Thursday, July 3, 2014

Filmmaker Hopes to Raise Aftercare Awareness

By Tayloe Clements
The story behind Kara Colvins' off-the-track Thoroughbred, Jake, inspired her to document through film other aftercare successes. She hopes her project, called "Back on Track," which she is still shooting, will motivate others and create more opportunities for second careers among ex-racehorses.
Jake is a 21-year-old gelding that Colvins adopted from her trainer when she was 13. His easy transition into the world of dressage and eventing opened her eyes to the broad potential of Thoroughbreds beyond the track. Now she wants to spread the word.

Colvins began developing the concept for "Back on Track" during a documentary class at Savannah College of Art and Design. She produced a 12-minute short film that focused on Lisa Molloy at New Vocations, Three Chimneys Farm's "Take Care of Our Own" policy, trainer Graham Motion and Herringswell Stables, and Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day. This short film went on to win the Robert O. Levitt Ocean Silver Award at National Geographic's Gray's Reef 2013 Ocean Film Festival, and convinced Colvins to expand her project into a full-length documentary.

Since 2011 Colvins and a crew of 17 have been traveling around the United States visiting organizations dedicated to Thoroughbred aftercare. In groups of five, they have been gathering stories in Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, New York, and the Carolinas from Thoroughbred owners, people who run off-the-track Thoroughbred rescue facilities and rehabilitation programs, and those involved in the retraining of ex-racehorses. The groups communicated regularly with each other to coordinate their work while filming.


Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85993/filmmaker-hopes-to-raise-aftercare-awareness#ixzz36Svqte4k

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