BY SARAH E. COLEMAN
The Retired Racehorse Project’s (RRP) Thoroughbred Makeover has truly been a gamechanger for retired racehorses. Designed to showcase the trainability and talent of off-track Thoroughbreds, the competition has come a long way since its inaugural Retired Racehorse Training Symposium in 2009.
The brainchild of Steuart Pittman, the organization was founded in 2010 with one focus: educating the public as to just how much these horses had left to give once they retire from the track. Pittman sought to re-establish the Thoroughbred as a premier show mount while also highlighting them in other, non-traditional roles, such as ranch and trail riding.