Florida Thoroughbred Rescue

[Buffymommy]

I don't know if this is the right section to put this, but since most read this section I thought I would put it here.

I have a friend who just lost her retired thoroughbred mare to colic. She is interested in finding another retired racer (preferrably a mare) that is just off the track. Does anyone know of anyone to contact in South Florida? She doesn't have much money, but will give it a loving and wonderful home. She got her last mare at 4 years old, just off the track and retrained it herself. She even used her in lessons about a year after she got her. She had that mare for over twenty years. She isn't someone looking to retrain and sell. She would really like another mare to love.

So if anyone can help with someone that I could maybe contact. I think she is partial to bays and tall (like 16 hands or taller). She does want healthy though. I think she wants to train it to go on Hunts.

Thanks again guys.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

I don't know if this is the right section to put this, but since most read this section I thought I would put it here.

I have a friend who just lost her retired thoroughbred mare to colic. She is interested in finding another retired racer (preferrably a mare) that is just off the track. Does anyone know of anyone to contact in South Florida? She doesn't have much money, but will give it a loving and wonderful home. She got her last mare at 4 years old, just off the track and retrained it herself. She even used her in lessons about a year after she got her. She had that mare for over twenty years. She isn't someone looking to retrain and sell. She would really like another mare to love.

So if anyone can help with someone that I could maybe contact. I think she is partial to bays and tall (like 16 hands or taller). She does want healthy though. I think she wants to train it to go on Hunts.

Thanks again guys.

Buffy, I may have a few contacts. I'll let you know as soon as I hear something. I'm looking for the same thing (sometime in the next year or so.)

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Buffy, I may have a few contacts. I'll let you know as soon as I hear something. I'm looking for the same thing (sometime in the next year or so.)

Thanks Cajun. She still has two rescued Geldings, but she really misses her mare. She misses hunts and I think wants to get back into it. She is from New York where she use to do hunts all the time. Her geldings are too old for that anymore. Her mare was retired from it too. She has been very upset lately and has been talking about getting a retired racer again. She was dead serious about it yesterday and has made up her mind that she wants another mare.

Let me know if you hear of anything. Thank you.

[cal828]

There is an organization called Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation that adopts out former racehorses. Don't know much about them. Their website is www.trfinc.com. their website says that there is a fee involved which varies according to the horse from about $500 to $3000. I think the younger horses that could be used for dressage are more expensive to adopt.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Here you go. This is an excellent place to find ex-racehorses.

http://www.canterusa.org/

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Here you go. This is an excellent place to find ex-racehorses.

http://www.canterusa.org/

It most definitely is, but Buffy wanted retired horses in Florida and CANTER doesn't have a program in Florida that I know of.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

It most definitely is, but Buffy wanted retired horses in Florida and CANTER doesn't have a program in Florida that I know of.

You're right, it doesn't...

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

You're right, it doesn't...

I wish it did. There are some really nice horses on there. I found one that I want, but she's too far away.