙏🙏🙏 thank you 🤩 Thank you to all of the kind and generous people who donated to get her out of Stroud & help cover her transport. She is safe and loved.
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Chrissy
10 months
Except he chose to let his derby contender Nobile Indy suffer in Puerto Rico, while Kelley Stobie spent a year begging his connections to retire him before his legs snapped off. At any time he could have written a check and guaranteed that horse’s safety. He did not. It’s a
@HR_Nation
Horse Racing Nation
10 months
‘THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME’ That is what Mike Repole ( @RepoleStable ) says about his hopes for the National Thoroughbred Alliance to fix what ails horse racing. 📷 @EclipseSports - edited
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Chrissy
17 days
Rose was a “hard no” in the storm today 😅. I love her so much. She has an opinion, & loves food (relatable 😂). #strose
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Chrissy
11 months
#NobileIndy and #Misstequila are headed home 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Thank you @CaribbeanOTTB for all you do 🥰
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Chrissy
1 year
Working on a series of blogs about horses who never made it home from Camarero 💔🥹, In order to honor them & bring more awareness to issues facing horses in Puerto Rico. Here is the first one: MOMENTA KAT, may you rest in peace sweet girl.
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Chrissy
4 months
🎉🥳🍾 HIPOCRATES has been retired after 197 races. This poor guy should have been retired a long time ago, he looks pretty damn good considering tho. These hard knocking war horses deserve to be cherished!! Bless him 🥰 You can make a donation to @CaribbeanOTTB here 👇
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Chrissy
1 year
When Euthanasia IS the retirement plan for racehorses, don’t we think we have a problem? When millions can be used to buy horses, but nothing left for care for them, don’t we have a problem?
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Chrissy
2 years
This is how responsible, ethical owners care for their horses in retirement. They don’t dump them off in $4k claimers at racinos.
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Maggie Seidman
2 years
Mizzys Image here. Officially retired today after my 24 th start. I did not want to do my dance in the paddock. Or skip onto the track. My human mom knew right away it was time to retire. I go to McMahon farm where I was born and my mom lives. Humans sometimes listen. So happy
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4 months
Rose with her precious transporter, David McMillan. She’s almost home!!!! 💕💕💕🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Another Kill pen success 🙏
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Chrissy
4 months
She’s home safe 💕🥰🙏🌹 Back in Kentucky where she belongs! #StRose @fullcircleeq is just the best!!!
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Chrissy
10 months
He sold for $1 million dollars and ended up dead in Puerto Rico. Why this hasn’t received more coverage is a mystery.
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Chrissy
1 year
RIP Ruler of the Nile. The industry and your connections failed you.
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Chrissy
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Emergency colic visits are never fun, but I am so grateful to the amazing vets @Hagyard who showed up only 20 minutes after my call. Happy to report the big seems to be ok now 🙏🤞 the trip from PR to KY is very grueling and hard on the horses. Dr. Meyers was a total rockstar,
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Chrissy
9 months
Entered to run his 99th race 1/11 @camareropr as a 11 year old. Absolutely shameful that this horse was not responsibly retired by his owners after his NINETY EIGHTH race. I hope we can get this horse home safe…😞😭
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Chrissy
2 years
💔 I've been pouring over euthanasia records of #racehorses for a project I'm working on...can't count the # of times I've sat sobbing 😭 at my desk thinking about how these horses have suffered and how SO MANY PEOPLE have utterly failed them. Silver lining 🌦️:
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Chrissy
1 year
RIP Ruler of the Nile. The industry and your connections failed you.
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Chrissy
22 days
We made it to the KY farm 🙌 my dog is a very happy girl 🥰 horses will be here in a week. Going to meet St. Rose today 🙏
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Chrissy
1 year
Please explain to me, WHY: we have to BEG the public to fund aftercare & to pull TBs from slaughter, kill pens? Don’t ALL of the people who horses provide paychecks for have an obligation to these horses?
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Chrissy
1 year
Dark Desire was claimed & sent to Puerto Rico, as a 9yo, where she endured so much suffering. Rescued and brought to Stone Bridge Farm, her injuries proved insurmountable. In late 2021, she found peace. 🐎💔
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Chrissy
2 years
Why isn’t this just a “no brainer?” Aren’t we a civilized enough society to protect sentient beings - especially those that provide 💵💵 for our Economy?
@ReturnToFreedom
Return to Freedom
2 years
Press release: Equine industry, animal welfare organizations announce collaborative effort to ban horse slaughter: 📷Tony Stromberg
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Chrissy
10 months
Bless @racingforhome for being a safe haven for these PR horses. They require so much patience rehab (physical &emotional) and time, but are so grateful for kindness and are so willing ❤️ something to be said for these former island horses 🥰💪
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Sherrie Courtney
10 months
CHANGING LEADS is doing great! Brownie is in light work and staying sound!🙏🏻 He is still sweet and kind-even after being run into the ground Love this boy💜96 starts and made it home alive! #WarHorse #BigBrown #OTTB @OttbsRock
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Chrissy
2 months
One of the most awful things I’ve seen. America - surely we can do better can’t we???
@skydogsanctuary
Skydog Sanctuary
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The famous, cherished #SouthSteens #wildhorses wiped out in 1 violent week by @BLMOregon All the limping #horses w/ facial injuries at the Burns corrals show this #roundup was fast, hard, scarring #stallions #mares #foals physically and mentally for life. I will not be silent.
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Chrissy
2 months
‼️Chris And Dave was retired to @CaribbeanOTTB by his connections 🙌🙌🙌🙌🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Chrissy
4 months
This is Mister Catholic. Top is the day he left for PR. Sold @OBSSales for $45k bought by C.H.P.R. 14 months later this is how he looked. Sores on his face bone chips in his knees and skin and bones. This is horse racing in #PuertoRico @cpipr @JohnStewarr @RepoleStable
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Chrissy
2 years
I wish more people lived by this philosophy. Horses endure so much abuse at the hands of humans…💔
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Chrissy
8 months
This. So often this stable steps up, and generously donates, without fanfare, just quietly doing the right thing. @C2RacingStable 🙏 thank you
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C2 Racing Stable
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Chrissy
3 years
I love this big guy so much! A true gentleman. He’s so sweet with our little rescue Ariel 🧜‍♀️, he even shared his oats with her (he doesn’t share food with anyone!) 🥰 #OTTBsRock
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Chrissy
3 years
Guess who 🐎🐎🐎🐎 is on this✈️??? FISH TRAPPE ROAD and 8 more 🐎🐎🐎 are headed HOME 💕💕💕 thank you to the very generous people who made this possible 🙏🙏🙏 Happy dances over here today!! @ShelleyBlodgett @CaribbeanOTTB @sebcourtney @NotCloudyAllDay
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Chrissy
2 years
Since 2017, CTA, the only rescue dedicated to racing thoroughbreds in the Caribbean, has retired 268 Thoroughbreds. Of those, CTA has spent over $500,000 in travel costs to return 162 of those horses to the US mainland. #Horseracing #OTTB #Thoroughbredaftercare
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Chrissy
8 months
Oh my HEART ❤️ My beautiful mare St. Rose, that many of you helped to bail out of Stroud, is moving to outside turn out & being integrated into a herd w/ Sue. We hope to Bring Rose home to KY in March/april 🙏❤️
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Chrissy
11 months
When FISH TRAPPE ROAD was retired, his connection ruins covered ALL of his travel wo owners AND paid for 2 more horses to leave PR with him. I’d love to encourage @RepoleStable and @PletcherRacing to consider doing the same for NOBLE INDY 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Chrissy
1 year
Seems like a lot of folks needs to hear this. If you make one single penny off of horses, this is your responsibility. I’m sick and tired of begging the industry to take fucking care of the horses whose very backs they earn money off.
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Chrissy
3 months
🥹 this isn’t race fit.
@HRUncovered
Harness Horse Revolution
3 months
Is @NYSGamingComm aware this horse was allowed to race at @tiogadowns this past Sunday? Did any of you do your jobs to protect the animals that day? Jeff Gural who praises himself as a champion of the horses and the industry allows this to happen at his racetracks?
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Chrissy
3 years
Rough day @CaribbeanOTTB Farm yesterday as we had to make the heartbreaking decision to euthanize MALIBU SUNSET. He just had too much racing wear and tear to live pain-free although Kelley did her best for him. 🌈 🐎 gallop free sweet boy
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Chrissy
1 year
EXACTLY! Horses are expensive. This may come as a shock - but they CONTINUE to be expensive after they’ve raced. Precisely why aftercare should be better funded.
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Chrissy
10 months
So so so happy his PR connections retired him to @CaribbeanOTTB Not sure if ya’ll remember but he was claimed @OaklawnRacing by Trainer Shae Stuart for a PR connection 🥹 thankfully he is safe & will get back home.
@CaribbeanOTTB
CaribbeanTBAftercare
10 months
GATO GUAPO … welcome to retirement to this 8y Florida-bred gelding with 56-starts. TY to his connections for retiring him to CTA!
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Chrissy
8 months
🙏 to all of her past connections that helped - more of this please 🙏
@TheBridgeSanct1
The Bridge Sanctuary
8 months
From Louisiana kill pen to Robinson, Texas, in 24 hours. It took a village of people who loved her in her past and some new to get it done, but she’s safe now forever. Her future looks so bright… thanks to all who helped sound the alarm and get her rescued. #rescue #ottb
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Chrissy
2 months
Rant: Those who've been following Colby's Crew Rescue fraud case, they claim they can't tell followers how many horses they have helped "Because no one would understand their spreadsheets, & they're too busy helping horses." If that isn't a 🚩🚩🚩 I don't know what is.
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Chrissy
2 years
I love being part of @CaribbeanOTTB - so proud of the work we do. We advocate tirelessly for these horses, and we will not stop! #OTTB #Horseracing #Retiredracehorse #Aftercare #HISA #Donate #Thoroughbred #PuertoRico
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Chrissy
3 months
I urge all racing fans, stake holders and animal advocates to please keep an eye on the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, racing operations continue to expand, no money, no aftercare and no real plans for the horses, most are US bred.
@RACEFund
R.A.C.E. Fund
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@Chrissy_Ottb You are absolutely right and this never should have been allowed.
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Chrissy
2 years
I’ve been MIA, doing everything I could to save my rescue pony from #laminitis . So grateful to @OttbsRock for all the help &support. We lost our fight on Friday. Run free sweet girl. You were very loved.
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Chrissy
3 years
🆘 #thoroughbred arriving @camareropr via CARGO SHIP TODAY!!!3 filly’s and 2 active in racing. These Owners in #PuertoRico Need to be banned. Period. @NotCloudyAllDay @maggimoss @jonathanstettin @BH_EMitchell @Steve_Byk
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Chrissy
3 years
🧜‍♀️🐎🧜‍♀️ Ariel update, day 10. Gaining weight 🐷, skin looking much better, and as sweet as 🥧 🥰
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Chrissy
10 months
🔔 update on my sweet St. Rose 🌹: She has been cleared to leave QT in two weeks, her shoulder wound is still draining but healing. Thank you to all of the generous ppl who contributed to her safety 🙏
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Chrissy
3 years
🧜‍♀️ 🐎🧜‍♀️ Ariel 4 week update 🎉 She is such a doll. #arescuedpony #nugget #loveher #fillypower
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Chrissy
11 months
I was shocked and disappointed to see this. I feel it’s always better to donate directly to the rescue or aftercare of your choice rather than large bloated organizations.
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Chrissy
10 months
“The problem they ran into was that the owner, Skull Stable PR, was asking too much for the horse.” Question: why was ANY amount of “too much?” Anyone else see a problem with this? These were MILLIONAIRES that owned him. Shameful.
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Chrissy
1 year
RIP #IKnowYourFace YOU DESERVED BETTER! This mare sold in private sale by @JAWongRacing after 11th plc finish. Ran 7x @ Camarero, Retired 3/28/23. Euthanized 6/19 - Pain too unbearable @JAWongRacing *SHOULD* have done the right thing ad retired her after last race. #HorseRacing
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Chrissy
2 years
Trainer @BurtonSipp dumped this recently raced mare off with this dirtbag kill pen buyer, instead of responsibly retiring her. Shame on you!!! @ElizBanicki @RACEFund #HorseRacing #ottb #horses #rescue #killpen
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Chrissy
9 months
@jackjaypalmer Nothing makes my blood boil faster than the headlines about the $ made and spent at the sales - while aftercare is SEVERELY underfunded. The money IS there, it needs to be redistributed & the horses deserve their piece of that pie!
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Chrissy
8 months
🫶 I am BEYOND excited & proud about this for so many reasons…starting with my first grant writing efforts 👏 we got funded for this pilot program to improve horsemanship & connections with TBs in #PuertoRico We launched this yesterday and have received nearly 50
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Chrissy
4 months
I wanted to let everyone know Mister Catholic IS safe. His breeder (Liane Davis) has followed him since the day he left FL, in fact tried to buy him back that day. Ultimately 14 months later she was able to facilitate a private sale with his owner in PR. He is currently
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Chrissy
4 months
This is Mister Catholic. Top is the day he left for PR. Sold @OBSSales for $45k bought by C.H.P.R. 14 months later this is how he looked. Sores on his face bone chips in his knees and skin and bones. This is horse racing in #PuertoRico @cpipr @JohnStewarr @RepoleStable
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Chrissy
1 year
🌈💔 #RIP RULER OF THE NILE 😞 you deserved better. *RON sold for $1million as a 2yo #HorseRacing #RIP #horseracingtips
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Chrissy
2 years
“Ellie has been injected so many times the vein on her left neck is unusable, the vein on her right neck has about an inch and a half of "usable" vein, and she is petrified of needles
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Chrissy
1 year
Thank you to everyone who spoke up, write about and exposed this animal abuser. Criminal charges ARE what is appropriate and necessary. It is NOT ok for these gaming commissions to extend a slap on the wrist and turn a blind eye to the LAW, THEY should have reported him.
@FOX59
FOX59 News
1 year
The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday night that horse trainer Dale Hiteman has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly striking a two-year-old horse inside a stall on June 1 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing and Casino.
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Chrissy
3 years
Our latest rescue...been a busy week 😩Fooli is a 5 yr old mare bred in Florida she raced 19 times making $2800. Fooli was found close to Camarero racetrack malnourished and alone. @CaribbeanOTTB
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Chrissy
11 months
St. Rose is safe. She has been bailed out of stroud, seen by a vet for a nasty kick wound, given antibiotics & nestled in a safe place. Thank you everyone who helped make this happen. No greater feeling than helping a horse.
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Chrissy
11 months
In Todays episode of “what life is like for horses in Puerto Rico” seems everyone thinks this is funny…it’s not. It’s neglect.
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Chrissy
10 months
🤣 my husband keeps saying “we’re not keeping her, right?” We BOTH know the answer to that 🤷‍♀️
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
10 months
🤔 a lot to unpack here. I’ll start with “why is this the responsibility of rescues?” As opposed to the ppl who bred, raced and injected the horse to the point of CRIPPLING him.
@JanCatalona
Jan Catalona
10 months
@RACEFund @Ruesca13 Appalling. I am very sad. Where are the rescue people?
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
7 months
Please read and share. Planning a protest on the capital steps in San Juan Puerto Rico #forhorses #equinewelfare #animalwelfare #bethechange
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
1 year
We did it!!! 🥳🥂 - 1k signatures! Thank you to all the ppl who signed, shared & shared again! 📩 1,005 emails delivered to key decision makers in the PR horse racing industry, letting them know WE ARE WATCHING.
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
6 months
HUGE thank you to @ljlmvel @iradortiz & @jose93_ortiz for donating to aftercare in #PuertoRico Showing their support of @CaribbeanOTTB means so much 🙏💪👏
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
2 months
The rampant exploitation of broodmares is nothing short of a travesty. The racing industry must do better to protect and respect these incredible animals.
@fullcircleeq
Full Circle Farm
2 months
There must be a broader conversation about lack of standardized care & respect 4 broodmares. There r wonderful breeders who give exceptional care & that is how it should be. Others operate w/ agribusiness model, mares receive minimal care,valued only 4 foal price. 🐴💔 #aftercare
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
3 months
Appreciation post for @fullcircleeq Frances…it’s gonna be a long one so buckle up! Many people don’t get to see how kind, loving, amazing, SELFLESS & genuine she is - because she really makes EVERYTHING about the horses. She, along with an amazing vet from Haygard, stayed up
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Chrissy
1 year
It’s official 📣 we have CHANGING LEADS retired and safe @CaribbeanOTTB farm. Thank you @NotCloudyAllDay for looking out for this boy and keeping him on everyone’s radar ❤️ you are a gift to horses 🙏
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
10 months
Today St. Rose got a good griming from her care takers grand daughter 🥰 she has gained weight and is looking much better! In about two weeks she will get to join a herd and spend much more time outdoors being a horse 🐎 thank you to everyone who helped save her 🙏
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
11 months
Pretending these break downs don’t happen, and NOT showing them is a disservice to the horses who’ve died. If it makes you uncomfortable it SHOULD. There is NOTHING nice about an animal dying that way.
@ChiefBelief
Kate Is Unruly🪷
11 months
@60Minutes F U for showing the breakdowns of horses in full. NO ONE needs to see that replayed and the people who love those horses and the public have to relive it, it’s enough to know that it happened.
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
2 years
Humans and animals are all safe from #fiona Still LOTS of rain coming down and no electricity. The CTA farm is pretty flooded but Kelley is holding down the fort 🏋️ and everyone 🐎 is ok.
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
1 year
Such a perfect and beautiful video highlighting all of the wonderful work @CaribbeanOTTB does for the horses 💪
@CaribbeanOTTB
CaribbeanTBAftercare
1 year
We recently collaborated w/ Landrover Puerto Rico to submit a 🎥 to #DefenderServiceAwards that recognizes nonprofits for their service. Unfortunately, we weren't selected to be a finalist. We thank Land Rover San Juan P.R. for their interest & support to CTA & our mission🙏❤️🐎
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
3 months
All the connections who failed him prior to this last claim are responsible, shame on them.
@maggimoss
maggi moss
3 months
The epitome and poster boy of what should not happen to our elder racehorses - Chris and Dave traded hands so many times - I lost count- winner of almost a million dollars - 11 yrs old - now running for 4000 in Puerto Rico 👇🏻
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Chrissy
7 months
Working in horse rescue, after care or welfare can really chip away at one’s soul…and then you see a beautiful post like this reminding you that you are part of the most amazing community of others working together to make miracles happen for these horses. We are magic and so is
@sebcourtney
Sherrie Courtney
7 months
A little work today, then a date with our great dentist Dave. CHANGING LEADS put on lots of weight and is doing great! Front shoes next month- he loves his retirement💜 @Chrissy_Ottb @OttbsRock #FromPRtoCT #OTTB #BigBrown Brownie🥰
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Chrissy
8 months
As I drive around KY & see all the beautiful huge mansions purchased with money made from horses & seeing my aftercare friends STRUGGLING to make ends meet, I can’t help but feel a little angry. It’s just not right.
@LindaCKBL
Linda C
8 months
It never ceases to amaze me that there are rescue people out there (who of course don’t make a dime) who never give up. I’ve met a lot of them, know of their hardships and financial burdens they bear, yet,they continue to do this work. Get to know them; they’re so inspiring. 🤩
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
2 years
Quite frankly, I am sick & tired of the (pathetic) excuses that are made for the shortcomings in horse racing that lead to horses being over used, dumped at kill pens, or euthanized. STOP making excuses & FIX the issue, or sport becomes extinct.
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
10 months
❤️❤️❤️ 🐎🐎🐎💨💨💨
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Chrissy
2 months
Can’t believe it’s been 5 years!! Happy Gotcha day to the sweet boy Corozaleno, who came from @CaribbeanOTTB and helped me my broken heart after losing my first OTTB to a very tragic situation. Left - day I got him, Right - today 🥰
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Chrissy
9 months
This. Absolutely 1000% One small gesture to honor & hold space for them. Who else would like to see this? 🙋‍♀️🫶
@SaratogaGoose
Spa Infield Goose
9 months
The In Memoriam reel should include horses.
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
1 year
Why is this even a question. It should ABSOLUTELY and EXCLUSIVELY be funded BY the racing industry. Period. Shameful unpaid volunteers have to beg public for funding. Industry should be embarrassed by this.
@RRP_TBMakeover
Retired Racehorse Project
1 year
Let's discuss: how should Thoroughbred aftercare be funded?
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
2 years
Usually I only talk about horses…but this little love bug was in the street and almost got hit twice, so now he lives with me…what’s one more 🤣
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@Chrissy_Ottb
Chrissy
1 year
Since 2015, an average of 280 horses per year have been euthanized at Camarero Racetrack. The suffering of horses must end. 💪 Sign the petition: #HorseRacing #horseracingtips #thoroughbred #horsewelfare #Animalwelfare #racehorse #PuertoRico #Justice
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