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For someone who does not have the space, time
or means to care for a horse, yet still wants
to feel connected to an individual retiree, the
best option may be to sponsor one of the hundreds
of TRF horses who are infirm and unlikely to be
adopted out.
That’s what Bill and Sue Finley did when
they sponsored Renaissance Bob.
The New York-bred was once an allowance winner
at Saratoga, but the nagging injuries that can
affect a horse when they get older caught up to
him. Eventually, he was unable to compete at even
the lowest class level at Penn National. From
there, economically worthless as a race horse,
he wound up at an auction where he was purchased
by a buyer whose intention was to send him to
the slaughterhouse.
But, Bill Finley, while working on a story about
horse slaughter for the New York Daily News, stepped
in and convinced the slaughterhouse middleman
to sell him Renaissance Bob for a few hundred
dollars. Inches away from death, Renaissance Bob
was taken to a TRF satellite facility in New
Jersey, where he has lived ever since the Finleys have since sponsored him.
“Now, for just $3 a day—the price
of a cappuccino at the local coffee house—we “own”
our racehorse,” Sue Finley said. “He’s
near enough that we can visit him, and we do.
Watching him roam his paddock with the warm sun
on his back, a world away from the fate that awaited
him, well, it’s hard to imagine there is
any way our $3 a day could have been better spent.”
You, too, can feel that sort of special relationship
with a retiree, knowing that your donation has
helped keep your horse happy, healthy and that
he or she will live out their years in comfort
and out of harm’s way. (Visiting your horse
may depend on the facility where the horse is
located. Once you have sponsored a horse, the
TRF will gladly provide you with contact information
on how you can get in touch with the farm manager
at that horse’s home).
It’s easy. Click here to meet the horses
who are available for sponsorship. After you have
chosen a horse, you can make your sponsorship contribution
on line with a credit card.
Gold ($1,000 or more)
Sponsors receive a photograph
and race record of their horse as well a handsome
brass saddle plate key chain engraved with their
horse’s name.
Silver ($500 to $999)
Sponsors receive a photograph and race record of their horse as
well a handsome brass saddle plate key chain
engraved with their horse’s name.
Bronze ($250 to $499)
Sponsors receive a photograph and race record of
their horse.
You can also sponsor a horse for
a friend as a gift. Recipients will receive the
special keepsake items along with a personalized
gift message.
Remember, your gift is fully tax deductible. The
TRF is a registered 503(c) nonprofit
organization.
Sponsor a TRF horse
today!
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