Interested in Adopting a Horse? Check out their website to see the current horses available! http://secondstride.org/adopt.htm
Q: How Do I Adopt A Horse From Second Stride? A: http://secondstride.org/howtoadopt.htm Q: What are the important forms I need to know about? A: http://secondstride.org/forms.htm
Second Stride horses are housed at Moserwood Farms in Prospect, Kentucky. In 2006, Moserwood acquired 103 acres of fertile grazing land in Pleasureville, Kentucky, approximately 40 minutes up I-71 from Prospect. We call the new location "Moserwood Farms II" and it is the home for Second Stride horses that need turnout time before entering a re-training program. more about Moserwood Farms I & II >>
Contact Second Stride! http://secondstride.org/contact.htm
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Second Stride Inc. Board of Directors:
Kim Smith, Founder Kathy Stim, Vice President Eva Binzer, Treasurer Paul Rutherford, Secretary Joan Thompson, Director Jean Amick, Director Nicole Fabry, Director Sara Dorman, Director Background on our Board of Directors >> Second Stride Inc. Advisors: Barbara Borden, Kentucky State Racing Steward Bill Landes, General Manager, Hermitage Farm Del Lowell, General Manager, LaCroix Training Center JoAnn Heppermann, racehorse owner, Author, Asst. District Governor, Prospect Rotary Club Nick Rennecamp, thoroughbred trainer, polo trainer, farm manager Tom Drury, thoroughbred trainer Al Stall, Jr., thoroughbred trainer Paul McGee, thoroughbred trainer Buff Bradley, thoroughbred breeder and trainer Amy Stevens, President, Horsesales, Inc. Cathy Shircliff, owner, Pink Julep Boutique Megan Northrop, co-owner, Northrop Equine Harvey Diamond, MD, partner, Skychai Racing LLC |
A message from Second Stride Inc. founder & executive director Kim Smith:
"I thought long and hard about how to help out the racehorses in our community after a look into the non-profit racehorse retirement world proved discouraging back in 2005. I found the system to be loaded with red tape that discouraged racehorse owners from donating horses. Many owners don't like losing control over the placement of their horses, or they don't like the hassle of getting them vanned to the site, plus fulfilling the many health requirements and paper work.
For this reason, I decided to offer a place for owners to send thoroughbred horses to retire from racing with dignity. Our farms have retraining facilities and services to give racehorses a new career. While the horses are being retrained, we network for them to ensure a timely transition into new and loving homes.
We will place horses in qualified resale homes, because our experience is that they provide a better service to the horse. Even the kindest ex-racer can be young and impressionable, so how they are treated and trained over their first year away from the track influences the useability they will have for the rest of their lives. The best initial homes are with experienced trainers who work with the horses for the time it takes to get them solidly started in a new career before reselling them.
We ask for donations to cover expenses including board, farrier health care, and retraining for those horses who are ready. We do not have a veterinarian on staff for the program at this time, so our horses have not been vet certified as sound for any particular job. Due to our limitation on space, we try to only take in what appear to be sound, sane, serviceable horses. We will network for other horses and do our best to help provide contacts and placement options for those that we can't take on our farms.
Another goal of our program is to fill cracks that may exist in other equine rescue and rehoming programs. While all programs serve a great purpose, our program was designed to champion the Thoroughbred horses bred, raised and raced in our wonderful Bluegrass state of Kentucky. Our program provides several things that some other programs do not:
We strive to educate the riding community about the Thoroughbred racehorse and the racing industry. Second Stride also strives to educate the racing community about the needs of a general riding horse owner and the transitional needs of a horse right off the track. We found that proper handling for the first 3-6 months of these horses increased the success rate of a permanent match into a new job, and dramatically stopped the rotating of horses back and forth into the programs from failed matches. We found adopters and racehorse owners very willing to do the right thing, with patience, and financial support of the cause if they have the means.
We've developed a training program that dramatically decreases the transitional time of racehorses to a new career. We are proud of our horses, our adopters and our donating owners. We would like to thank each and every one of you and appreciate your continued support. Without you and our volunteers we could not function! Together we made a difference in the lives of so many horses.
We always welcome VOLUNTEERS with experience in fundraising and a passion for helping retired thoroughbred racehorses, as we work toward our goal to develop a financial base of support to care for more horses. Please email us at [email protected] if you'd like to help."
"I thought long and hard about how to help out the racehorses in our community after a look into the non-profit racehorse retirement world proved discouraging back in 2005. I found the system to be loaded with red tape that discouraged racehorse owners from donating horses. Many owners don't like losing control over the placement of their horses, or they don't like the hassle of getting them vanned to the site, plus fulfilling the many health requirements and paper work.
For this reason, I decided to offer a place for owners to send thoroughbred horses to retire from racing with dignity. Our farms have retraining facilities and services to give racehorses a new career. While the horses are being retrained, we network for them to ensure a timely transition into new and loving homes.
We will place horses in qualified resale homes, because our experience is that they provide a better service to the horse. Even the kindest ex-racer can be young and impressionable, so how they are treated and trained over their first year away from the track influences the useability they will have for the rest of their lives. The best initial homes are with experienced trainers who work with the horses for the time it takes to get them solidly started in a new career before reselling them.
We ask for donations to cover expenses including board, farrier health care, and retraining for those horses who are ready. We do not have a veterinarian on staff for the program at this time, so our horses have not been vet certified as sound for any particular job. Due to our limitation on space, we try to only take in what appear to be sound, sane, serviceable horses. We will network for other horses and do our best to help provide contacts and placement options for those that we can't take on our farms.
Another goal of our program is to fill cracks that may exist in other equine rescue and rehoming programs. While all programs serve a great purpose, our program was designed to champion the Thoroughbred horses bred, raised and raced in our wonderful Bluegrass state of Kentucky. Our program provides several things that some other programs do not:
- We can take in uncastrated colts, facilitate the castrations and acclimate the horses to general herd life afterwards.
- We can break horses that have not been handled much, or yearlings and retired broodmares that were never broke to ride.
- We can start retraining retired racehorses and find the niche they could serve for the general riding public.
We strive to educate the riding community about the Thoroughbred racehorse and the racing industry. Second Stride also strives to educate the racing community about the needs of a general riding horse owner and the transitional needs of a horse right off the track. We found that proper handling for the first 3-6 months of these horses increased the success rate of a permanent match into a new job, and dramatically stopped the rotating of horses back and forth into the programs from failed matches. We found adopters and racehorse owners very willing to do the right thing, with patience, and financial support of the cause if they have the means.
We've developed a training program that dramatically decreases the transitional time of racehorses to a new career. We are proud of our horses, our adopters and our donating owners. We would like to thank each and every one of you and appreciate your continued support. Without you and our volunteers we could not function! Together we made a difference in the lives of so many horses.
We always welcome VOLUNTEERS with experience in fundraising and a passion for helping retired thoroughbred racehorses, as we work toward our goal to develop a financial base of support to care for more horses. Please email us at [email protected] if you'd like to help."