Sideshow Performer and Underperforming Racehorse are Thoroughbred Makeover-bound

Kino McFarland
Tack Room Tales
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3 min readMar 14, 2022

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Photo of Matinee Grazing by Kino McFarland

This October, my horse Matinee (Jockey Club name, Timber Jenny) and I will be competing at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. I have had her since June of 2021 and while I knew that she and I would show eventually, I didn’t think our first year would include the Thoroughbred Makeover. It seemed like a nice goal to have, but not…

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Kino McFarland
Tack Room Tales

MFA in Creative Writing. Sideshow performer. Award-winning filmmaker. Retraining racehorses for lifelong adventures.