Jaidyn Shore and All the Way Jose competing in a jumper show. Photo courtesy of Erica Gaertner

All the Way Jose is a Jonathan Sheppard home-bred who raced for Buttonwood Farm. He won the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory in 2017. Jose retired in 2019 with 37 starts and earnings of over $450,000. Jose’s owner in retirement, Erica Gaertner, is sharing Jose with a twelve-year-old equestrian named Jaidyn Shore, who rides with Suzanne

Jaidyn Shore and All the Way Jose

All the Way Jose is a Jonathan Sheppard home-bred who raced for Buttonwood Farm. He won the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory in 2017. Jose retired in 2019 with 37 starts and earnings of over $450,000. Jose’s owner in retirement, Erica Gaertner, is sharing Jose with a twelve-year-old equestrian named Jaidyn Shore, who rides with Suzanne

Theydon Grey at the Carolina Cup Races in 2018. ©Tod Marks

A talented flat runner in Europe whose U.S. steeplechase career was cut short by bad luck and injury, Theydon Grey has taken to show jumping like a fish to water, and was accepted to compete in the prestigious retraining competition for retired race horses. On pedigree and looks, Theydon Grey is a rock star. The

Erica Gaertner and All the Way Jose

First up in a new blog series, “Road to the Thoroughbred Makeover,” meet Erica Gaertner and All the Way Jose. Jose is a Jonathan Sheppard home-bred who raced for Buttonwood Farm. He won the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory in 2017. Jose retired in 2019 with 37 starts and earnings of over $450,000. Erica will pick