{"id":958,"date":"2016-07-03T19:54:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T19:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canterusa.org\/california\/?p=958"},"modified":"2016-12-27T16:26:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T00:26:26","slug":"three-things-dont-know-canter-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canterusa.org\/california\/blog\/three-things-dont-know-canter-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Things You Don’t Know About CANTER CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above: CANTER CA’s Hello Walls gets some love from volunteer trainer Diana<\/em><\/p>\n

Each week, we get thousands of likes on Facebook from fans just like us who are drooling over the latest retiring racehorse eye candy. We, too, spend hours peeping pedigrees and judging jog videos. And for good reason – we have helped over 1,000 ex-racehorses sell directly into private homes from our free classifieds.<\/p>\n

But we don’t talk as much about the horses we accept into our adoption program. We oversee every aspect of their transition from the track — including covering all of their bills for as long as they are with us. Read on to learn three facts you might not know about CANTER CA.<\/p>\n

1. Over 90% of the horses that come into the CANTER CA adoption program require rehab.<\/h4>\n

You’ve probably seen\u00a0some of our trainer\u00a0listings sell within hours<\/a> of hitting Facebook! Horses with low starts, no injuries, and good physical conformation\u00a0have seen a surge of market demand in recent years.\u00a0But another group of horses see less speedy sales (if they sell at all) – those with injuries. This is exactly why CANTER CA’s adoption program exists. We take the horses that do not have a good chance of being sold from straight from the track. We take those horses that need surgery. That need time in a field to mature. That need extra support to transition into a new career. We believe these horses have just as much to offer as any other retiring racehorse, and we’ve designed our program to give them what they need to be successful in finding new homes.\u00a0The vast majority of “injured” horses can and do go on to successful second careers.\u00a0Our volunteer trainers, veterinary team and farriers work together to solve even the most challenging cases. As you can imagine, caring for up to 10 horses at a time, with some requiring surgery, extended medical treatments or rehab time before adoption is costly! We depend on contributions from OTTB lovers to help us keep our doors open, and to keep horses that have no other options in safe and loving hands.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0We take horses only when we have committed funding to cover their care.<\/h4>\n

Our herd size fluctuates, and our ability to take on horses is tied directly to fundraising efforts. If we have financial resources available, we will take on new horses. If we don’t have financial resources, we can’t take horses. We have had several horses with us for a year, two, or even THREE years! This is costly and those costs far exceed any money we receive from adoption fees. It would be irresponsible for us to bring more horses in the program than we can truly afford, and unfortunately that means we have to say no to horses that need us. If we had more funding, we could continue to grow our program. We have awesome volunteers, and we have great relationships with our boarding facilities and farrier\/vet teams, but sadly we just don’t have the funding to expand the program to serve all the horses that need us.<\/p>\n

3. We are an all volunteer organization.<\/h4>\n

We have no paid staff. This means every dollar that is donated to CANTER CA goes directly to the care of our horses. Our team of dedicated volunteers cover all aspects of our operations – from training to operations. We’re horse owners ourselves. We care deeply about the horses that join our program, and we do whatever it takes to help our horses be successful and find loving homes. We also need donations to survive! We have some great sponsors and supporting organizations<\/a>, but the bulk of our funding comes from individual donors. We hope you’ll consider making a donation today<\/a> to support our horses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Above: CANTER CA’s Hello Walls gets some love from volunteer trainer Diana Each week, we get thousands of likes on Facebook from fans just like us who are drooling over<\/p>\n

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