Laurelville, OH — The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has issued $100,000 in grant awards to STA Accredited Aftercare Organizations that are actively transitioning Standardbreds into well-qualified homes.
The award recipients are Futures For Standardbreds (ME); Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary (OH); New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program (OH, NY, KY); Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program (NY) and Sunshine Horses (NY).
“It’s our board’s mission to raise and distribute funds for Standardbred aftercare.” said STA President Don Marean. “Since 2020 we’ve issued $625,000 to accredited programs. We’re looking forward to growing those distributions and to increasing the number of facilities that meet accreditation standards in 2025 and beyond.”
Contributions to the STA’s 2025 Grant Awards can be made here.
The Standardbred Transition Alliance is a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization. Donations, in any amount, help further the industry-led mission: to inspect, accredit and award grants to approved organizations that acquire, rehabilitate, train and rehome Standardbreds.