The Winter Farm, OTTB Rescue and Retirement
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
The Winter Farm re-homes off-track Thoroughbreds from its Summerfield, North Carolina program after rest, rehabilitation, and retraining.
Best for
- Adopting a retired racehorse for a second career
- Finding a Thoroughbred evaluated and retrained for disciplines such as eventing, jumping, or trail riding
- Adopters seeking a farm-based riding opportunity before adoption
- People interested in volunteering with rescued and retired horses
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking an online horse purchase
- Needing a trial-period adoption
- Looking for immediate availability without contacting the farm
- Seeking a non-equine community service
Specialties
- off-the-track Thoroughbred rescue
- Thoroughbred retirement
- Thoroughbred adoption and re-homing
- equine rehabilitation and retraining
- second-career evaluation for racehorses
What makes them different
- More than 50 Thoroughbred horses re-homed since 2014
- Each horse is evaluated, rested, rehabilitated, and retrained before adoption
- Prospective owners are vetted and rider-to-mount suitability is prioritized
- Adoption returns are accepted if the adopter's situation changes
- Horses can be ridden at the Summerfield farm before adoption
- Serves
- Summerfield
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Phone
- +13365807651
- Website
- https://www.thewinterfarm.org/
- thewinterfarm@outlook.com
Services
- horse rescue
- horse retirement
- horse adoption
- volunteer opportunities
- equine rehabilitation and retraining