Horse Updates

The Horse Fund Featured in The TDN!

The February 1, 2024, edition of The Thoroughbred Daily News Featured The Horse Fund. Sara Gordon spoke with our Executive Director, Michele Pesula Kuegler, to learn about her efforts to provide safe and secure retirements for Thoroughbreds, with a focus on Wasabi Ventures Stables horses. The article highlights the tracking

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Sanctioned Barrel Event for Dill

Dill (JC Vineyard Harbour) has been loving off-track life with Samyi since January 2019. This year he will be attending his first sanctioned barrel racing event. I reached out to Samyi to learn more about what Dill has planned. From Samyi: Dill is doing amazing! January is his month to

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2023 in Review

Last year was a year of progress and achievement for The Horse Fund. We assisted in numerous retirements and met fundraising goals. We also became more diligent in our oversight of our former horses. Of course, there were frustrations, but thankfully they were minimal in comparison to our victories. Retirements

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Play and PopTarts- A Classic Combination

Play (JC Shecanflatoutplay) and PopTarts are never far apart! Read on to learn what’s new in Play’s world. From Grace Since moving to West Virginia, Play and I have been having the best time! We found the most perfect farm to board at. It has tons of turnout, beautiful outdoor

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12 Days of Giving- 2023

It’s a wrap on the 12 Days of Giving! From November 28th through December 9th, we raised over $11,000 to support the safe and secure retirement of Wasabi Ventures Stables horses. The horses As of today, we have assisted in the retirement of 13 Thoroughbreds in 2023. Nine of these

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A Change in Plans for Play

Since August 2, 2022, when Grace officially adopted Play (JC Shecanflatoutplay), the goal was for the two of them to compete at the 2023 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover. However, plans do not come with certain guarantees. Recently, Grace decided a change in plans was in Play’s best interest. In

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