July 28, 2011 — The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) will host its second annual Run For The Horses 5K and ? Mile Kids Fun Run on Saturday, September 3.? The…
My colleague and friend Grant Miller has written a thought-provoking Veterinary Viewpoint column about equine retirement in this month’s Horse Journal, so this week I’m going to add my own…
Retirement for most?horses is a fairly informal process. No papers are filed or legal statuses changed; rather, an equine retiree simply does less of what he used to do or…
…The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is the largest equine rescue organization of its kind, devoted to the rescue, retirement, rehabilitation and retraining of Thoroughbred racehorses no longer able to compete…
January 22, 2015–United States dressage competitor Adrienne Lyle has announced the retirement of Wizard, her Olympic and World Equestrian Games partner. The 16-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Weltmeyer-Pica, Classiker) is owned by…
Old Friends began as a retirement and rescue facility for pensioned Thoroughbreds. Then news broke of the inconceivable death of Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand in a slaughterhouse in Japan in…
…of an eye, when that horse’s racing career ends and he enters what we call “retirement,” it is often anything but the common conception of retirement. Many Thoroughbreds are brought…
The board of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, the oldest and largest non-profit association devoted to the aftercare of racehorses, has announced a restructuring of its internal operations. The new structure…
…her final bow this afternoon. Debbie McDonald wipes away a tear as she and groom Ruben Palomera lead Brentina out of the ring after her retirement ceremony. | ? 2009…
…dedicated to the dignified retirement of former racehorses. Each hat has been auctioned on the first of day of the month since November, with all of the high-fashion action leading…
