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and financial resources to take in new horses off the track.
The Montpelier estate is an important part of the effort to adopt out as many horses as possible. It opened in November, 2003, and since has adopted out more than 20 horses. The majority of the horses that farm manager Kim Wilkins receives there are sound when they come off the track and just need a little time away from die races before they can be adopted out
“Pretty much what I have to do is just let them down,” Wilkins said. “On the track, they are so fit and they don’t get a lot of turnout, and they are really young horses. I just throw them out there and let them be horses. It usually doesn’t take them long to figure out, ‘hey. This is cool. I jog in a circle, I get carrots.’ Once they get the mind-set for it, they adapt very quickly.”
The Bances have also had success finding homes for their horses. Polly Bance even hopes there is a new home in Doctor Aloha’s future. There are enough good horsemen in Virginia that maybe someone can deal with what is now his minor arthritis.
“Being in Virginia makes it easier to adopt out these horses,” she said. “There are a lot of good horsemen here.”
Anyone wishing to learn more about the TRF and how to contribute or adopt a horse, may log onto www.trfinc.org or call (732) 957-0182.
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