Cream Ridge, NJ — Today is the last day for the Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s, (SRF)12 Days of Giving, sale of raffle tickets to win the trip to the Prix ‘d Amerique or Disney!

Please share your holidays with the horses who have touched your life in many ways. We have so many to care for and they have many needs. The office will close today at 4 p.m. as the staff has been working many hours and after hours with the recent rescue efforts of the 53 horses.

12 Days Gifts

1. GIFTED! Fill the hayloft for one month for the geldings who wear down the earth as they pace back and forth checking out the nearby fillies and mares $1,200. Thank you to Bob Muscara, for a full loft in January, and Lisa Stith who will get us the rest of the way through to Spring!

2. Senior feed for a month for one of the very golden oldies – $125. There are so many in their late twenties and thirties, what a very sturdy breed with so much heart!

3. Retire one of our companions to your farm and let the smiles begin, a priceless gift for a horse, or how about sponsoring one at our farm in any amount monthly-To choose one or sponsor a horse, click here!

4. Fill the hayloft for a month for the fillies and mares who strut around and tease the geldings over the fence- $850

5. Stall guards, we don’t even have one. For our last event, so guests could enjoy nuzzles from our horses, SRF borrowed them. Three are needed at 36.90 each with shipping included. Here is a link to the least expensive. You may purchase and send, or donate and we will do the ordering!

Stall Guards: Smartpackequine.com

6. A full year of sponsorship including hoof care, worming dental, etc. is $4,500. What a wonderful gift to a horse. There are 376 to choose from. Thank you to Lisa Stith, and Carol Kardon who are taking care of life for 2 of the recent 53 horses helped. There are 4 foster homes offered of which two are SRF adopters Arlene Santhouse, and Lori Davis. The new fosters will be recognized in the upcoming newsletter once they are approved as foster homes.

7. SRF’s horses live long healthy lives in fields with sheds, so preserving hay by using hay racks saves a great deal and keeps the bossy horses from the sweet and meek so all can keep their bellies warm this winter! 2 hay racks are needed – $249 each Thank you to Howard Ouriel, PD.

8.GIFTED! Be SRF’s special sponsor for the Elitlopp fundraising trip in May; This makes our very important fundraiser possible. $4000. Thank you to Marc and Marcy Goldberg and family in memory of one of the greatest horses of all time, Arch Madness.

9. A pedicure! When these noble warriors come out of the rural communities in-particular, after working so hard plowing fields and serving as transportation, it is horrifying to see their feet (and their teeth). Not one angle on a foot matches another, and all are so long in their toes yet have heels about 4 inches high, like Stilettos. It’s just $35 to trim once, but most need several trims to get them right. Would you bring us the blacksmith for one or more, please, we have 396? Thank you to Jean Bokman, and Sue Skipper.

10. Just like us, horses’ teeth need regular care and the older ones need it more often. Their teeth break and fracture, wear down, move, and loosen. Please help one or more in any amount $40-$160 depending on the actual need of the horse sitting in that dreaded chair.

11. GIFTED! A new Server – we are an Apple (Mac) based non-profit and are in need of a new server due to upgrades on software. The Apple Mac Mini fits our needs perfectly with a 3.6Ghz 6-Core Processor, lots of storage (for all those gorgeous horse photos!), and a super fast processor for running our databases.

Cost range from $1200 to $1600 depending on storage purchased. Thank you to Lisa Stith.

12. Wormer, my goodness with 396 we go through a lot of wormer. Boehringer-Ingleheim is generous during the year, but we can’t expect them to donate it all. When on sale and in bulk the cost is about $1.99 to $5.50 each. Eqvalan, Zimectrem or anything similar that is Ivermectim paste, and any number of them is appreciated.https://www.statelinetack.com/Search.aspx?query=wormer

Need a gift-giving idea? Sponsoring a horse is perfect! Who needs another ugly sweater anyway? Any amount monthly, or one time makes a great gift and if it totals more than $250 we will send an SRF sweatshirt to your favorite person. To sponsor a horse click here!

RAFFLE-Prix or Disney

The trip to the Prix D’Amerique in Paris is for 2 and includes a 5 day/4-night stay in Paris at a four-star hotel. The trip starts with a city sightseeing tour to the Arch of Triumph, Place de la Concorde, Eiffel Tower, and a three-course dinner and French wine. It also includes a tour to Grosbois, the training center; cocktail parties; up to a $1,200 voucher for airfare; and the famous race, all during Jan. 25 – Jan. 29, 2020 or choose to attend the 2021 race instead.

Choose the Disney vacation instead and design it your way; Disney World or Disneyland awaits you! Create the package for you and 3 additional guests, for whenever the dates suit you during 2020. Hotel, travel, and theme park tickets can all be included. This package is valued up to $5,000. Visit Disneyland’s new park, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, visit during the Festival of Holidays, or wait until warmer months. Disney World brings you the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and so much more!

Contact Information

To offer a needed 12 Days gift, make a tax-deductible gift, or purchase raffle tickets for the drawing on Dec. 26th, 2019 please contact Tammy at 609-738-3255, you can also visit SRF’s website at AdoptaHorse.org/donate please make a note in your donation payment, or mail to:

SRF, 42 Arneytown-Hornerstown Rd., Cream Ridge, NJ 08514

Thank you for changing their lives, there are very few people who have a love and respect for these noble horses. Please don’t assume someone else will help, these horses are in need and every day SRF spends approximately $3,500 just to keep them fed. Only 4% of SRF’s funding comes from harness racing organizations, more than 80% comes from people like you who care. Thank you and we wish you happy holidays and the best of good luck in 2020!