TPR
Our Mission is to Give them a future
Thoroughbred Placement Resources, Inc. improves the lives of Thoroughbred racehorses, both active and retired by providing training and rehabilitation while educating the public through the development of Breed Ambassadors.
Make a Difference in Their Lives and Change Your Life
We can't do this work without you. Our volunteers are essential to the success of each and every horse and to our organization itself.
You'll learn about horses, spend time on a tranquil farm, and meet others with a similar passion for horses.
How you can help
Clean, fresh water is vital to a horse's health. There is no direct handling of the horses for this task, but you will be around them. This is a morning task.
Another vital task for certain. We not only clean the stalls once per day, but we also pick them to keep them clean throughout the day. You can help with either or both. Stalls are cleaned when horses are out so some are done in the am and others in the pm. They are picked throughout the day.
We set up feed in advance so we have an inventory of days available for the horses. This ensures they are fed correctly even if time is short. Setting up and putting the feed out doesn't not involve direct handling of the horses. This is a morning task.
They are adorable! They are also a great "gateway" equid, before interacting with the larger horses, if you've never been around them. They are calm and easy going girls. They need water, hay, their area cleaned and love and grooming. This is an am task but can be scheduled later in the day.
Why go to the gym when you can do good and get that exercise at the same time? Horses have to get out to play and socialize, but they like to come in to rest and relax. Help us by leading them and get some "pony love" at the same time. This is both and am and pm task.
If you've never met ducks they are optimistic creatures. They need their waters changed, to be fed and their area cleaned. This is an am task.
Why go to the gym when you can do good and get that exercise at the same time? Horses have to get out to play and socialize, but they like to come in to rest and relax. Help us by leading them and get some "pony love" at the same time. This is both and am and pm task.
If you've never met ducks they are optimistic creatures. They need their waters changed, to be fed and their area cleaned. This is an am task.
Why go to the gym when you can do good and get that exercise at the same time? Horses have to get out to play and socialize, but they like to come in to rest and relax. Help us by leading them and get some "pony love" at the same time. This is both and am and pm task.
If you've never met ducks they are optimistic creatures. They need their waters changed, to be fed and their area cleaned. This is an am task.
If you are interested in helping in this area, you must demonstrate a commitment to learning the way we train and work with horses here. Through years of experience with too many horses to count, we have developed a reliable way to develop horses from retirement to their new discipline. If you are interested in riding, bear in mind most are racehorses when they arrive here.
Kimberly Godwin Clark rides and trains 5 - 7 horses per day on average. It is very helpful to have someone grooming and tacking up horses and then taking them to bathe them afterward. We also have pensioners that enjoy grooming and a bath. The position helping Kimberly goes throughout the day. Working with the pensioners can be most any time.
About twice per week horses in jump training are schooled over the jump course. We need help building a new course and setting the jumps during each session. These opportunities will be posted on the calendar and/or interested parties will be emailed about potential sessions.
Tack is saddles, bridles and other things the horse wears while training. It's very important tack be kept in good shape for the sake of safety and it's often very expensive. No experience is necessary and you are not in direct contact with the horses.
A Typical Day at the Farm
This is an over view.
The day begins at 7 am. Treatments and medications are administered to horses who are stabled and then they are fed breakfast. The horses who were turned out for the night are brought in. The day turn out horses are put out after they have eaten. Their stalls are cleaned. Hay is given to all, and all water buckets are cleaned and refilled. Feed is hung for the next two meals.
The ducks and donkeys are taken care of during this time.
Horses begin training around 9 am and this usually takes all day as we normally have 5 - 7 horses in training. This is managed by Kimberly Godwin Clark, head trainer at Leighton Farm. Stalls are picked of manure throughout the day.
The barn begins to close up around 4-4:30 pm. Day turn out horses are brought in, all are fed and night turn out horses are led out to their fields. The empty stalls are cleaned, hay is refilled and waters are checked.
Ducks and donkeys are put up for the night
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