Gate to Great/Horse Creek Thoroughbreds

Gate to Great/Horse Creek Thoroughbreds The Gate to Great Program at Horse Creek Thoroughbreds gives racehorses a second chance through a unique ranchwork training program.

Through the Gate to Great, Great Geldings Program, we provide a rehabilitation process that gives Thoroughbred geldings a chance to recover from the rigors of a racing career and time to develop new skills outside the racetrack environment. Relying on our experience using Thoroughbreds for ranch work, we expose former racehorses to tasks necessary for success in new vocations, be it on the range o

r in the arena. We are proud to see our horses go from the starting gate to GREAT mounts for any discipline!

Today is the Traver's Stakes at Saratoga, also known as the Midsummer Derby. Did you know there have been two dead-heat ...
08/29/2026

Today is the Traver's Stakes at Saratoga, also known as the Midsummer Derby. Did you know there have been two dead-heat finishes in this event? In 2012, Golden Ticket and Alpha made history in the 143rd running. The other record came in the 11th running, back in 1874. Golden Ticket was the color-bearer for Magic City Thoroughbred Partners (Carter Stewart & Ken Schlenker) of Billings, Montana. The Kenny McPeek trainee beat his odds, hitting the wire with Godolphin's home-bred Alpha, conditioned by Kiaran McLaughlin. The track's artists were tasked doubly for the traditional painting of the winning colors on the infield canoe. Since 1962 the once blue canoe has been painted, leading famous turf writer Red Smith to comment, "Radical changes are not popular here." Golden Ticket...Golden Tempo - what history will be made today?

Rico and Dale have a gentle session with a calf on throwing a loop and tracking. A break-away hondo was used so the litt...
08/22/2026

Rico and Dale have a gentle session with a calf on throwing a loop and tracking. A break-away hondo was used so the little guy wasn't harmed and Rico received the full benefit of the concepts. This training preceeded a weekend packed with plenty of fall cattle work. With the extreme drought, cattle are headed to market earlier this year and ranchers are making harsh cuts of dry cows. For some operations, the reductions are deeper and threaten the future of generational ranches. Our nation's herd numbers are dangerously low for a number of reasons, such as drought, which spilled over into hay/grain markets. The controversy over how to save animal production agriculture and reduce consumer pain at the grocery store escalated recently. What is your take on the situation?

This cat isn't afraid of water. Walking across the frame supporting the irrigation tarp, Kitty hunts for bugs escaping t...
08/18/2026

This cat isn't afraid of water. Walking across the frame supporting the irrigation tarp, Kitty hunts for bugs escaping the flood of water destined for a hay field. Old style flood irrigation still gets the job done, especially in a dry summer.

Two of these bays are GTG grads and join an Ohio pasture pal in a hydrotherapy cool-down. Does it makes us feel any bett...
07/28/2026

Two of these bays are GTG grads and join an Ohio pasture pal in a hydrotherapy cool-down. Does it makes us feel any better that we are not the only ones melting this summer? No, but we like this relief effort and the equine expressions. (PC: Karlene with King & Seltzer).

When someone sees one of our photos they would like to use, please have the manners and respect for our hard work to at ...
07/26/2026

When someone sees one of our photos they would like to use, please have the manners and respect for our hard work to at least ASK us first and GIVE a Photo Credit!!! A not cool somebody used a picture of one hell of a GTG horse, Automobile, as an attention grabber for an "in search of" post on a group OTTB selling site. Please do not do this - it is rude, not to mention a copyright violation. So there!

Today's Dale-isms:"I'd take the war horse with 50+ starts over a lightly raced one. He probably stayed sound and you kno...
07/24/2026

Today's Dale-isms:

"I'd take the war horse with 50+ starts over a lightly raced one. He probably stayed sound and you know he's been ridden at least 50 times."

"I take a lot of things for granted because I've been doing this for so long. You just get on and ride. Apparently I over simplify because that just doesn't work for a lot of people."

Happy horses in spite of the heat and bugs. As long as they have freedom to move around in a big pasture and a loafing ...
07/19/2026

Happy horses in spite of the heat and bugs. As long as they have freedom to move around in a big pasture and a loafing shed, these boys remain content.

A resident doe and her two spotted fawns leap across windrows at the end of a hot day of haying.
07/18/2026

A resident doe and her two spotted fawns leap across windrows at the end of a hot day of haying.

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