Page 6 - 2020 RRP TB Makeover rulebook

Overview Mission and Goals
The Thoroughbred Makeover is a competition offering over $100,000 in prize money in which Trainers acquire a recently-retired racehorse and prepare it over a period not to exceed ten months for competition in one or two of ten riding sports. Formats for competition are designed to test the quality and progress of each horse’s training.
The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium takes place at the Kentucky Horse Park on October 7-10, 2020. It includes semi- nars, a vendor fair, a horse sale (the Makeover Marketplace), and the Thoroughbred Makeover itself.
The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium is organized by the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP), a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to facilitating placement of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers.
The RRP created the Thoroughbred Makeover to showcase the trainability and talent of off-track Thoroughbreds, and to inspire Trainers to secure the futures of these animals through correct and thorough retraining. In addition to benefiting the horses, the Thoroughbred Makeover is intended to help Trainers establish themselves professionally or as amateurs in their respective disciplines. Without good Trainers, Thoroughbred racehorses cannot become great riding horses.
The Thoroughbred Makeover also serves as the only national gathering of the organizations, Trainers, and farms dedicated to serving these horses when they retire from racing. The event will evolve over time to meet the needs of these groups.
The following overview section outlines the key aspects of the Thor- oughbred Makeover and how to get started.
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