Horse_Illustrated_-_October_2019

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be told about the heart of a Thoroughbred, but

she’s enjoying showing the world what these

horses can do when they retire from racing.

This year, Napravnik has three horses com-

peting: two under her tutelage alone and one

that is a team horse. Implemented in 2018,

the Makeover’s team competition seeks to

involve more riders in the retraining of retired

racehorses. A team must have at least three

members, with two members presenting the

horse in competition.

This format defrays some of the time and

cost affiliated with owning a horse by allow-

ing it to be shared among multiple riders and

caretakers. Over 40 teams have indicated

their intent to compete in 2019, a significant

increase from 15 teams in 2018.

My Man Sam is Napravnik’s team horse, who

will be competing in show hunters under the

team name Rosie Napravnik Off-Track Sport-

horses. Sanimo will be an individual mount

for Napravnik; she actually galloped the big

Rosie

napravnik

retired from

a highly

successful

career as a

jockey and

now retrains

off-track

Thoroughbreds.

Lou oms/creAtive commons