from Harness Racing Communications, a division of the USTA

Freehold, NJ — The Harness Horse Youth Foundation will provide youth volunteers at the Racing Breeds Adoption Fair, to be held at the Harness Racing Museum and adjacent Historic Track in Goshen, N.Y., on Saturday, October 17, from noon to 3 p.m.

Kristin Smith photo

Kelly Rucker Ford rides Chocolate Chip, an 11-year-old pacer that is one of the horses to be offered for adoption on Saturday.

Three teenagers, all veterans of the Youth Foundation’s educational programs and experienced in horse care, will assist in directing visitors at the event and in leaving the barn area at Historic Track tidy at the end of the day.

The Racing Breeds Adoption Fair will feature more than a dozen Standardbred and Thoroughbred racehorses in need of new careers, along with greyhounds and barn cat candidates.

“We’re delighted to join with the U.S. Trotting Association, the Museum and Historic Track in supporting this important event,” says Ellen Taylor, executive director of the Youth Foundation. “We want to engage our youth in every aspect of the sport. This is a great chance for our kids to give back to the animals that give us all so much.”

For more information on the Adoption Fair, go to www.harnessmuseum.com or call Katie Vermilyea at 845.294.6330.