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Party Barn gets Racehorse Makeover

After attending the Retired Racehorse Makeover in 2016 as a groom for a friend, I was inspired to enter the competition myself in 2017.  I discovered the wonderful gentleness, kindness and athleticism of the off the track thoroughbred (OTTB) with my work at Saratoga War Horse.  This is a program that pairs OTTB's with veterans for an experiential process that builds trusts and helps with the re-homing of the horse.

Watching how the same breed of horse could excel in a variety of disciplines (10 to be exact), I was intrigued and was curious how that might go with my training program that I teach at the Aiken Horsemanship Academy.  Also, in  doing this Competition, I could help bring awareness to our Saratoga War Horse Program and remind people that our veterans are struggling with things like PTSD and need our help!  Running my own business and working for two other non-profits, I knew that the time it would take to do the job right would need some support of my friends!

So, here I am on GoFundMe asking for financial assistance to help me develop Party Barn, my amazing partner for this competition, into a superstar!  Our plan is to compete in the Freestyle Division and showcase his talents at liberty and under saddle bridle-less!  If he shows the talent I think he may have, Dressage may be our second endeavor!  

Some of the costs that will need to be covered from now until October are his grain, supplements, hay, horseshoes, and veterinarian expenses.  Also there's travel costs to shows for practice and entry fees to pay at these shows.  And the big expense will be travel to the competition in Lexington, KY for the week of Oct. 1 for the Retired Racehorse Makeover Competition.  At the competition, I will need to pay for my meals, hotel, and my horse's barn accommodations, feed, hay, shavings, etc at the event. 

Thank you so much for your consideration of supporting our endeavor!  This is one very special horse!  Help me showcase him to the world!

Follow our progess via my Blog at www.PartyBarnandJulie.com  and subscribe to the site to stay up to date when new posts are made!

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Julie Robins
Organizer
Aiken, SC

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