Meraki Equestrian

12/06/2025

Proud trainer/coach moment today! ❤️ One of my students had a lesson on my 2024 TB Makeover Graduate and Long Run Graduate, Delawana Princess. Dela is a very different style of ride than Lauren's own horse (2024 TB Makeover Graduate Mr.Nobility) but she got the feel for her quickly and had a great ride! It's always so rewarding watching someone else have a good ride on a young horse that you trained yourself! 🥰

12/03/2025

223 days down, approx 117 days to go! Around this time during her last pregnancy, she would start sleeping like this with her face smooshed into the bedding. She also whinnies and nickers in her sleep - I think she's talking to her baby. 🩷 Tamarkuz x Talize (Giant Gizmo) 🩷

11/12/2025

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11/07/2025

Hard work, dedication, and the right support under you — that’s the formula for success! 💙 Thank you for helping us ride our best every day. Thanks for the great shot, !

10/29/2025

New horse, who dis? Welcome to the team, Michele M.! Barn name soon to come, suggestions are welcome! This lovely mare started 12 times with 2 wins totaling earnings of $61,623! She will be developed for the 2026 Thoroughbred Makeover! Make sure you're following our social media channels if you want to watch this beauty develop!

10/21/2025

Assistant Coach Millie featuring and Gelly! 💕

10/13/2025

It's all about the heart! ❤️ I loved getting to be a part of this video! I cannot wait to get training for next year's Makeover! ⏳

It's the heart. See for yourself everything that the Thoroughbred breed has to offer: applications for the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium,...

10/07/2025

It's Makeover Week!! ❤️

Missing out on the Makeover is definitely a bit more emotional as schooling for the class of 2025 is underway for competitors in Lexington, Kentucky today! Serious FOMO kicking in! 😅

I've decided to share some of my past Makeover grads and favourite Makeover memories this week to help promote the Retired Racehorse Project and the Makeover!

2019 was the first year I entered for the Makeover with Hemmin and Hawin! Hemi was originally supposed to be a quick flip for me when I purchased him in the summer of 2018, but he had some behavioural issues that led to me keeping him and deciding to enter the Makeover! He was also up for sale at the Makeover, but we decided to keep him to develop as we had retired my Show Jumper in September and Hemi showed a lot of promise. He finished up 13th in Show Jumping despite a few rails. It was 47C with humidity and he was so tired, but he still gave me everything he had - like any great Thoroughbred will do! ❤️

Sadly, he was euthanized in January 2022 due to neck issues that were causing him a lot of pain and discomfort. He will always be remembered as the horse that changed the course of my Professional career for the better! ❤️

09/22/2025

Have you listened to Retired Racehorse Radio yet?!

We feel like we've really gotten to known Sam Fawcett of Meraki Equestrian over this season of Make the Makeover, and we love her resilience in the face of seemingly non-stop challenges. Her advice on the mental aspect of riding, both in prep for the Makeover and in the wider equestrian world, is a must-listen from our most recent episode 159.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or in your browser at https://player.captivate.fm/episode/88750ffe-4867-443d-b81d-272ecc0e466e

09/18/2025

Did you listen to the podcast? 🎧

If you've listened to Episode 159, you know our Make the Makeover trainer Sam Fawcett of Meraki Equestrian had to make the tough decision to withdraw Ferda from the Thoroughbred Makeover. What were your thoughts as you listened to this conversation? Let us know in the comments!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or in your browser at https://player.captivate.fm/episode/88750ffe-4867-443d-b81d-272ecc0e466e

08/21/2025

A great Thoroughbred! ❤️

Growing up, the brilliant gray Thoroughbred show jumper Gem Twist was my idol. 🐎✨

Maybe it was the name, maybe his sparkling white coat, or maybe just the way he soared so effortlessly over the fences—but he was the horse I always remembered.

A three-time Horse of the Year and Olympic silver medalist, Gem Twist was a legend with a list of accomplishments that still takes my breath away. But more than that, he captured hearts and inspired dreams—mine included. 💙

Since his passing in 2006, his legacy has lived on through cloning:
✨ Gemini Twist (2008), preserved for breeding by Frank & Mary Chapot
✨ Murka’s Gem (2011), continuing the tradition in competition with Team Murka

Legends never really leave us—they keep soaring, generation after generation.

08/11/2025

Episode 157 of Retired Racehorse Radio is available now! ❤️

NEW EPISODE!

We're back with Sam Fawcett of Meraki Equestrian for our Making the Makeover series: this episode's conversation dives into how Sam likes to structure her overall training program, both for Makeover prep and for any Thoroughbred transitioning from racing.

Plus, we meet a LOVELY adoptable Standardbred from New Vocations, and chat with Bridget Heasley for a new training tip!

Listen now to this new episode wherever you get your podcasts, or in your browser at https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1c1fa65b-ee1f-4b6f-8a41-1aefb87c6595