When Reggi Met Shelby
By Francis LaBelle As part of its mission, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation encourages anyone who has made a living or derived enjoyment from Thoroughbred horses to consider what happens to …
TRF partners with MARE Center on major study
By Bridgett McIntosh and Katie Kaufman Article originally appeared in Middleburg Life Virginia’s lush green pastures are more than just a picturesque backdrop to horse and hunt country. Researchers at …
‘Horses convert the toughest inmates’
By Susan Salk on October 21, 2016 Three decades having passed since he jackhammered concrete floors of an old dairy barn to make room for horses, Jim Tremper now looks …
Mercer County Horses Thriving at TRF
By Sue Finley Two months after being rescued from a dire neglect case in Mercer County on a farm leased by trainer Maria Borell and her father, the six horses …
TRF takes 6 hungry, abandoned horses into herd
By Susan Salk on June 29, 2016 Silver Cliff and Z Camelot, two Thoroughbreds discovered in a herd of abandoned horses linked to a Breeders’ Cup-winning trainer, were officially released …
TRF Second Chances horses show inmate a new path
by Susan Salk, Off Track Thoroughbreds Ocala, FL – A former inmate who had lost almost everything when she was sentenced to four years in a Florida jail found “some …
TRF Horses help ex-inmate find love, career, hope
by Susan Salk, Off Track Thoroughbreds A young woman who learned to ride and care for horses while participating in a prisoner/OTTB program at the Lowell Correctional Institution of Florida …
Second Chances & TRF ex-racehorses help ex-inmate to prosper
Horses helped him prosper after 2 prison stays by Susan Salk on January 7, 2016 A twice-convicted Virginia man who once cried in his cell with despair, found his path to …
These Horses Give Prisoners a Second Chance
Published on Jun 22, 2015
Some inmates in the Maryland state prison system are hoping to make their lives after prison better by working with retired racehorses. The prisoners benefit from learning new skills as well as the compassion and patience it takes to work with the horses. Studies have shown that programs like these help decrease the likelihood that an inmate will return to prison.
PRODUCER/EDITOR: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
VIDEOGRAPHERS: Kathryn Carlson and Gabriella Garcia-Pardo