The French aftercare organisation Au-Delà des Pistes, in conjunction with France Galop, organised another hugely successful Retrained Racehorse Day at Deauville La-Touques racecourse on Saturday, 26 August. The first event of the day was the Champions’ Parade, held just before the feature Prix de la Reconversion des Chevaux des Courses. ...
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Wild West Tames the Judges to Triumph as Supreme Champion
The ROA and Goffs UK sponsored National Showing Championships for retrained racehorses concludes. Another win for Galileo, but this time in the show ring. Six days of high quality competition at Aintree for the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) National Championships concluded with Sunday’s Gala Evening and the crowning of the...
5 Ways the U.S. Could Emulate Australia’s Retirement Initiatives
By T. D. Thornton (courtesy of the Thoroughbred Daily News) As the globalization of the sport opens new avenues of knowledge sharing, the world’s largest Thoroughbred breeding nation might be wise to take a page or two from the playbook of the second-largest breeding country to glean pearls about how Racing...
Aftercare Advocates Stress Owner Responsibility, Humane Treatment
International advocates for equine aftercare emphasized owner responsibility and humane treatment in addition to sharing insights on retirement programs for horses whose racing or breeding careers have ended during the two day International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR), which held its first conference in Washington, D.C., on May...
First International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses Conference Set for May 2017 in Washington
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) will hold its first conference in Washington, D.C., on May 17 and 18, 2017, coinciding with the Pan American Conference. “This aftercare conference provides horse racing representatives from around the world with the opportunity to discuss the aftercare of our Thoroughbred...