Retrained racehorses

‘Racehorses are like soldiers’: special retrained racehorse parade at Sandown Park

The shared challenges faced by racehorses and soldiers as they make the transition to “civilian” life are to be highlighted in a special parade at Sandown Park today

'Perci was near death': how one ex-racehorse defied the odds to make a remarkable recovery

Taylor Murphy at Lone Star Ranch and Rescue in Texas witnessed a dramatic turnaround of fortunes for one resident this year. Read on for this amazing tale of triumph over adversity...

The Queen’s Barbers Shop joins fellow stars in parade of former racehorses

The former racehorses will lead out the runners to Sir Peter O’Sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase and parade for crowds in front of the grandstand

Watch an ex-racehorse working with a golden eagle in remarkable new career

Ex-racehorses can be seen strutting their stuff in the dressage arena or flying across hunting country with ease — but settling into a new life working with a golden eagle on the wide expanses of Dartmoor is perhaps a little more unusual

Ascot Gold Cup winner shows off his showjumping talent

The Group One winner, who earned more than £352,000 during his career on the track, has enjoyed the switch to showjumping

Watch Silviniaco Conti turn his hoof to cross-country schooling

The seven-time Grade One winner will return to the hunting field after his final team chasing run of the season this weekend

Swapping hunting country for Aintree: Meet the RoR Racing to Hunting Challenge finalists

Find out more about the five former racehorses — now enjoying life on the hunting field — who’ll go head-to-head for the £2,500 top prize

A former racehorse checks into a hotel... (yes really)

‘My goal is to show people that thoroughbreds can be calm and happy partners’

One-eyed racehorse excelling in falconry career

Caymans raced successfully in Australia, Dubai and Great Britain before turning his hoof to falconry

One last HOYS for Queen’s showing star

Barbers Shop has had great success in the show ring, including being crowned supreme ridden champion at this year’s Royal Windsor Horse Show

‘You feel like John Wayne’: former winning racehorse rounds up moor ponies

Rio De Sivola has hunted and assists drifts and cattle work

National Hunt star Silviniaco Conti wins first rosette in new career

Charlotte Alexander told H&H that Silviniaco Conti gave her a “lovely” ride to win his first rosette after retiring from racing

Retraining The Giant Bolster: 'two strides of trot and I knew we had a problem'

Read the latest from the our blogger Lucy Bridgwater as her and 'Sammy' head to their first dressage competition

Help! My ex-racehorse needs more topline — what should I do? H&H explains...

Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed her ex-racehorse who requires more condition

Retraining The Giant Bolster: 'Sammy knew exactly where he was as soon as he caught sight of the track'

Lucy Bridgwater tells us all about her and Sammy's appearance in the RoR parade at the Cheltenham Festival recently

29 amazing retrained racehorse transformations you need to see

To celebrate the time and effort a huge number of people put into their former racehorses, here is a selection of incredible post-racing transformations...

Retraining The Giant Bolster: I'm trying to tame the mud monster

Lucy has ventured out and about with 'Sammy', earning high praise en-route. Plus she also received an exciting phone call

Retraining The Giant Bolster: time for his first dressage lesson

The Giant Bolster (aka Sammy) enjoys his first ever flatwork lesson and Lucy allows him back on the galllops just for one day...

From Royal Ascot winner to para dressage star: meet remarkable ex-racehorse Namibian

When I realised his full background I just thought how fortunate I am

6 things you swiftly realise when you take on an ex-racehorse

Having retrained dozens of ex-racehorses over the years, Aurora Eastwood imparts some pearls of wisdom for those taking on the challenge