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In Depth: Woman Embarks On Cross-Country Journey To Promote Retired Thoroughbreds

WUKY | By Samantha Lederman
Published November 10, 2016 at 8:45 AM EST
Valerie Ashker and Peter Friedman crossed into Ohio as they get closer and closer to completing their 3,500-mile trek on horseback.
Samantha Lederman
Valerie Ashker and Peter Friedman crossed into Ohio as they get closer and closer to completing their 3,500-mile trek on horseback.

For Valerie Ashker, promoting ex-racehorses as a breed and finding second careers for them after their life on the track is over has literally become a crusade. 91.3 WUKY’s Samantha Lederman met her in downtown Cincinnati as she rides two of her Off the Track Thoroughbreds across the US to prove their strength, courage and endurance.Listen

Valerie Ashker and Peter Friedman crossed into Ohio as they get closer and closer to completing their 3,500-mile trek on horseback.
Credit Samantha Lederman
Valerie Ashker and Peter Friedman crossed into Ohio as they get closer and closer to completing their 3,500-mile trek on horseback.

Copyright 2016 WUKY
Samantha Lederman
Listeners might remember Lederman and her English accent from when she was a morning news anchor on WUKY from 1999 to 2001.
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