The 2021 LOPE Benefit Horse Show is October 23 →
Oro Rush retired sound from the track — he just wasn’t interested in running fast. He is a cute, flashy horse with a hunter-like look to him. We were really looking forward to working with Oro — but then a complication developed. Oro came in from the pasture one day with an irritated right eye. […]
Onahotstreak (nicknamed Little Filly) came to LOPE very underweight. She had intensely disliked the track environment and had been anxious there. Her race trainer adored her, but knew that she would never thrive at the track. So she donated her to LOPE. Little Filly has steadily gained weight and was given extra turnout time to […]
Levi has had a full letdown from the track (lots of pasture turnout time to “just be a horse”). He has a mild, well-healed bowed tendon. Earlier in November, our vets (Austin Equine Hospital) examined him and approved him to begin work. His tendon has been sound since he arrived at LOPE and has been […]
The Education of LOPE LOPE is approaching its 12-year anniversary in 2015. That’s an exciting milestone, especially when you consider how far LOPE has come since 2003. We’ve helped over 1000 ex-racehorses find new careers. Our work has morphed from a simple listing service to multiple adoption farms. Our latest growth has been in the […]
This is Flavor’s face at feeding time. He stares so sadly that we feel compelled to bring him food immediately. But we fight that impulse. Because Flavor is a very easy keeper (he is portly, to be honest). He thinks this is very cruel of us. He is hoping someone sees this photo and sends him food (since he is clearly starving lol). Flavor is one of our senior warhorses. He is permanently retired at LOPE and does a great job babysitting the rehab horses here. Flavor raced till age 11, winning over $310K in 71 races! If you want to send Flavor a food care package, pls donate at the link. #flavor #warhorse #ottb #champion #claibornefarm #kybred
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