There’s been a lot said about unwanted horses in the past few years, but I want to talk about “wanted” horses.

TheHorse.com started a service earlier this year to allow owners of Thoroughbreds that needed new homes to place those
horses on our Thoroughbred Adoption Services list. These horses are free to good homes, and any negotiations take place between the current owner and the potential owner. Antony Beck, owner of Gainesway Thoroughbred Farm in Kentucky, was the one who suggested TheHorse.com and Bloodhorse.com (our sister publication’s Web site that focuses on Thoroughbreds) work together to help well-meaning Thoroughbred owners find homes for horses that did not fit in the current Thoroughbred breeding or racing market.

I love riding Thoroughbreds, especially the ones I call “puppy dog” Thoroughbreds. Some Thoroughbreds are going to maintain their high-strung qualities, and others really just want their own human; the latter are what I call the puppy dog Thoroughbreds.

I know lots of eventers competing at all levels who won’t ride anything but Thoroughbreds. I also know some folks who have never entered a show or competition with their Thoroughbreds, but trail ride and hack around on them