About Horse Tales from the LOPE Ranch/title> <style type="text/css"> html { text-align: center; background: #c0c0a0; } body { position : relative; width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; background: #fffff2; } div#banner { height: 160px; background: url(http://lopetexas.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d9a5c53ef00e55304a92f8833-pi) no-repeat; } div#content { position: relative; width: 100%; background: #fffff2; border-bottom: 1px solid #fffff2; } p { font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 150%; color: #333333; margin: 0 15px 25px 15px; } .title { font-style: italic; color: #666633; } h1 { font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; color: #990000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px; margin: 15px 0 0 15px; padding-bottom: 0; } h2 { font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 15px; } a:link { color: #990000; } a:visited { color: #990000; } a:hover { color: #336600; } a:active { color: #336600; } img { float: right; margin: 0 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 5px; background: #fff; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="banner"></div> <div id="content"> <img src="http://lopetexas.typepad.com/horse_tales/lynn.jpg" height="152" width="120"> <h1>Lynn Reardon</h1> <p class="title">Executive Director, LOPE Texas</p> <h2>About the Author</h2> <p>I work with Texas Barbaros every day. As executive director of <a href="http://www.lopetx.org">LOPE Texas</a>, my job is to be a "career counselor" for ex-racehorses. Once a finance manager in DC, I had to learn "on the job" how to rehab track injuries, assess equine personalities and restart ex-racehorses under saddle and into new jobs.</p> <h2>About LOPE Texas</h2> <p>LOPE ("LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers") Texas is a nonprofit devoted to finding Texas ex-racehorses of all breeds new jobs after their racing careers are over. We think ex-racehorses are winners even after their racing careers end. They have so much heart, athleticism and intelligence – all they need is a chance to find that second career and new life after the finish line.</p> <h2>About the Blog</h2> <p>Racehorses are donated to the LOPE Ranch from the Texas racing industry. I work with them, rehab their injuries, give them let down time and eventually start their retraining so they can be adopted to new homes. Launched in June 2007, This blog shares the memorable "Horse Tales" of the LOPE Ranch – with all its fascinating horse personalities, gripping veterinary cases and entertaining career changes.</p> </body> </html>