KY - Old Friends relocates and welcomes Hall of Fame resident!

Old Friends began as a retirement facility for post-career racing Thoroughbreds. According to the Old Friends web site, once the news of Ferdinand's death in a Japanese slaughterhouse became public, "the plan became to bring at risk racehorses--those whose racing and breeding careers had come to an end--to Old Friends, provide them with the dignified retirement they deserve, and open the space to the public. By promoting these one-time celebrated horses through a campaign of education and tourism, we realized we could draw attention to all retired Thoroughbreds and all equines in need."

Old Friends recently purchased and moved to 52-acre Dream Chase Farm in Scott County, KY and welcomed its first Hall of Fame horse, Precisionist.

More on the story:
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33924
and
http://www.wiretowire.net/show.php?id=69

Visit this unique organization at the Old Friends website:
http://www.oldfriendsequine.org

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