tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483328486037147832.post4926118775368781078..comments2024-03-27T02:36:03.559-05:00Comments on Past the Grandstand: Claimers Matter, TooMary Cagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980043444850651520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483328486037147832.post-77802593843108205662013-12-09T10:44:41.850-06:002013-12-09T10:44:41.850-06:00Thank you for tracking these horses. Claimers do m...Thank you for tracking these horses. Claimers do matter-sometimes the slowest racers make the nicest riding horses! I love my OTTB!Candi C-Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092493088712070735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483328486037147832.post-33466602287592844232013-12-08T14:50:53.608-06:002013-12-08T14:50:53.608-06:00Thank you for your kind words and for being so inv...Thank you for your kind words and for being so involved in helping these horses. I have been involved with Remember Me Rescue for several years now and love helping racehorses and ex-racehorses in any way possible. My involvement with Miss Fifty inspired all of this and considering how sending personal letters to the many connections she went through worked out so well, I chose to do the same for the horses mentioned in this article. Although I know that this approach unfortunately will not work in every situation, I thought it would be nice for the trainers to see that there are fans out there that also care about the horses that aren't graded stakes winners. Hopefully, I will hear back from at least a few more, if not all. I hope that, no matter what approach we all take, we can ensure the safety of these horses. I fully support every rescue organization out there. By the way, Remember Me Rescue is on the path to forming a California division, in part due to its association with CARMA. I greatly admire TROTT and am grateful for all the great work it does. Let's hope we can all get these horses off the track safely and into loving, forever homes! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas as well!Mary Cagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980043444850651520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483328486037147832.post-9735720661378876492013-12-08T14:26:30.634-06:002013-12-08T14:26:30.634-06:00Mary, I applaud your efforts, and I believe you ma...Mary, I applaud your efforts, and I believe you may be aware of the efforts of many of us in Zenny's Tribe and others from Zenyatta's blog to help re-home two of Zenyatta's old workmates. Many of us contributed whatever we could afford, and there were a few that took leadership roles and handled the details and background work. Happily, both horses now have wonderful, forever homes, both will be able to be re-trained in other disciplines. This is actually the hard way to do it, but, of course, as T'bred fans we don't look for the easy way! The easiest way to help an off the track TB for those of us outside the sport and with limited resources is through organizations such as RM and we also support TROTT, who serves primarily the West Coast area. I see that RM is in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. I know horses can come from anywhere, but it is easier to concentrate on horses close to where they will wind up. Zenny's Tribe has formed an alliance with TROTT and we even have a blog that we use to help promote asking for donations. TROTT earmarks our donations as being from a "Zenny's Tribe member", and our goal is to fully underwrite the retirement of an OTTB. Once our donations reach critical mass, TROTT will provide us with some names of in-need Tbs, our group can hopefully select one to follow all the way through their program from initial lay-up through graduation and adoption. I'm very impressed with Remember Me, and appreciate learning more about the program and its location in the Texas area. Our approach might work for others who want to do a little more than write a check, which is why I mention it. This time of year is a good time to suggest some giving options as many make end of year donation decisions. Thanks for your wonderful article and calling attention to a very worthy cause. Also, I love the Monzante Fund and plan to mention it in Zenny's Tribe, as well. Have a wonderful Christmas!Deltaladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873251939942358149noreply@blogger.com