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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
YEA! He's an Ambassador! 
Retired from racing with over $200,000 in earnings, Alpena Magic was trained by Bill Hicks. Alpena Magic was originally retired at age 15, but retirement didn’t suit him, and he became so depressed those around him didn’t think he would survive. Hicks brought Alpena Magic back to the races and back to a healthy mentality. . |
I had a friend with an event horse who had the same problem with retirement. He had been a flat racer (14 wins in 115 starts and stakes-placed), a steeplechaser, and a novice level 3-day event horse. When he was retired to pasture at age 19, he started to deteriote physically. He needed somthing to do! So my friend leased to a younger rider for hunter classes. (That horse never stopped cross-country, just loved to jump over things.)