“The ticket sales to this event prove that people’s fascination with the Thoroughbred horse remains strong,” said Steuart Pittman, the Maryland horse trainer who conceived of and conducted the Retired Racehorse Training Symposium at Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Crownsville, Md. “The demand for knowledge about how to train these horses after a racing career surpassed our expectations. We look forward to taking this project on the road in 2010 with support from our friends in the racing industry. Requests for similar events have come in from all over America, and we are already working on expanding the format.”

The Retired Racehorse Training Symposium on Oct. 4 featured 13 horses at various stages of post-race training. Pittman focused the audience’s attention both on the qualities and training of each horse and the skills demonstrated by their riders