Protocol for Retirement of a Thoroughbred Racehorse with TRF

(This protocol is meant to serve as a guideline for the Acceptance Committee)
1. Horses at the racetrack or at risk of going to the slaughterhouse are given first priority.
2. Except in unusual circumstances, former racehorses, now sport horses, are only accepted if they can go directly to an adoptive home without spending time at a TRF farm.
3. Broodmares are only accepted if they have a racing record and the owner shows financial reasons why the broodmare cannot live out her life on the breeding farm, unless they qualify under category 1.
4. Horses must be pasture sound or potentially pasture sound.
5. Stallions must be gelded.
6. If the applicant is financially able, they may be expected to give an annual donation to the TRF in the amount deemed appropriate by the committee.

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