Tasracing Off the Track

13/10/2026

🐴🌾 DID YOU KNOW? OTT TASMANIA HAS A HYGAIN NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM! 💚

Have you recently welcomed an Off The Track Thoroughbred or Standardbred into your life? 🐎

Through our partnership with Hygain, eligible owners and lessees can access subsidised Hygain or Mitavite feed, along with tailored nutritional advice to help their horse transition from a racing diet to their new life beyond the track! 💚

✅ Who may be eligible?
🐴 Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds bred for racing in Tasmania, or bred elsewhere but raced and retired in Tasmania.
📅 Horses must be within 6 months of their registered retirement date.
🌾 Support is available once per eligible horse, with a limit of 5 opportunities per person per financial year.

How does it work?
1️⃣ Complete the application form on our website.
2️⃣ Wait for Tasracing to confirm your eligibility.
3️⃣ Attend a phone consultation with Hygain for personalised nutritional advice.
4️⃣ Receive the recommended feed through the program.

💚 Help your OTT horse get the right start in their next chapter!

👉 Find the eligibility criteria and application form here:
https://tasracing.com.au/off-the-track/resources/hygain-nutritional-support

10/10/2026

☕🐴 COFFEE & A CHAT WITH OFF THE TRACK TASMANIA

Off The Track Tasmania will be trackside at the Hobart harness meeting this Sunday, 11 October from 2:00pm–4:00pm.

Drop by for a free coffee, meet the OTT team and have a chat about retired racehorses and life beyond the track.

08/10/2026

29/09/2026

🐴 DO YOU HAVE A RETIRED OFF THE TRACK HORSE? 🐴

Bringing a retired racehorse home is exciting… but we know it can also come with plenty of questions.

👉 Where do I start?
👉 How do I help my horse transition from racing?
👉 What should I be doing on the ground?
👉 How do I build a partnership and progress their ridden work?

That’s where our Subsidised Lessons Program can help. 💛

Eligible applicants can receive 10 individual lessons of up to 60 minutes with a Tasracing Approved Coach — with the support tailored to you and your horse.

And it’s not just about riding!

Lessons can cover:

🐎 Groundwork
🐎 Ridden work
🐎 Behaviour
🐎 Horse care & husbandry
🐎 Nutrition
🐎 Building confidence and understanding

The program is designed to support retired racehorses as they make the transition from the racing industry into their new lives in the community.

Head on over to our website to learn more and apply online @
https://tasracing.com.au/off-the-track/resources/subsidised-lesson

Get tailored support for retired racehorses with Tasracing's Subsidised Lessons Program.

28/09/2026

☕🐴 COFFEE & A CHAT WITH OFF THE TRACK TASMANIA

Off The Track Tasmania will be trackside at the Hobart harness meeting on Sunday, 11 October for a Coffee & a Chat!

Harness racing participants are invited to drop by between 2:00pm–4:00pm, grab a coffee and have an informal chat with the OTT team.

It’s a chance to learn more about registering retired racehorses with the OTT program, share your ideas and experiences, and chat about how we can continue to support horses transitioning from racing into life beyond the track.

📅 Sunday, 11 October
⏰ 2:00pm–4:00pm
📍 Ladbrokes Park Elwick

Come say hello and enjoy a coffee on us! ☕

27/09/2026

Just recently Huntingfield Pony & Riding Club held their Spring Show. They had a wonderful turnout, and we thank them for their update and lovely words.

“Thanks to OTT Tasmania for supporting Huntingfield Pony & Riding Club’s Spring show 2026. The show was a great success and we had some lovely OTT horses compete in hacking and showjumping (a few did both!)"

Photograph 1:

Tara Glen Arogorn (raced as Arrow Power) ridden by Tamara Jacobson took out Champion OTT hack as well as Champion Hack in the open ring! This is incredible for a 21yo TB and credit to great management by Tam and her family. Pictured with OTT judge Michelle Milne.

Photograph 2:

Hazel Howie with her beautifully educated Standardbred Baxter was Reserve Champion OTT, in a mixed field with the Thoroughbreds! Baxter also won reserve champion Galloway and carried Hazel to Champion senior rider!

Photograph 3:
We had 12 OTT horses in the showjumping classes. Adele Piggin and her lovely young Standardbred Lewicki Leis won the OTT Tas lucky draw prize and picked up ribbons in the 65cm and 75cm classes.

21/09/2026

31/08/2026

🌸Confidence Building through Good Support 🌸

01/07/2026

🐴 Feed the Horse the Way Nature Intended

Horses are hindgut fermenters, meaning they rely on billions of beneficial microbes in their hindgut to digest fibre and produce energy. Their digestive system is designed for continuous grazing, not large, infrequent grain meals. Supporting this natural process is the key to long-term health, performance, and wellbeing.

🌿 Nature Intended
✅ Continuous forage intake
✅ Small amounts eaten frequently
✅ High-fibre, low-starch diet
✅ Stable hindgut pH
✅ Healthy microbial population
✅ Strong digestive health, performance, and wellbeing

🚫 Against Nature
❌ Large grain meals
❌ Long periods without forage
❌ Excess starch
❌ Hindgut pH drops
❌ Microbial die-off
❌ Increased risk of ulcers, laminitis, colic, poor performance, and poor overall health

When too much starch reaches the hindgut, it disrupts the delicate microbial balance. As the hindgut becomes more acidic, beneficial fibre-digesting microbes die off, reducing digestive efficiency and increasing the risk of serious health issues.
💚 Respect the horse's biology. Feed forage first, limit starch, and support the hindgut—the foundation of a healthy, happy horse.

🐴 New to owning an Off the Track (OTT) racehorse?

The HYGAIN Nutritional Support Initiative is designed to help new owners confidently manage their horse's transition from a racing diet to a balanced post-racing feeding program. Eligible participants receive expert nutritional guidance to help make this important change as smooth as possible.

Think you might be eligible?

Visit the Tasracing Off The Track website to learn more and check the eligibility criteria (T&Cs apply):

https://tasracing.com.au/off-the-track/resources/hygain-nutritional-support