Stephanie Parkot

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie and I live on a farm in Western New York with my husband and 3 sons. I keep busy homeschooling my boys and taking care of our home and farm. On the farm, we have pigs, sheep, rabbits, a Jersey cow, and of course, my horses.
I am a lifelong equestrian, but the horses took a backseat for many years while we were growing our family and my boys were little. Two years ago I started taking lessons and showing again and it’s been full steam ahead since then! I now have 2 wonderful OTTBs, that I adopted from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.
Best Idea is an 6 yr old gelding and we competed in the 2024 Makeover in Competitive Trail, coming in 10th place overall and 5th place amateur. This year I plan to do some limited distance Endurance rides with him and some local Hunter shows.
Sterling Honor is an 4 yr old gelding and if all goes well, I will be returning to the Makeover in 2025 with him to compete in Competitive Trail. He has been progressing well in his training and I’m really excited for the future with him!
I just want to encourage others that it is possible to retrain an OTTB at home, that you can use what you have, you can do it with your kids in tow, and be successful! Plus, you get to be a part of the coolest club ever, OTTB lovers!