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Thoroughbred Retirement SANCTUARY

Network of Louisiana REHABILITATION
RETRAINING/ADOPTION

TESTIMONIAL:
“We are so privileged
to be a part of the TAA.
Accreditation provides
TRNL with greater
credibility in the horse
community and the
opportunity to do so
much more for horses
in the area.”

FOUNDED: 2009
ADDRESS:
77606 Hwy. 21
Covington, LA 70435
Thoroughbred Retirement graduates (from left) unraced Tia Tejano, Untameable, who made 51 PHONE:
starts, and Malibu Classic, who made 15 starts, take a schooling break at a local dressage show.
(504) 858-3875
MAIN CONTACT:
Cynthia Morgan-D’Atrio, Ph.D., founded the introduced to a new stage of life and job. Cindy D’Atrio
Thoroughbred Retirement Network of Louisiana Horses in the TRNL program come from
in 2009. Its mission is: 1) To offer owners, breed- various sources, including owner, trainer, and WEB ADDRESS:
ers, and trainers of Thoroughbred racehorses a breeder donations; auction houses and slaughter www.thoroughbrednetwork.net
retraining, retirement, and respite facility; 2) To pens from which horses have been bailed out by
rescue Thoroughbreds who have been neglected, private individuals; animal shelters; and animal- SOCIAL:
harmed, abused or who are at risk of going to control cases. TRNL has a few special horses that ThoroughbredRetirementNetworkOfLouisiana
slaughter; and 3) To educate the public and those are residents as well as a couple of select horses @trnl_horses
in the racing industry about ways to retire their that serve as ambassadors of the breed and are
horses successfully and to teach others about shown at local and recognized shows. AVERAGE NUMBER OF
retraining ex-racers. The most important part of our adoption process THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
TRNL is committed to establishing a quality is that there is an excellent match between horse
foundation for each horse with whom it works. and adopter. We prefer that our horses are placed 8-12
Our retraining efforts focus on each horse’s indi- in forever homes with individuals and families
vidual strengths and on developing horses that who will love and spoil them for the remainder of
are safe to work with, balanced, and communica- their lives. At the time of adoption, we do our best
tive. Horses are allowed as much time as needed to disclose as much information as possible to our
to “come down” and to overcome psychological adopters so that all needs of each horse may be
and physical barriers that may be present when met successfully in their new home.

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