Our mission is to rehabilitate and rehome retiring Thoroughbred racehorses into suitable, longterm homes while promoting the versatility and usefulness of the breed beyond racing.
On a recent Sunday in September, we said goodbye to Jayburger, one of our oldest and most beloved team members. He passed away due to complications of laminitis at 19 years old, after more than 15 years with After the Races, almost from the very beginning. He was not just a horse; he was truly part of the fabric of ATR. The 10th horse to enter our program, Jay stepped off the trailer in February 2011 and never left. After a few false starts with potential adopters, he became
After the Races took 4 horses up to the Massachusetts Equine Affaire in early November to attend an adoption event hosted by the ASPCA Right Horse (ARH). A few other partner organizations also attended with their horses and we all had a tremendously successful event. You can read more about it in the ARH's blog post here: " Riding High After Another Successful Equine Affaire"