LOPE helps at-risk racehorses find second careers, while inspiring young people through horsemanship education.

Values

Inspired by the classical horsemanship philosophy of Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and others, our work is guided by eight core values.
Why We Do What We Do

Programs

LOPE helps at-risk racehorses find second careers, while inspiring young people through horsemanship education.

How We Do What We Do

Support

LOPE is a 501(c)(3) Texas charity and relies solely upon the generous support of our donors to carry out our mission.

How You Can Help

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Eloise and Will held a lemonade fundraiser for LOPE! They presented us with a bag full of hard earned dollars to help the horses here. Eloise and Will are formidable fundraisers! They completely sold out their entire lemonade inventory today. Oro was on hand to thoughtfully provide cute photo bombing as well. Huge thanks to Eloise, Will and their mom Jen!! #lopetx #ottbs #lemonade #fundraiser #neighbors #community #love #sweetestkids #ever ... See MoreSee Less

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LOPE Horses

These are the LOPE horses either currently in the LOPE Academy, rehabilitating or up for adoption. View all

LOPE Blog

Recent posts from the blog featuring posts about the LOPE horses, horsemanship and other Tales from the LOPE Ranch.

What I learned from Oro this summer

August 12th, 2019

By Cassie Argento-Bird Cassie worked with Oro during June, July and August. Here is her summary of the many things Oro taught her. Sacroiliac and Hindquarter Weakness Until this summer [...]

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