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Lifetime
retirement at the TRF
No
other Thoroughbred rescue operation offers the TRF's many retirement options.
For countless horsemen in the racing industry,
and for owners who can no longer take care of
their former racehorses, the TRF's retirement
programs answer their desperate need -- and overwhelming
desire -- to insure that their horses will live
out their days in safe and serene surroundings.
Unlike some other horse rescue
organizations, the TRF will provide lifetime care
even for horses who cannot be ridden due to age
or infirmity.
At the Foundation's principal
farms, and at satellites where smaller farm owners
help us by providing care and board for a modest
stipend, horses retired to the TRF are well-fed,
beautifully groomed and content.
Many go on to varied and productive
post-racetrack careers. Former TRF horses have
become everything from mounted police horses to
polo horses to exceptional competitors in the
show ring. At the Exceller Farm in upstate New
York, racehorses are being evaluated, rehabilitated,
and retrained for private adoption all the time.
In 2003 alone, the TRF adopted 130 horses out
to private homes.
Registered Thoroughbreds,
free from contagious or communicable diseases,
and for which private retirement is unavailable
or unsuitable, may apply to the TRF. The owner
of an accepted horse must submit a properly endorsed
Jockey Club certificate of foal registration transferring
title to the horse to the Foundation and transport
the horse to the facility. For more information,
read our retirement protocols or
contact our Kentucky office at 859-246-3080.
A small donation to the TRF may be required in
order to complete the retirement process.
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