from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program

Laura, OH — New Vocations is currently organizing its 13th annual stallion auction, to be held through OnGait.com from Feb. 2–8, 2011.

“This is a dangerous time for unwanted horses, and a successful stallion auction is essential to our ability to handle the staggering number of horses that need us,” said Executive Director Dot Morgan.

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Nu Day For Mac, with whipper-in Mark Masters at the Blessing of the Hounds for the Miami Valley Hunt near Dayton, Ohio, was a New Vocations adoptee.

New Vocations annually offers hundreds of former racehorses a safety net through transitional training and placement in carefully screened and monitored homes.

“We take retiring racehorses, break them to ride, and care for their needs until a qualified adopter can be found,” said Morgan. “Then we educate the adopters on the idiosyncrasies of racehorses, answer myriads of questions, encourage them through problems, and offer training guidelines. And we take the horse back when the adopter gets a divorce, loses a job, relocates to an apartment, changes interests, or simply no longer wants the expense! This is no small feat when you’re placing 350 horses a year! We must have help, lots of it.

“The stallion auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year. If you have a breeding that’s not going to be used please consider donating it. Or if you know someone that’s not using their share, let them know about our need. Generating dollars is the ultimate goal so if you don’t have a breeding, think about a year end monetary contribution.”

New Vocations is a 501 (c) 3 charity so donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. For more information e-mail dot@horseadoption.com or call 937.947.4020. Donations can be made through our website at www.horseadoption.com or mailed to New Vocations 3293 Wright Rd. Laura, OH 45337. Every gift, large or small, goes toward the care, retraining, and placement of retired racehorses.