Services - Rosie Napravnik Off-Track Sporthorses

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With over 20 years of unprecedented experience working with Thoroughbreds, Rosie has a unique perspective in transitioning race horses into alternate careers. In her program, each horse’s journey starts with providing them with self regulating skills and awareness so that they can easily navigate the unnatural world in which they live. From there, training is customized to focus on the discipline in which the horse shows that they will most likely excel and enjoy. Along with almost 10-years as a professional jockey, Rosie also has experience with Eventing, Dressage, Hunters, Jumpers, and Fox Hunting. While searching to find her true purpose in giving back to the horses who propelled her decorated jockey career, Rosie has explored many different avenues in the way of rehoming horses. Ultimately she has found the most success for the horses by making matches with riders once they have a significant amount of experience under their belt.

Sourcing

Do you want to get a Thoroughbred directly from the track or from a reseller but you don’t know how to start the process or who to trust? With endless connections on the racetrack and the knowledge of what to look for and what to avoid, Rosie can help you find the horse you’re looking for, connect you with the right people and advise you
through the process.

Coaching

After years of restarting horses herself, Rosie has also taken a specific interest in coaching riders through the process of restarting their own horses. She started coaching riders after receiving an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from casually assisting riders who have come to try sale horses. While Thoroughbreds are known and loved for their high intelligence, trainability and sensitive nature, these factor can also present unique challenges for riders who are unfamiliar with the breed or inexperienced in the starting or restarting process. Rosie has found her niche in helping riders better understand their horse while helping horses better understand themselves in the unnatural environment in which they live. Four Ponds Farm boasts a 200’x80’ indoor arena, a full jump course
outdoors, as well as acres to hack out with lots of great opportunities for green horses and their riders to experience new things. The farm is also conveniently located just off of I-64, between Lexington and Louisville, with a plethora of local facilities to take horses off property to school and compete, including the Kentucky Horse Park and the
Skylight Horse Park. Rosie’s boutique program has developed into a fun and thriving barn family centered around horsemanship and correct riding.

Jumpstart to the Makeover

In early 2015, when Rosie was pregnant with her oldest son, she received a call from Stewart Pittman, asking if she’d be interested in joining the Board of Directors for the Retired Racehorse Project. She was honored and was pleased to join the board but when Stewart suggested she could even train a horse for the Thoroughbred Makeover, it ignited a spark in Rosie and she knew training was now her purpose with horses. Since competing that first horse, Dare Me, in the 2015 Makeover alongside Dorothy Crowell, Rosie has gone on to compete many horses in several different disciplines at the Makeover over the years, and has won the Eventing division aboard one of her husband, Joe Sharp’s trainees, Sanimo, along with multiple top 10 finishes. In 2022, Rosie coached one of her students through the process from buying a horse to competing in the finale at the Makeover and has since felt devoted to exposing more students to the thoughtful process in which she has found so much success with her own horses. This has propelled a new program in called Jumpstart to the Makeover, which will help students from that first step and on into the sport of Eventing, regardless of the Makeover.

Lessons, Training Rides and Programs: A training session refers to a training ride or a mounted lesson, which may include up to three students. A mounted lesson may range from 45 mins. to 1.5 hr. depending on how many students are in attendence. For programs, payments are made at the beginning of the month and lessons are scheduled 1-4 weeks in advance. Training sessions must be completed within one month and do not roll over to the next month. For individual lessons, payments are made at the time of scheduling and lessons are scheduled 7-10 days in advance. For both program and individual training sessions, refunds will not be issued for missed lessons but make up lessons may be available if schedule allows.

Individual Training Sessions: Ground work, training ride, or mounted/unmounted lesson
One Star Program* 4-7 Training Sessions per month. This package also includes access to Magna Wave Therapy at a 25% discount.
Two Star Program** 8+ Training Sessions per month plus. This package also includes access to Magna Wave Therapy
at a 50% discount.
Video Check-In Consults You’ll leave each training session with new information about your horse and yourself, and
how you can help your horse. When you resume training at home, scenarios may arise that leave you wondering what to
do now…. Grab a short video of what you’re struggling with and check-in for additional guidance between your in
person training sessions.

Kind Words

“Rosie was an outstanding jockey throughout her career and a role model for aspiring riders, especially younger females, she gave them hope and encouragement that they could become the next ‘Rosie.’ Since moving into the next chapter of her life, she has continued her passion for horses and the people who work with them, Rosie has worked tirelessly to promote the adoption and retraining of Thoroughbred racehorses. She has truly been a difference-maker.”

“Rosie is someone whom I’ve admired for a long time. Watching her rise to the top of the jockey rankings with such grace and poise was so refreshing and needed in the racing industry. She quickly became a role model for hundreds of little girls dreaming about becoming a jockey. She has excelled in her new career running her own farm and training program for retired racehorses. Her natural riding talent and horsemanship have helped many horses transition and succeed in their second careers. She continues to be an ambassador for a variety of aftercare efforts and is always freely giving of her time and endorsement to raise awareness and funding. She is a true hero to our sport and specifically to the horses that give their all both on and off the track.”

“As respectful of a career Rosie made for herself on the track, she has done just that off the track. Her love for the industry shines through her passion for retraining retired racehorses and teaching others her trade. All while being a wife and mother, she continues to help promote Thoroughbred aftercare."

“As a jockey, Rosie was at the top of her game. Exceedingly talented as a rider, she accomplished more than any woman – and most men – have in the sport of horseracing. Beyond that, she was an incredible ambassador for the sport and advocate for the horse. Just like the horses she works with, Rosie had so much left to give after retiring from racing. Her “second career” has focused on retraining racehorses to go onto successful careers in the equestrian world. Through both careers, Rosie has given the industry and its horses so much more than we could ever truly appreciate, and she has done so with grace, skill and persistence. As a former professional athlete, she appreciates on a different level the transformation Thoroughbreds make – both mentally and physically – when transitioning from racing to a new calling. She not only is an expert in the irons, but also so good at sharing this side of the industry with the masses through interviews, social media and more. All of us who love racing and racehorses are forever in her debt.”

“Rosie the epitome of a hero; here to save the day and lead the way. She is the definition of commitment. Whether it’s being a jockey, a mother, a sister, daughter, friend or rider/trainer, she is always there to give you 100% and then some. She is passionate about her horses and her family; always striving to do a little bit better than the day before. She has been my biggest supporter from the day she was born, cheering me on and believing in me even when I struggled to believe in myself. She is a role model for what it takes to be successful; never letting others thought or opinions stop her from pursuing her dream She is resourceful; when she has a goal, she will always figure out a way to accomplish it. And most importantly she is KIND. She is kind to her animals, friends, family, employees and colleagues. She is the first to help build you up when you are struggling; she will lend you a helping hand when you feel you can’t go on, even if she has had an exhausting day herself. She is humble. Even with all of her global accomplishments, she stays humble, always striving to become a better person than she already is. The world is a better place because Rosie is in it.”

As time and career paths have changed, Rosie’s unparalleled ability to connect with horses has not. Rosie began acquiring OTTBs for the purpose of retraining and in some cases re-homing. As in anything Rosie puts her mind to, she worked hard to perfect herself as a rider in the discipline of eventing in which she had to become a student all over again. I have seen an equal if not greater passion ignited in her as she works with retraining the animals that have given her so many blessings in life for which she is eternally grateful. Rosie is the definition of ‘all in’ and is very selfless when making sure that everyone under our roof gets the utmost support in whatever they pursue..."