Jump Start

Jump Start - Thoroughbred Rehoming & Retraining -
- Palmerston North - Manawatu - NZ -
🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻 Manawatu based, NZTR acknowledged retrainer. Check out their album.

Jump Start offer Thoroughbred retraining and rehoming, transitioning OTTBs and giving them a head start to support their new journey. Want to find out more about the horse you're interested in?

•• 🐎 An Update From Me – Not the One I Hoped to Be Sharing🐎 ••Apologies if I havent responded phone and 📧 emails.After a...
28/06/2025

•• 🐎 An Update From Me – Not the One I Hoped to Be Sharing🐎 ••

Apologies if I havent responded phone and 📧 emails.

After an amazing holiday, things took a sudden turn during my second ride back at work. I had a rotational fall — a complete miscommunication between horse and rider — and it was the scariest fall of my life. When I hit the ground and went to move, I realised I was completely paralysed.

After a pretty intense trip to hospital and a lot of uncertainty, the team found a popped disc in my neck resulting in some narrowing around my spinal cord. I’m incredibly lucky to be walking, but currently have limited movement in my arms and ongoing nerve pain in my shoulders. There’s hope things will improve with time, but surgery might be needed. For now, I’m stuck in this stylish neck brace for 6–8 weeks and out of the saddle for a while.

I’m so grateful for the amazing support I had at the time of the fall and from everyone around me since. We’re doing everything we can to make sure the horses at Jump Start continue to receive the absolute best care. I’m incredibly thankful for the people stepping in to help, including getting our current horses sorted — and even welcoming back a Jump Start old girl.

This unexpected downtime might give me a bit more space to focus on the media and planning side of things, but for now it’s all about rest, recovery, and working out what the road ahead looks like.

Thanks so much for all your kind messages and support — it means the world.

Ready for some super sexy photos 😂😂💤💤

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05/06/2025

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This one’s a tad special.

Affectionately known as Shady around here.

He’s on the cards for a dental 🦷 a tooth removal 🟰 a paddock holiday.
Lining up perfectly with my schedule!

• 16.1hh
• 4yo
• Gelding
• Sire: U S Navy Flag

With a good 2 weeks under saddle at Jump Start I’m confident I have a good understanding of how he rolls.

Plan:
Enjoy a spell and let down before further education and retraining.
The racing connections have done a fantastic job with exposing him to everything - even hunting.
He’s a dream to have on the yard, float and work with but definitely doesn’t have the arena skills down packed as yet.

Goal:
To further produce with outings and competitions.

🐴 Catching up with some lovely peps and JS horses!!  🐎
01/06/2025

🐴 Catching up with some lovely peps and JS horses!! 🐎

Super day at the NZTR clinic.Wasn’t in my plan to be sidelined after a mishap out hunting.So lucky 🍀 I have the most ama...
31/05/2025

Super day at the NZTR clinic.

Wasn’t in my plan to be sidelined after a mishap out hunting.

So lucky 🍀 I have the most amazing peps who surround me! Thanks team.

Couldn’t be happier with the Jump Start TBs.

•Rae•Floated her home 👍 She’s standing around 15.1hh. 3yo Mare who really enjoyed her grooming session and attention.Sir...
29/05/2025

•Rae•

Floated her home 👍
She’s standing around 15.1hh.
3yo Mare who really enjoyed her grooming session and attention.

Sire: Derryn
Prepped and spelled.
Reason for retirement is she has not grown and breeder/owner isn’t keen to continue.

Arrived yesterday. Quick snaps 🫰 Will get some better pics and info today.

▀▄▀▄▀▄ Looking for an OTTB?▄▀▄▀▄▀We have these on the books:(If you had to take one without a photo which one would it b...
27/05/2025

▀▄▀▄▀▄ Looking for an OTTB?▄▀▄▀▄▀

We have these on the books:

(If you had to take one without a photo which one would it be????)

• 3yo 15hh Gelding Sire: Staphanos

• 4yo 15.2hh Mare Sire: Proisir

• 6yo 16hh Mare Sire: Scared Falls
(Windsucker/past injury rehabbed/not an easy ride)

• 7yo 16hh Ch Mare Sire: Jimmy Choux
(Has had knees injected, easy ride good walk still needs exp rider, has bling)

• 3yo 15.1hh Filly Sire: Derryn
(Suit polo?) only trucked.

• 5yo 16hh ish Gelding Sire: Derryn
(Rehabbed injury spelling 6 months)

• 5yo 16hh ish Mare Sire: Tivaci
(Spelled since racing, lightly working in great condition has star, snip and socks, bled last race)

Flick me a messge if you want more info, photos or details.

26/05/2025

Sadly Wally hasn’t waved goodbye yet!!

We all need a WALLY in our lives.

He is like the joker of the barn and certainly plays the party tricks!

Again a 3yo who has proven he has some cute qualities along with a tidy confident jump!

26/05/2025

- LUKA -

Just pulling all his videos and info into his album.

He’s been lucky to secure a new home!!! 🙌

Catching up on the ones still here! - MAGAUL - If you’re happy to work with or paddock a 3yo (rolling into 4 in August) ...
26/05/2025

Catching up on the ones still here!

- MAGAUL -

If you’re happy to work with or paddock a 3yo (rolling into 4 in August) then this young Ottb might tick some boxes.

Seems the number 3 might put some off but definitely have some positives!

He has waved all his friends off recently and patiently waiting for a hand up for him.

26/05/2025

- DUSTY -

Flicking his video up to fill his album.

The arena wasn’t his thing but he secured a cozy paddock with a hacking preference home to suit his style!

His main role is to be a bff to another horsey!!

Not all are super stars in the competitive world, but Dusty gets 5 gold stars 🌟 for his temperament and happy go lucky approach towards equine life.

Thanks for taking Dusty on team! And helping a girl out who needs a holiday!

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
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