Savvy Racing

10/28/2025

Muchacha really enjoyed her visitors today,…several Tractor Supply representatives were impressed with Savvy Racing…..

10/19/2025

If you haven’t checked out SavvyRacing.YouTube lately… you need to.
Rhett, Lindsay, our exercise rider AND our JOCKEY Brianne Culp are fine tuning Thunder, Princess and Savvy for their first race. Unfortunately, Muchacha strained a tendon and is back home here at the farm.

We are thrilled to have Brianne with us and sharing our goal in Savvy Racing!

Stay tuned..we are getting closer….

09/13/2025

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09/12/2025

💫 Vibrissae—the horse’s whiskers—are unlike any other type of hair, serving a crucial sensory function.

They are the only hairs on a horse that are not moulted or shed, and are rich with nerves that signal directly to specific areas of the brain for interpretation.

These specialised hairs are the very first to develop in the horse embryo and, compared to regular coat hair, are embedded much deeper in the skin.

Each vibrissa is housed in a small blood capsule that amplifies pressure, so even the slightest movement is perceived by sensory receptors. This allows the horse to process detailed information about size, texture, shape, and location.

Classified as low-threshold (high sensitivity) receptors, vibrissae respond to the smallest of stimuli.

At present, there’s no scientific data on whether horses prioritise vision, hearing, touch, or smell, unlike research available in other species such as rats and pigeons.

Gaining this knowledge would be invaluable in understanding what signals are most effective in horse training, such as comparing the speed of uptake between voice, visual, or tactile cues.

📚An excerpt from Modern Horse Training: Equitation Science Principles & Practice, Volume 2 by Andrew McLean

🛍️ Available to purchase at our website: https://www.esi-education.com/

09/11/2025

The danger isn’t in truth being hidden. It’s in truth being ignored.

Science is clear: the behaviours we so often see in the show ring, tail swishing, mouth gaping, head tossing, bolting, are not disobedience. They are reliable signs of pain, fear, or conflict. A recent peer-reviewed study confirmed this, adding to YEARS of research showing that these so-called “conflict behaviours” are in fact MAJOR welfare red flags within the show rings.

The news has focused on how UNPRECEDENTED this case was: the longest suspension in equestrian sport history. And while that matters, we can’t ignore the bigger picture. The videos are horrible to watch, but many of us have seen similar training practices first-hand. This wasn’t rare it reflects methods that have been normalized for decades.

And perhaps the most telling detail:

This was a post the trainer himself chose to share.

Let that sink in..

If this is what someone feels is acceptable to show the public, imagine what goes on behind closed doors.

What worries me most is how many people defended it, insisting it was not abuse at all. That kind of cognitive dissonance only exists because these practices are woven into the fabric of the sport.

This is the REAL takeaway: abuse has been so normalized that a top rider not only used these methods, but believed they were safe enough to showcase. We also have a top judge sworn in about this not being abuse.

Horses aren’t at risk because the truth is hidden.
They’re at risk because the truth is IGNORED.

09/11/2025

How I roll....🐴

09/10/2025

If you haven’t tuned in to SavvyRacing.YouTube lately, you’re missing some great workouts! And you will love Lindsey, our exercise riders comments!

08/20/2025