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Every Thoroughbred Deserves a Chance to Win at Life

We’re counting down the days to the 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, organized by the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP), a nonprofit dedicated to the placement of ex-racehorses in second careers, and sponsored by Thoroughbred Charities of America. You can join thousands of others who believe that every Thoroughbred deserves a chance to win at…

October 20, 2016
Wall Street Journal Features TSB Author and “Horse Detective” Kerry Thomas

As we prepare for the Run for the Roses tomorrow, May 2, 2015, many are considering which horse to choose as the next great-hearted champion of the historic Churchill Downs. One very familiar to this subject is Kerry Thomas, creator of the Thomas Herding Technique and co-author of HORSE PROFILING with Calvin Carter. Kerry has…

May 1, 2015
Channel 5 News Anchor Shares His OTTB Success Story–How a Fleeting Moment with a Foal in a Pasture Changed the Course of Two Lives

George Mallet is something of a local celebrity to those of us who live and work in Vermont. Our WPTZ News Channel 5 anchor offers a familiar and comforting presence as he counsels us on the day’s occurrences from our television, computer, or mobile device. But for those of us at TSB, there’s something important…

February 26, 2014
Calvin Carter, Coauthor of HORSE PROFILING, Talks About Learning “How to Pick ‘Em” and How Behavioral Genetics Is the Key to Winning Equine Performance in Feature Article

Calvin Carter, coauthor with equine athletic psychology pioneer Kerry Thomas of HORSE PROFILING: THE SECRET TO MOTIVATING EQUINE ATHLETES has long studied pedigree and blood stock. It was 2009 when he attended a Derby Trial race at Churchill Downs and met Kerry—they hit it off from their first meeting. Kerry wanted to write a book…

July 29, 2013
Young Reader Fiction Emphasizes New Lives for Horses off the Racetrack

Linda Snow McLoon’s award-winning Brookmeade Young Riders Series has earned critical praise for its emphasis on hard work and good horsemanship, as well as its authentic representation of the challenges an ambitious young equestrian can face in the world of “riding stable drama.” McLoon’s first two books in the series, CROWN PRINCE and CROWN PRINCE CHALLENGED, also…

July 8, 2013
Reviewer Says HORSE PROFILING Will Help Owners, Trainers, and Breeders Bring Out the Best in Their Horses

TSB was pleased to read the following new review of HORSE PROFILING by Kerry Thomas and Calvin Carter: “Basic instinct can never be removed or altered entirely as it represents the horse’s survival mechanism.” As a pioneer in the field of Equine Athletic Psychology, Kerry Thomas—aided by Calvin L. Carter, a pedigree analyst and freelance…

May 24, 2013
Introducing the BROOKMEADE YOUNG RIDERS SERIES…Fiction for Young Horse Lovers, Coming Soon!!

Winston Churchill said, “There’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” Fact of the matter is, this could count for double in the world of preteens and teenagers. There’s nothing quite like horse-craziness to instill good work ethic, good sportsmanship, and a healthy body and mind…caring for, riding,…

September 10, 2012
What’s This Horse Profiling Thing All About? A Letter to TSB Author Kerry Thomas and America’s Best Racing: Summer Insider

Kerry Thomas, author of HORSE PROFILING: THE SECRET TO MOTIVATING EQUINE ATHLETES with Calvin Carter, and creator of the Thomas Herding Technique, recently received this letter from a horse lover who had read his book. We thought it summed up what his techniques are meant to achieve so well, we wanted to share it with…

August 20, 2012
Author of HORSE PROFILING to Sign Books at the National Museum of Racing Plus Offer Prepurchase Profiling Services in Saratoga

Racing season has opened in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Kerry Thomas, creator of the Thomas Herding Technique (THT) and author of HORSE PROFILING: THE SECRET TO MOTIVATING EQUINE ATHLETES with Calvin Carter, is scheduled to be on site August 5 through August 12, 2012, and available to clients for Prepurchase Profiles during the Yearling…

July 24, 2012
Thoroughbreds in Dressage in the NYT–Reminding Us All of Their Great Potential as Equine Athletes…As Well as the Great Benefits of Dressage Training

On June 15, “The Rail” horse-racing blogger Leslie Knauf described how two sports perhaps perceived far apart on the equestrian spectrum—racing and dressage—have in fact long been interwoven. “The highly contained nature of dressage,” Knauf writes, “with its collection and extension of the horse’s three gaits — walk, trot and canter — within a relatively…

June 19, 2012