Welcome to CANTER Illinois & MissouriWelcome to CANTER IL. Please check out the horses we have available in our TRAINER LISTINGS (look at menu on left) who are looking for that perfect forever home!! CANTER Illinois is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing retiring racehorses with opportunities for new careers after the finish line. We have successfully transitioned over 500 horses from Fairmount Park, Arlington Park and Hawthorne! We operate primarily out of Fairmount Park and the Saint Louis, MO area but also have and need volunteers to help in Chicago at Arlinton and Hawthorne. CANTER believes Thoroughbreds are winners on and off the track! Jodi Ladner and Aletta Martin Executive Directors, Canter IL
When the race is over" on CNN 5-3-2013
"CANTER, a member of the coalition, was one of the first groups to create an online showcase of ex-racehorses in 1997. It's an all-volunteer organization with affiliates across the country, where people scour the "backsides" of racetracks every weekend and document the horses up for sale, executive director Nancy Koch said. "The racetrack is quite a closed-in world. Not everyone can wander into the backside, you need to be escorted otherwise. We broke a lot of barriers that way," Koch said. Other CANTER affiliates in "phase two" have taken in horses and provided rehabilitation so they can find new homes. They placed more than a thousand horses in 2012, according to the Homes for Horses Coalition." Go here to read the full story on CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/03/living/racehorses-second-chances/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 MORE: For information, questions, comments, or concerns, please email the address below for the quickest response! If you are unable to contact a trainer/owner for a horse listed on CANTER IL please contact us at: canteril@canterusa.org WE NEED: CANTER IL is 100% volunteer run. We are 100% dependant upon your donations of time and money. Without our volunteers, we would not be able to take listing information for the OTTB's that you see posted on our website. We are very grateful for their hard work and dedication in helping these horses find good homes! The funds you donate helps to take care of the horses and provide them with a chance at a new life. CANTER IL is in need of volunteers in the Chicago and St. Louis areas. Please contact us for more information. CANTER IL is in need of foster homes in IL or MO. Please contact jodi.ladner@me.com for more information.
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