“When we chose a name in 2010 our work was limited to educating riding people about training Thoroughbreds off the track,” says the organization’s founder and president Steuart Pittman. “We still believe that effective training is the key to moving these horses into second careers, but the popularity of last year’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium at Pimlico showed our board that we must do more to connect the racing side, the riding side, and all the good people who do this work.”
The new RRP web site includes a Resource Directory with entry portals for racing owners, horse shoppers, OTTB owners, and service providers. For each group the site presents how-to articles, resources, and geographically mapped placement organizations, racetracks, farms, trainers, agents, and online horse listings. During the next six weeks RRP will accept additions to this database, and later in the summer 10,000 copies will be printed for distribution through racetracks and equestrian venues nationwide.
“This Resource Directory will offer placement and sale options to thousands of racing owners who might otherwise lack the connections to find the best options for their retiring horses,” said Dan Rosenberg, president of Thoroughbred Charities of America. “Retired Racehorse Project’s approach to facilitating placement of Thoroughbreds after racing is effective, efficient, and respectful of Thoroughbred horses as versatile and valuable mounts for multiple riding disciplines.”
For additional information about RRP’s initiatives, click here for a pdf of our most recent newsletter or visit www.retiredracehorseproject.org.
