Racing For Home Inc., a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-accredited organization, recently shared a heartwarming success story. It all began when they discovered a large group of horses for auction in Ohio. While most had found homes through various aftercare groups, two mares, Burning Bluegrass and Simply Belonging, were still in need. Despite space constraints, Racing For Home Inc. decided to take them both in, hopeful for their future.
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: Exceeding Expectations With Let’s Get It Did
After riding and competing on ponies, Camden Conway was ready to step up to a horse. After a lot of thinking, Camden’s father concluded that adopting a Thoroughbred would be the best course of action to find Camden a new horse. In 2021, Camden received her new horse as a Christmas present. Let’s Get It Did is a 2018 bay mare who ran a total of three times at Woodbine. Camden’s father adopted her from LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A Racehorse’s Journey to the Hunter Jumper World
Chelsea Whalen previously had some experience training and retraining horses but had never worked with an off-the-track Thoroughbred. She embraced the challenge of transitioning a former racehorse into a Hunter Jumper. Chelsea found her perfect match at New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. Many of the horses that go to New Vocations are put into a retraining program for a new discipline when they arrive.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Stories: A New Chapter for Asuka
Ruth Cheyenne Gilman had been a volunteer at Circle A Home for Horses, and she also had adopted a horse previously from the organization. In the fall of 2022, Asuka, a slender and beautiful Thoroughbred mare, arrived at Circle A Home for Horses in Virginia Beach, Va. Initially, Asuka appeared moody and seemed to be “thoroughly scared of people,” wrote Ruth about her first impression of the bay mare. However, after having time to adjust to her new environment and get to know her new caretakers, Asuka slowly came around.
