New Stride Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

Adopt a Horse

The following horses are currently available for adoption! If you are interested in a particular horse, please contact the person specified in the horse’s description to arrange a visit or get more information.

Please note that we often have horses in the program who may not be up on the web site yet. If you want to adopt a Thoroughbred but don’t see a horse on this page that interests you, please contact us to ask about other horses in the program who are ready for adoption!

Thoroughbreds can become a rewarding and successful partner for your equine endeavors and give you great happiness. A Thoroughbred is not for everyone, and if you are considering adopting one, it is important to understand them. Please read the section on”Adopting a Thoroughbred” to find out if a Thoroughbred is the right kind of horse for you! We also ask that all potential adopters understand New Stride’s adoption process.

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Agro

Agro is a handsome 16.1hh dark bay gelding with a powerful back-end. He retired from racing in September 2009 and has been enjoying some time off. Agro is a cooperative, well-mannered boy who is eager to learn. He loves to please and feels most secure with a calm yet firm handler. With a solid foundation in groundwork exercises and lunging skills, Agro has now started basic work under saddle at walk, trot and canter. He really enjoys being ridden and learns new skills quickly. Agro has the potential to develop into a hunter, trail horse, or all-round pleasure horse and will gladly go out in a Western saddle.

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Bangalow

Bangalow (Tucker) is a 16.3hh red bay gelding who is highly intelligent and quick to learn new skills. He is a friendly guy with a big heart. Tucker has a very cooperative temperament and is an all-round classy gentleman. Tucker raced for 2.5 years and is clean and sound with the potential to excel at hunter/jumper, eventing or dressage. His breeder and former owner says Tucker loves to jump, a feat he accomplishes with great ease! Tucker would also be a wonderful pleasure horse and trusted companion. Now working under saddle at walk, trot and canter, Tucker is eager to learn and to please his rider. If you are looking for a future show horse or an all-round pleasure companion, this is the horse for you.

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Brandy

Brandy is a 15.2hh light bay gelding. He has a strong, stout body and nicely rounded, sloping hips. He is quite friendly and has a very interactive personality. He loves to hang out with his human friends and thoroughly enjoys all grooming activities; especially the carrots and apples! He is a quiet and reliable ride in the ring and has good basic training at the walk, trot and canter. He also enjoys trail rides and goes along quietly with other horses through pastures, wooded trails, or on the roads. Brandy would make a loving family horse. He gets along well with other horses and can easily live outside with a small herd in a pasture board/shelter situation.

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Dancing O

Dancing O (Rosita) is a 2005 dark brown / bay mare by Stephanotis out of Wild Rose County (Katahaula County). Rosita retired from racing in 2010 with 21 starts, 4 wins and $38K in earnings. Pretty and personable, Rosita is ready to transition to most any equestrian discipline.

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Glo

Glo is the sweetest and most sensible three year old you’ll ever meet. Calm, willing and wise beyond her years she is a dream to work with and is now receiving ground training such as driving and lunging. She is responsive, well behaved and quick to learn new skills. Glo will soon be ready to start work under saddle. With her kind, calm and willing temperament Glo would make an excellent mount for a junior rider. Her stature also makes her worth a look as a polo prospect.

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Judy Too

Judy Too-4 year old bay filly--(2006-birth year)-Breeding-Western Trick(by Seattle Slew);Dam-Golden Degree by Golden Reserve Judy is a 15.2h.h. red bay filly with a very kind and loving temperament. She is gentle and cooperative during all grooming procedures. She has big, fully rounded hips and nice straight movement at the trot. She could make an excellent broodmare with most breeds. Judy will commence on a beginning training program within the next month. She would make a friendly, kind and trustworthy family horse.

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Stanley

Stanley has a powerful, well built body and good feet. He has a knee injury which happened in a race early in 2006. The injury is healed and Stanley is walking, trotting and galloping around on it with no problems. Stanley has 30 days professional training from Tom Berry, and has been doing amazingly well! He was being ridden at least twice a week while in the Lower Mainland and has not come up lame once. He was ridden from 248th and 10th Ave to Campbell Valley Park and back (just over 6 hours of riding) and he was great. Stanley is wonderful on the roads, great with other horses and was steady and reliable with a rider who had not been on a horse in over 2 years.

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Adopting a Thoroughbred

An ex-racehorse isn't for everyone. But if you have honestly analyzed what you want, your abilities and your expectations in riding, you may decide that New Stride's horses are right for you. A Thoroughbred can be a rewarding and successful partner for your equine endeavors and give you great happiness. A Thoroughbred is not for everyone, and if you are considering adopting one, it is important to understand them. These horses are athletic, intelligent, and versatile. Off-track Thoroughbreds are generally not recommended for green riders, as this combination will likely learn mistakes from each other rather than learning what's right. Thoroughbreds are not "crazy" or "hyper" as many people mistakenly believe, but they are sensitive animals. This sensitivity makes them wonderful to ride but can also be a disaster in the wrong hands.

New Stride horses are donated to the foundation by owners at the racetrack. The horses are given some down time to get back to normal before they are available for adoption. New Stride's adoption program has a two year contract with the new adoptive home. There is a thirty day money back guarantee if the horse does not work out for the new owner. There are three horse check-ups during the first year and two the following year. New Stride also offers ongoing support and information on feeding and care of Thoroughbreds for owners new to the breed or who need some helpful advice.

This is an excellent article on what to expect from an off-track Thoroughbred:How to Handle and Care for an Off-Track Thoroughbred".

Also, please read the story of Lucky, a 3 year old Thoroughbred belonging to one of our volunteers. This story illustrates what to expect from a Thoroughbred immediately after they leave the track, and why some patience and down time can make the world of difference!

Adoption Process

After meeting the people involved in the adoption, we determine whether the horse and prospective owner are a good fit. Our top priority is that the horse and the owner match. We perform farm inspections every three months during the first year and every six months during the second year. Our two year contract includes a thirty day money back guarantee if you don't like the horse. After 30 days, there is no refund, but we will still accept the horse back into our program. Potential adopters from outside the BC Lower Mainland must provide photographs of the facility where the horse will be stabled and a veterinary reference. Owners must also notify us of any change in address or stabling location within the two year contract period.

New Stride reserves the right to refuse any adoption if they think the combination is not a good fit. Horses found to be in delinquent condition will be repossessed.