Author: kimberlygodwinclark@gmail.com
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Kimberly Godwin Clark Featured In Usdf “Your Dressage” Magazine
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Learn about my journey to work work with and train Thoroughbreds. Click here to see the story!!! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”635″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1528276523512-46c0de7c-8e8d-7″ include=”632,550,576,453,297,631″ css=”.vc_custom_1528276658332{padding-top: 100px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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WBAL News Story – What Happens To Thoroughbred Racehorses After Racing Ends?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leighton Farm was honored to be featured on WBAL News in the spring of 2018 just before Preakness time. The piece was created by reporter Megan Pringle. Click here to see the story!!! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1528274624942-07a1d24f-8000-10″ include=”617,618,619,620,621,622″ css=”.vc_custom_1528274797624{padding-top: 100px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Going Home
Exercise riders sit on a powder keg right on the edge of going off much of the time. One of the main goals of training racehorses is to sharpen them. When a race horse is sharp, he has been brought right to the edge both mentally and physically and that is when he is ready…
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Tad Coffin Performance Saddles
by Kimberly Godwin Clark In April 2015 I was invited by Lucinda Green to Tad Coffin’s farm. I would soon learn about an approach to saddle making and riding that would bring me much closer to fulfilling my horse’s needs. I am embarrassed to say that I really didn’t know what Tad did. I knew…
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Confidence
It is not commonly understood that most racehorses never win even one race and with each win the odds of winning another race decline. Only a very small number of racehorses are successful at any level of racing. These horses are trained and prepared for several years during their young lives to become racehorses. Normally…
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Well on his Way
Luicci is well on his way to becoming the young rider’s horse that we are hoping he will be. Here, Kayla Wolfe is shown working with him. She is riding him at walk, trot and a bit of the canter. We are still working on building the foundation that will support all of his future…
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Laying Down The Foundation
This post is about how we start retired racehorses horses here at Leighton Farm. The subject is Apollo – who we now call Pauley. One of my helpers began calling him Pauley and he really IS a Pauley so there we are! He likes the name too! The way I am working with Pauley…
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Transition From Stall Rest – The Next Safe Step
Apollo was cleared for limited turn out last Thursday after the new digitals were done. With all of the rain and the greasy footing we decided not to turn him out just yet but instead to begin longe training in the round pen. We have one round pen with sand footing. I know what some…
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Hamming It Up~
Leighton Farm is quite busy on the weekends – especially when the weather is nice. Luicci eats up all the attention from visitors. He uses his adorable ears and personality to attract them to his stall where he proceeds to ham it up and engage them. Here he entertains Lauren Pennell. He gave her a…
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