My mom is great at picking winners at the race track. This is a picture of one of my dear friends from Minnesota, Heather and my mom. By their big smiles, you know they picked the winners. I am not a big gambler, but I do enjoy doing a $1 exacta box on most races. An exacta is picking the first and second place horse and if you box it, it can come in in either order. So a dollar exacta box would cost you $2. My friend Heather grew up doing hunter/jumper and dressage. I met her back in high school and we have re-connected recently 
and I was thrilled to hear that she went to Equissage to get her certification for equine massage. She is pictured here giving Rocket Man (the pony) a little love. She worked on Ground Candy after his race and you wouldn't believe how he was stretching and leaning in to it. He was just in heaven. I am hoping she continues to stop in at Canterbury to drum up her business. I think the horses on the track could all use a well deserved massage. I would love to hear if any of my blog readers have any personal experience or thoughts on equine massage. Also, if there is anyone in Minnesota that needs some equine massage done, I can get you in touch with Heather.
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I massage my two racehorses regularly. Like any other athlete they need to keep those muscles in good shape.
Found your blog through Ishtar who also visits the Bukefalos community in Sweden.
I saw that you mentioned the Pacific Northwest - I used to work at Longacres in Seattle many moons ago.
I'm a big fan of equine massage. Use it often on my show horses. Began years ago with my EPM horse and I'm sure it's part of why he's had such a great recovery from such a dibilitating disease.
just notice the comment by anonymous about Longacres, I used to go to the races there many moons ago!
We owned a little filly who ran and won for us (and got claimed away) at Longacres. That was around 1984. Longacres was a lovely racetrack.
I don't know anything about Longacres...did Emerald Downs take its place? You guys have all peaked my curiousity. Will have to do some "googling." Molly commented on having a horse "claimed away." My dad used to enter my horse in claiming races and I used to cry and cry until I knew he was coming home with us. Fo those that don't know what a claiming race is...anyone has the opportunity to buy a horse in the race at a set price. After the race, you hand the horse to the new owner, no questions asked.
Hi youall! Now I am registred and not anonymous anymore. Good to hear of old Longacres again. Boy, did I have a lot of fun there. When I first came around I worked for Doc Pelley and after he died I free-lanced for a LOT of different trainers. Many of them are now at EmDowns.
I did also work a couple of months one winter at Portland!
Yes, have used massage and acupuncture on my competition horses. Especially the jumpers, made them better athletes. Have to keep their bodies in shape, just like we do ours.
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