Recent News
Adopt a Friends of Ferdinand Horse
Come VOLUNTEER AUGUST 12-17
with FFI at Trader's Point Charity Horse Show. We need your help!
Isabel, our youngest Friend of Ferdinand will be riding an off-track thoroughbred, Jewel in the Hills, in the lead-line class before the grand-prix!
Register your foursome to play at the 1st Annual Benefit Golf Outing on October 18th, 2008. This is the perfect way for your husband or dad to share in your love of horses and his love of golf! Proceeds from the event will be used to save at-risk thoroughbreds. For more information, go to www.golfandhorses.com
featuring Jennie DeVoe
7/2008
Triple Fax is adopted! Congratulations Dena, we know you and Trippy will make a wonderful pair!
Storm Cellar begins 30 days professional re-training with Jan and Archie and Wea Valley Ranch. Stormy now spends his days learning to be a confident and steady trail horse. Check out his pictures on his page!
6/2008
Friends of Ferdinand receives recognition and much appreciated funding from Blue Horse Charities and Thoroughbred Charities of America.
Unbridled Soldier joins the FFI family. Check out this gorgeous 16.2+ hands tall bay, flashy thoroughbred that is more puppy dog than racehorse!
5/2008
Friends of Ferdinand receives notification of funding and support from the ASPCA for educational and promotional purposes.
If you have an ex-racer, please add your horse to:
OTTBs: Athletes for All Occasions
Stop by and say Hello the last weekend in May - FFI volunteers host a booth at the Indiana Eventing Association 3 day event at the Hoosier Horse Park.
Friends of Ferdinand is busy over the holiday weekend and provides refuge to two horses from Indiana Downs - Unbridled Soldier and a thoroughbred we call Joe.
Highway Hero gets adopted and leaves FFI for his new home! Congratulations Kari! Check out their farewell pictures and first update on the Success Stories!
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 FFI
horses available for adoption have been donated to Friends of Ferdinand
to ensure their safety and future. They are housed in private volunteer
foster homes and supported by tax-deductible donations. These horses
are not the same as horses available for purchase directly from
the track. FFI horses have undergone extensive evaluation, and in
some cases have started transitional training under saddle. Adopters
are the most important part of horse rescue. Please visit our Horses
Available page to learn more about the adoption process and perhaps
one of our horses might find a home in your barn. •
FFI Horses Available
for Adoption
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Purchase A Horse Off The Track through Track Listings |
| FFI volunteers visit the backsides of Hoosier Park and Indiana Downs during the race season. They take pictures and gather information about horses whose racing careers are ending and their owners would like to find them homes. These horses are not owned by Friends of Ferdinand and are not for adoption. They are available for private sale. Visit our track-listings page and if there is a horse that interests you, please contact the owner/trainer directly at the name and phone number given for more information and to make an appointment to see the horse. View Horses Available for Purchase
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Upcoming Events and Fundraisers |
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 Friends of Ferdinand will be hosting an information booth at the Trader's Point Charity Horse Show, and Country Fair - August 12-17, 2008 in Zionsville IN. On sunday, a younger Friend of Ferdinand, Isabel will be participating in the festivities before the Budweiser Grand Prix. Isabel will demonstrate the versatility of the re-trained off-track thoroughbred for the crowd as she rides Jewel in the Hills in the lead-line class. Isabel is pictured here, practicing with Jewel for her big day! Come out and cheer for Isabel and Jewel as Isabel shows everyone that she can Ride a Racehorse!
On October 18th, Friends of Ferdinand will host a benefit golf outing to raise funds to rescue at-risk thoroughbreds. Hosted by Grey Eagle Golf Course, participants will enjoy a catered lunch followed by an afternoon betting on the ponies at Hoosier Park and a benefit concert that evening by Jennie DeVoe! After the concert the party continues in the casino. For more information and to register your team, go to www.golfandhorses.com
Join us on October 18 at Hoosier Park and Casino for the 1st annual benefit concert featuring Jennie DeVoe. Check back for more details! |
Have
you ever been to the backside of a racetrack? Thought about
fostering a horse in-need? Do you have a little time to help upload
pictures of track horses to the internet so they may find homes?
Maybe you have a trailer and could help transport a horses to their
foster homes? Please visit our volunteer page to learn how you might
get involved!
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