Thoroughbred retirement facilities receive $US1m in grants

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has awarded $US1 meg inward grants to its 23 accredited facilities.

The Lexington, Kentucky-based non-profit arrangement served equally both an accrediting trunk for aftercare facilities for thoroughbreds afterwards their racing careers, as well as a fundraising trunk to back upward these approved facilities.

The TAA board’s vice-president, Madeline, Auerbach, joined its executive manager James Hastie as well as several other board members inward attendance to denote the grants terminal week.

It is the get-go circular of fiscal grants that the TAA has awarded since its formation inward Feb 2012.

Individual grant awards were based on a comprehensive review yesteryear the TAA Grants Committee as well as board, as well as the grants volition last used for the ongoing attention of retired thoroughbreds.

“We’re really pleased to accolade these grants to our accredited facilities, to recognize as well as back upward their efforts to attention for our retired thoroughbred athletes,” said president Jack Wolf, a thoroughbred owner.

“Since the TAA was formed almost ii years ago, many people bring been working diligently to fulfill the TAA’s mission of accrediting aftercare facilities as well as financially supporting them – as well as I’m thrilled to enjoin that vision became a reality today.

“This is a major footstep forrad for the manufacture inward providing a long-term strategy for thoroughbred aftercare, as well as we’re all really proud. I’d likewise similar to extend a particular give cheers yous to Breeders’ Cup, Ltd, The Jockey Club, Keeneland Association, as well as all of our donors — from stallion farms, sales companies as well as racetracks to owners, breeders as well as fans: your back upward made these grants possible.”

The next is a consummate listing of TAA accredited facilities receiving grant awards:

• Akindale Thoroughbred Rescue – Pawling, N.Y.
• Angel Acres Horse Haven – Glenville, Pa.
• CANTER, California – Los Gatos, Calif.
• CANTER, Ohio – Mentor, Ohio
• Equine Encore – Tucson, Ariz.
• Florida Thoroughbred Retirement as well as Adoptive Care – Palm City, FL
• Glen Ellen Vocational Academy – Glen Ellen, Calif.
• Humanity for Horses – Mt. Shasta, Calif.
• Kentucky Equine Humane Center – Lexington, Ky.
• Long Run Thoroughbred Retirement Society – Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
• Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue – Chesapeake City, Md.
• Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement– Salem, Conn.
• Neigh Savers Foundation – Walnut Creek, Calif.
• New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society – Surrey, British Columbia (Canada)
• New Vocations – Marysville, Ohio
• Old Friends – Georgetown, Ky.
• ReRun – Virginia Beach, Va.
• Southern California Thoroughbred Rescue, Norco, Calif.
• The Exceller Fund – Lexington, Ky.
• Thoroughbred Placement Resources – Upper Marlboro, Md.
• Tijuana River Valley Animal Rescue – San Diego, Calif.
• TROTT USA – Laguna Hills, Calif.
• United Pegasus Foundation – Tehacapi, Calif.

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