In this episode of OTTB on Tap, we catch up with RRP Trainer Chelsey O’Brien as she prepares off-track Thoroughbred, Unbeknownst To Me (UBie), for the 2024 Retired Racehorse Project Makeover. UBie is owned by Pastured Place, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the needs of Thoroughbreds. Chelsey shares insights into UBie’s training for Western disciplines, including barrel racing and ranch work, emphasizing the importance of "creating value in the undervalued" OTTBs like him. She also discusses the challenges they’ve overcome, including some great tips on OTTB hoofcare in the first year off the track, and how she ensures UBie stays healthy and prepared for the big event in Lexington, KY.

Join us as Chelsey reflects on her journey with UBie, her new farm in Berryville, VA, and what it’s like bringing an OTTB to their next career. Whether ...