19/04/2026
Retraining the OTTB is a lengthy process and one we take a great deal of joy in doing, today it was the first day out post racing for Taking the Mikki aka Mikki. We took him down to a casual local obstacle day and couldn’t be happier with how he went 🥰 he was most definitely out of his comfort zone and unsure of what he was supposed to be doing but he took it all in his stride, relaxed, coped with lots of things going on around him 😅 We hope this guy will turn out to be something really special and hope his journey from racing to performance horse is a smooth one! I am sure that a lot of the credit goes to his previous owners and trainers for including dressage work while he was still racing into his program has made all the difference. We were lucky enough to get him a couple of times while he was still racing with Sally Taylor to know what he was like and already install some of the basics, certainly makes for a much smoother transition to the next career for him 😊
