 The Standardbred Fan Club first wrote of Spud, a former pacer Standardbred, new career in our 'Stories' section. Since then ... - Spud was selected as the Standardbred that Performance Standardbreds (Calgary) will be featuring at Spruce Meadows (2008) - Spud's story was published in the Pacific Prairie Horse Journal Magazine (August 2008 issue) and the Horses All newspaper (July, 2008 issue) 
 The Standardbred Fan Club would like to establish its own 'digs' - a Standardbred Re-training Center where former pace racing Standardbreds can be re-trained in new careers suitable to each individual horse. The Center's mandate would be to educate the public and bring the many talents of the Standardbred to light so that more horses can continue after their racing careers with other exciting riding disciplines. The Re-training Center would be a multi-disciplinary effort working with the horses with a mandate as broad as involving teenagers, troubled youth, providing therapeutic and educational horse clinics, providing horse experience for poorer famillies (who may not otherwise be able to afford horse related activities), hosting fun competitions, and a gathering place for volunteers who just like 'being around horses'. We believe that Standardbred horses make good company! For this endeavour, a facility with preferably a large outdoor ring, indoor arena, pasture and paddocks, riding trails nearby and a barn would be ideal. Help the Standardbred Fan Club reach its goals! A donation of any dollar amount will go to locating a suitable facility to start a Standardbred Re-training Center!  The Standardbred Fan Club would like to produce a couple of videos on how to work with Standardbreds off the pacing race track and begin training for a new career. A volunteer to work the video camera (preferably with editing experience) would be ideal. A student or professional would be very welcome (the videos would be used to generate income for the Club to reach its goal of a Standardbred Re-training Center). |
Fundraising ideas!If you have any, please let the Club know. Thank you :)The Standardbred Fan Club is always looking for more information on Standardbreds. Although the club and site is entirely run by volunteer effort, input from members sure helps :) Send us your stories, successes, information. Join us for some Standardbred cameraderie! Membership is absolutely free. |
