Milestone 4: "Milo"

Milo is a 2012 gelding who is presumed to be a Thoroughbred-Warmblood Cross. He stands roughly 16.2 and is full of personality. Shelby adopted Milo from the SPCA when he was a 2 year old. When Shelby took him in, Milo was essentially feral. Extremely wary of people, growth-stunted and underweight, Milo put Shelby’s patience and training to the test. Since then, he has come a long way and blossomed into an unrecognizable horse compared to the one he used to be. Shelby attributes much of her equine education to Milo’s training and discovering what has worked for him. Read all of Milo's story here.


Blueprint MSH: “Banksy”

Banksy is Shelby’s first homebred foal. He was born May 28, 2019 and is by the Oldenburg stallion, Banderas, and out of a Thoroughbred mare, In Fine Fashion. Banksy attended the German Oldenburg Verband inspection as a foal where he was awarded Premium. He is intended to be Shelby’s future jumper prospect.

 

 
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Fast Bid: “Harlow”

Harlow is a 2014 16.2hh Thoroughbred mare who Shelby acquired after she retired from the racetrack in September 2020. Harlow had a fairly successful racing career spanning 4 years, with her first ever start taking place in the country she was bred in, Ireland. She enjoyed the winter off before starting to be educated for her new career in 2021. Harlow is a very brave and naturally talented jumper who shows a lot of promise as a sport horse.


 

Ogopogo: “Pogo”

Pogo is a 2017 16.3hh Thoroughbred gelding who trained to race and had one published work before retiring from the racetrack due to owner getting out of the racing business. Pogo is from the same breeder as George and is actually his half brother, they share the same dam. Pogo is born quite late in the year so has had a light restart in 2020, following a short time spent training at the racetrack in 2019. We hope to compete this lovely young horse in the 2021 season.

 

 
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Bionic: “George”

George is a Thoroughbred that Shelby used to gallop while he was still racing, when it came time to retire, Shelby selected George as her 2019 Retired Racehorse Project horse. George is a 2015 17hh gelding with a stellar temperament and looks to boot. He showed in Show Jumping and Dressage at the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover.

Unfortunately George passed away in February 2020 due to neurological disease.