LIFE AFTER HORSE RACING: AFTERCARE PROGRAMS ENSURE FULFILLING SECOND CAREERS FOR PENNSYLVANIA RACEHORSES
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The average horse's racing career is typically only four to six years long. Preparing them for their second career — one that could last 20 or more years — is the passion of a network of dedicated horse trainers and foster farms known as aftercare. Aftercare programs give retired thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses the care and humane treatment they deserve and prepares them for a prosperous life after they have taken their final laps on track.
- Preparing them for their second career one that could last 20 or more years is the passion of a network of dedicated horse trainers and foster farms known as aftercare.
- Aftercare programs give retired thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses the care and humane treatment they deserve and prepares them for a prosperous life after they have taken their final laps on track.
- In 2021, Turning for Home and New Start for Horses retrained a total of 390 retired Pennsylvania racehorses.
- Some retired racehorses go on to second careers as therapy horses while a few have gone on to become members of the Philadelphia Police Department mounted patrol unit.