Track to Trail

Track to Trail, a Simple Guide to Transitioning Standardbreds from Racehorse to Riding Horse.

Standardbreds finish their days on the track with a wealth of training and experience, setting them up perfectly for future careers in a variety of disciplines. Still, they need guidance and instruction as they develop the skills necessary to thrive in their next adventures. In Track to Trail, Dot Morgan, founder of and original trainer at America’s oldest and largest retired racehorse adoption program, shares what Standardbreds already know and the step-by-step process she used to take these exceptional horses from track to trail.

“This information comes from 60 years of raising, training, racing, and riding Standardbreds, along with personally transitioning close to 1,000 of them to trail riding,” Morgan said. “It’s so much easier than most people think, if you know and utilize the vast foundation that is already in place.”