#LearningWithLegends

🐴 Apache Cat will be trackside for #3PointMotorsWilliamReidStakes Race Day tomorrow! Today, Patch is all cuddled up in a warm rug after a pampering session with #LearningWithLegends Year 12 student Tayla. ❤️

🐴✨ Behemoth (aka Bear) and Silent Witness (aka Sil) enjoyed some pampering and carrot treats with #LearningWithLegends students Alex, Jade, Yusi, and Maegan before heading to Flemington as special guests for the @FlemingtonVRC Summer Fun Raceday tomorrow!

Some horses leave a mark on the track—others leave a mark on our hearts. Chautauqua is settling in beautifully and has already shared some truly #specialmoments. He is captured here with CEO Andrew Clarke, #learningwithlegends students and some of the Living Legends team. It’s a joy getting to know this gentle and charismatic legend! #livinglegendsau #livinglegends #chautauqua #exracehorse #retiredracehorse #lifeafterracing #legendsontheroad #melbournethingstodo #flemington #flemingtonracecourse #touristattraction #melbourneactivities #australia #visitvictoria #melbournedateideas #discoverhume #greenvale #visitmelbourne #melbourne @discoverhume

📸 Living Legends newcomer Lankan Rupee basking in a spot of pampering from #LearningWithLegends students Teagan and Baily. #LivingLegends #LivingLegendsAU #LoveTheHorse #LifeAfterRacing #DiscoverHume #EveryBitDifferent #VisitVictoria @MickPriceRacing

🎉 Happy 23rd Birthday to Silent Witness "Sil"! 🎉 Lots of extra carrots and pats, seen here with @UniMelb Vet Sci Student Joaquin, #LearningWithLegends. Sil shared in the celebrations with paddock mate and fellow @HKJC_Racing Horse of the Year Bullish Luck.

🐴✨ Update on Stan: Our beloved Pakistan Star is making great strides! Here he is post-bandage change with our amazing vet nurse, Molly, and #LearningWithLegends student, Mila. Next up, a daily walk to meet his fellow legends and a special licorice treat from volunteer Kate! 🍬💚 #LoveTheHorse #HKJCRacing #LifeAfterRacing #DiscoverHume #EveryBitDifferent #VisitVictoria #RUOKEveryday #TonyCruzRacing

🌟 Cherishing special #LoveTheHorse #LearningWithLegends moments with Santa Ana Lane (aka Santa) and Tom Melbourne (aka Tom)! They’re all about connecting with people and enjoying life beyond the racetrack. 🎉 Recently, Adora, Anne, and Emily, students from The University of Melbourne’s veterinary science program, dropped by to sharpen their horse handling skills before their upcoming practical exams. Each year, over 100 university students in veterinary science, veterinary nursing, agricultural science, and equine studies gain invaluable hands-on experience at Living Legends, learning about the #LifeAfterRacing. 🐴💖 #DiscoverHume #EveryBitDifferent #VisitVictoria #RUOKEveryday

🏆 🐎 Redkirk Warrior, two-time Newmarket Handicap winner, will be a special guest at @FlemingtonVRC for #YulongNewmarketHandicap & #AllStarMile Race Day. Pampered & race-day ready thanks to #LearningWithLegends student Tayla!

🌟 Tomorrow is ANZAC Day Race Day! Join celebrations at Flemington Racecourse of the bravery of Aussie & Kiwi soldiers, alongside our fabulous horses, Prince Of Penzance (POP) & Tom Melbourne! 🐴✨ After their pampering with #LearningWithLegends student Audrey, they'll parade post Races 2 & 4. Don’t miss your chance for pats, treats, & selfies! Let's honour our heroes together! 💖 #VRCFlemington #LoveTheHorse #LifeAfterRacing #LegendsOnTheRoad with Lexus #DiscoverHume #EveryBitDifferent #VisitVictoria

🏆 Two-time Australia Cup champ Harlem (aka Haz) is back at @FlemingtonVRC for the 2025 Australia Cup tomorrow! Fresh from a pamper session with #LearningWithLegends students Camille & Tayla, he’ll parade after Races 2 & 4 and be in the stalls for pats & carrots!

Happy 10th Birthday Ka Ying Star (aka Kai) seen here with #LearningWithLegends students Rebecca and Alex while in HKJC Racing fellow #KaYingSyndicate legend Ka Ying Rising made it 10 straight victories #LoveTheHorse #LifeAfterRacing #DiscoverHume #EveryBitDifferent #VisitVictoria

An update on our @HKJC_Racing legend Peniaphobia (aka Peni) with paddock mate Beauty Only. Peni is enjoying being pampered by Emma, Jay and then Luke. You can read more about Peni via the 🔗👇 #LearningWithLegends in #RacingsFieldOfDreams #LoveTheHorse

🥕Catch Almandin and Fawkner at @flemingtonvrc ! Work experience #learningwithlegends students Ruby and Keira spent some time with Din and Fawk today ahead of their Andrew Ramsden Raceday appearance this Saturday 17th of May! They’ll be strutting their stuff after Races 2 & 4 in the mounting yard, and hanging out at Stalls 1 & 2 — ready for pats, carrots, and selfies galore! #livinglegendsau #livinglegends #lovethehorse #retiredracehorse #ottthoroughbred #flemingtonracecourse #mountingyard #melbournecup #andrewramsdenstakes

Birthday cheers for Bullish Luck! #HKJCRacing 2006 #HOTY celebrated his 26th birthday enjoying Dutch carrots with #LearningWithLegends students Mia, Mila and Tahya. #LoveTheHorse #LifeAfterRacing #DiscoverHume #VisitVictoria #RUOKEveryday #TonyCruzRacing#BrettPrebbleRacing

🌟 A special moment for #LearningWithLegends! University of Sydney Vet Science student Tweedy, a passionate rider and instructor, spent some quality time in the saddle with none other than Santa Ana Lane (aka Santa)! What a memorable experience! ❤️

We are very grateful to Dr Shannon Lee from Advanced Equine Dentistry for his specialist veterinary, dental skills and knowledge. Last week he cared for a number of our legends, this time his patients included Rogan Josh, Zavite and Tom Melbourne.

Tommy pictured here had a cheek tooth extracted in front of @UniMelb Vet Science students on placement at LL. Shannon a trailblazer of equine dentistry, is often called on to present lectures and workshops around the world, a wonderful #LearningWithLegends opp. for the students.

🥕 🎂 Happy 21st Efficient! Today is a special day as we celebrate the birthday of the 2007 #MelbourneCup winner, Efficient (aka Fish). Our legend is turning 21 and celebrating with some Dutch Carrots and the students from #LearningWithLegends - Bailey, Gracie, and Teagan! 🥕🎂

A Special #LoveTheHorse Moment 💚🐴 Loving his #LifeAfterRacing Fab’s Cowboy (aka George) settled in beautifully at Living Legends. Here he is sharing a moment with @UniMelb student Dakota, one of 100+ students gaining hands-on experience through #LearningWithLegends.

Little Legends and magnificent magnolias makes for a fabulous Friday! Today Sara from Living Legends and #LearningWithLegends @jcu Vet Sci students escorted #LittleLegends Enzed, Jacinta and Loni up to admire the magnolias in the homestead courtyard.

Wishing everyone the best of season’s greetings & a happy & healthy 2023. With special thanks to our supporters, donors & sponsors for your support making our work such as #LearningWithLegends program possible. It’s been a challenging 2 yrs of COVID & the recent La Niña rains.