A new start for thoroughbreds: Manitoba non-profit helps old racehorses find homes

TORONTO — For three thoroughbreds these days, the backstretch is a quiet acreage east of Winnipeg. But there was a time when the track was home. The fast life of a racehorse is also generally a short one. Many thoroughbreds start racing around two years old, and are retired a few short years later. The…

New York Thoroughbred Breeders seek Task Force to strengthen horse rescue efforts

Source: Press Release In the face of a hurtful recession that is impacting all aspects of the thoroughbred industry The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is proposing a taskforce that includes the New York Racing Association, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen Association, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack and the New York State Racing &…

Missing Horses: Rescuing Thoroughbreds

Cross-posted from the BloodHorse.com Written by Tom LaMarra and Esther Marr BLOODHORSE (Jul. 13, 2010) -- A growing network of horse rescue operations, anti-slaughter policies at racetracks, and other industry equine welfare initiatives have taken root in Thoroughbred racing, but keeping track of where horses go when they’re finished racing remains a serious challenge. Volunteers…

A Horse of the Same Color (US)

Will the real Kinoko Man please stand up? Thankfully, he can. And so can his look-a-like. Cross-posted from The BloodHorse.com By SUSAN DALEBROUX, Post Parade A number of weeks ago, Donna and Dallas Keen received an email from a young woman, “Hi … I have one of your race horses that you used to have,…

Rescue Me: After the Finish line

After the Finish Line TM is a horse protection organization who help Thoroughbreds transition off the racetrack into a second career through the funding of qualified rescues and retirement organizations that support, rehabilitate and retrain them. The organization's name was inspired by the book called “After the Finish Line: Race Against Slaughter” by Bill Heller.…