Delaware Horses
Browse listings of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses that are available for purchase or adoption.
As we've done since 2018, we're sponsoring an award for the highest placed Delaware Park racer at RRP. If your horse is competing at RRP, they are eligible if they were purchased through our program.
Delaware Park Happy Horses Winter 2020 Our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/DelParkHorses/
Left: Royal Flame, who finished 2nd in the 2019 RRP Show Hunter division, and is only moving up. Owned by Perkins Hill Farm and trained/ridden by Gayle Cook. Photo provided by owner’s friend Erin Moss with photo credit by One Moment In Time Photography.
Middle: Looking for Lucky enjoying her new family. Photo credit of Morgan Garner.
Right: American Colossus and owner Gail Trivits Szczecinski doing very well in the local show circuit. Photo credit by KMK photography LLC.
2018 Happy Horse Winners
Happy Horse winners in 2018. Each winner was awarded $200 for having a happy Delaware Park horse. From left to right, happy horses are Talented Tyler, PULLING RANK (AR), Zapelle, Equilibrium, and Pentathlon.
Sponsors & Partners
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To help Thoroughbred athletes transition to their new lives.
We need you!
CANTER Delaware exists solely on donations and volunteers. Every dollar and hour donated goes toward the exclusive benefit of Delaware Park horses transitioning into great homes after their racing careers are over. CANTER Delaware is a listing service only, meaning we do not intake horses from Delaware Park. As such, volunteer opportunities exist solely around website maintenance, liaising with the racing trainers, and marketing and promoting horses for sale on behalf of their owners. Feel free to contact us if this sounds like volunteer work you would enjoy. We do not have any hands on with horses or riding opportunities.
Contact us to learn more about how you can help!
About Us
The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) has been partnering with Delaware Park since 2009, helping hundreds of horses find new homes. In 2016, Delaware Park added Mid Atlantic Horse Rescue as a donation component to compliment CANTER's listing service. CANTER serves as a listing service to showcase all horses for sale directly from trainers at Delaware Park. For those interested in purchasing Delaware Park alumni with a little let down/retraining, Mid Atlantic Horse Rescue takes in, lets down, retrains, and adopts Thoroughbreds, including many from Delaware Park. At Delaware Park, CANTER, Mid Atlantic Horse Rescue, and Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association all contribute to a FB page to showcase Delaware Park Horses. Links below.
https://www.midatlantichorserescue.org
https://www.facebook.com/DelParkHorses/
Email: lauren.gassaway@canterusa.org
Board Members
Executive Director – Lauren Gassaway
Lauren has been volunteering with CANTER since 2009 and branched out a CANTER Delaware affiliate in early 2017 for the exclusive services of Delaware Park. Besides CANTER DE, Lauren has 15+ years experience in the horse racing business as a hotwalker, groom, and foreman. Outside of the racetrack, Lauren has an M.A. in Mathematics and works in finance.
Treasurer – Sue Gruschow
Sue Gruschow graduated from Penn State with a Mathematics and Actuarial Science degree and a husband. After working in the Boston area she moved to Philadelphia with her family and 2 golden retrievers. Once her children graduated and moved out on their own, Sue and her husband moved to their retirement home in Waterbury Vermont and now own their fourth Golden named Brewer. Sue enjoys gardening and hiking.
Vice President – Caitlin Baiduc
Cait has been volunteering with CANTER Delaware since 2017 and is an avid horse lover. She assists with taking listings and keeping the website up to date. Cait and her husband John have a horse farm in Landenberg, PA, which is home to her four personal horses, six cats, and two dogs. Outside of horses, Cait holds an M.S. in Genetics and worked in clinical trial operations for a decade before transitioning to the role of Program Manager with the NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub in 2022. She also operates Seraphina Performance PEMF, which offers MagnaWave sessions for horses, humans, and pets.
Images – Valerie Buller – photographer / CANTER Pennsylvania volunteer
