TAA in full swing to accredit TB charities
An army of volunteers and entrusted helpers has fanned out to visit Thoroughbred charities across the country, flipping the lips of all ex-racehorses in the care of myriad certified nonprofits, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the health and wellbeing of the noble racehorses turned over to individual charities. The inspections have been carried out at the behest of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), a group formed two years ago, and comprised of leaders in all areas of the Thoroughbred racing and aftercare world. Alliance Vice President Madeline Auerbach says the overall mission’s main goals are to ensure that horses […]
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Gary Stevens gives Mucho grant to help T’breds
Two days after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic aboard Mucho Macho Man, leading US jockey Gary Stevens pledged a portion of his purse winnings to a Texas Thoroughbred charity seeking to better treat injured racehorses. Remember Me Rescue President Donna Keen announced this week that the top-winning jockey and his wife Angie Stevens pledged $5,000 to the horse charity; the funds will go toward the purchase of an expensive piece of equipment to help racehorses recover from racing injuries such as bowed tendons. Keen is actively fundraising to buy a $60,000 cold, salt-water spa to treat the injuries of ex-racehorse […]
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Q&A: Leland Neff, an abiding love of horses
Jet-setting fashion photographer Leland Neff rode to the highest peaks in a career that carried him around the world, and filled his days and nights with dazzling imagery and beautiful people. And yet at his core remained a rock-solid passion for what he found to be the most beautiful inspiration of all. The horse. Since Neff was 3 years old and growing up in Texas, he has immersed himself in the sheer joy of being next to them, riding them, and even becoming a talented rodeo rider in his youth. By age 6, Neff also discovered his natural talent for […]
