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Old 08-03-2010, 10:30 AM
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Tom, do you know if they have a "right of first refusal' clause, or something like that? if the adopting family cannot or will not keep her any longer can she go back to the PA adoption group? I would like to keep track of her, if possible and if the timing works out, perhaps bring her to my barn and keep her as a hunter/pleasure mount, perhaps jumper if she showed any ability.
I don't know specific to the Philly program, but I know that their program is now the model on how to do it, as IL just instituted the same like program, just financed it differently.

The great thing about this program is that it essentially funds itsself. A losing horse at Philly get $150 if finish 6th on, jock mount fee is the same across the board of $100, and $10 is AUTOMATICALLY deducted to go to the retirement program. Every starter essentially donates $10 of money that they haven't even touched. It is all handled by the horseman's bookkeeper. It essentially means that about 4-5k every racing week is donated to the program, thats alot of feed and care for retired horses.

As Chuck said, they have a waiting list a mile long of people that want to adapt A SOUND horse. The issue really comes when you are asking someone to adapt a cripple.

I do not know anyone at the PA program, but I am guessing someone can talk to the PA people and find out where she is going and maybe a specific person can be an 'point' person on her, instead of having a bunch of people asking the same questions.
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Old 08-03-2010, 10:56 AM
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that's why am glad she's going now instead of prolonging the inevitable - while KNS was never a beauty queen as michelle's recent photos attest she's never looked better, honestly don't think had ever seen a picture of her with head down actually grazing..

maybe they'll give her a goat (non-human)- maybe chuck can insert her nickname JAZZY on the application instead of mentioning anything about kicking and screaming lol.. aww it's still a sad day but am happy for her...

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As Chuck said, they have a waiting list a mile long of people that want to adapt A SOUND horse. The issue really comes when you are asking someone to adapt a cripple...
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Old 08-03-2010, 11:49 AM
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Old 08-03-2010, 12:47 PM
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Definitely a bittersweet moment, however, I am very happy that KNS can go into retirement sound. I appreciate those that have made this partnership possible. KNS gave us everything she had on the racetrack and I am very happy that she can go into retirement a sound horse and hopefully live out her days happily.
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Old 08-03-2010, 03:44 PM
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Old 08-03-2010, 06:21 PM
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as the before photo shows, we weren't the only ones to benefit from chuck claiming kicken. i'm not set up yet to take a horse, i'm currently without a fence. but i'd like to change that, and either take on a dee tee horse when they're thru, or another retired racehorse.
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