08/07/2026
Hello friends, family, and journey followers!!
Dime and I have been hard at work preparing for the Thoroughbred Makeover!! We are just over 2 months away! 🤯
With that being said, I want to extend an invite to each of you!! Please come visit, watch, and cheer Dime and I on October 7-10 at the Kentucky Horse Park. 📍
Additionally, I would like to offer sponsorship opportunities- personal or business. I would absolutely love to include you in this special journey to a life changing week of competition, showcasing the amazing Thoroughbred breed.
Sponsorships would cover items such as: entry fees, shipping costs (to and from KY), stabling fees and amenity costs, overnight expenses, and so much more. If your business/brand showcases a product, I/Dime would happily feature your gear at the Makeover! I envision team (Coal Bank Road & Grace Heepke Equine) shirts with printed sponsor details! 💕
🏅Product donation: $50+
Facebook shout outs
🥉Bronze Sponsorship: $75
Facebook shout outs and business name on team shirt.
🥈Silver Sponsorship: $100
Bronze sponsorship plus business logo on business sponsored team shirt.
🥇Gold Sponsorship: $150
Silver sponsorship plus receive a team shirt!!!!
If you are interested in sponsoring Dime and I’s trip to the Makeover, please reach out privately for more details! I would love to have all sponsors contacted by September 1st so I can get shirts created!
I deeply appreciate your consideration! ❤️ We look forward to seeing you in Kentucky!
Here is more information on the Thoroughbred Makeover/Retired Racehorse Project:
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The Thoroughbred Makeover is a training competition designed to showcase the versatility and athleticism of the Thoroughbred horse. The most lucrative of any training competition of its kind, the event offers at least $135,000 in prize money, distributed to top finishers in 10 disciplines across two divisions. Riders (referred to as "trainers" regardless of professional status) first apply to participate based on their demonstrated riding ability. Once ac-cepted, trainers then register a recently retired racehorse or former broodmare and prepare it over the course of the year, culminating in a competition in the heart of the Thoroughbred racing industry in Lexington, Kentucky.
Formats for competition are designed to test the quality and progress of each horse's training.
The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium takes place at the iconic Kentucky Horse Park on October 7-10, 2026. It includes educational opportunities, a vendor fair, a horse sale (the Makeover Marketplace), and the Thoroughbred Makeover competition itself.
The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium is organized by the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to facilitating placement of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers.
The RRP created the Thoroughbred Makeover to showcase the trainability and talent of off-track Thoroughbreds, and to inspire trainers to secure the futures of these animals through correct and thorough re-training. In addition to benefiting the horses, the Thoroughbred Makeover is intended to help trainers establish themselves professionally or as amateurs in their respective disciplines. Without good trainers, Thoroughbred racehorses cannot become great riding horses.
