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New Beginnings REHABILITATION

RETRAINING/ADOPTION

TESTIMONIAL:
“TAA accreditation
will allow us to retrain
and re-home more
horses. Over the past
five years, we have
built a trustworthy
program that
racehorse owners
and adopters can
count on. We want to
be a go-to source for
those looking for an
OTTB and feel that
TAA accreditation
validates this to help
us help more horses.”
DENISE KALFAYAN
Michelle Horgan on Bionda (left) and Nicole McKinley on Kegger at a local schooling show
preparing for the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover.
FOUNDED: 2014
New Beginnings Thoroughbreds is a nonprofit their stalls. Each horse is different and requires ADDRESS:

Thoroughbred adoption program. Our founding different amounts of time to relax before begin- 1064 Maxim Southard Rd.
members have spent years retraining off-the- ning to work under tack. Howell, NJ 07731
track Thoroughbreds for second careers. Our New Beginnings has participated in a variety
team is all volunteer and unpaid. Our mission is of activities with its adoptable horses to prepare MAIN CONTACTS:
to find loving adoptive homes for our horses once them for their second careers. We have taken Nicole McKinley, co-director

they have retired from racing. some to the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo and (732) 216-1364
New Beginnings receives horses either directly ridden them in demonstrations and with clini-
from trainers or owners at various racetracks or cians. We also have participated in the Retired Michelle Horgan, co-director
through other adoption programs, working with Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover for (732) 406-4036
such organizations as TAA-accredited MidAtlan- four years with adoptable horses.
tic Horse Rescue. We strive to retrain the horses We feel that exposing them to new situations WEB ADDRESS:
for a second career that is best suited for them, and taking them out to new places helps to www.nbottb.org
working to pair loving adoptive owners with our prepare and transition them into their second SOCIAL:
horses to ensure the best possible outcome for the careers. These events are wonderful outlets to
horse and adopter. showcase the versatility of the Thoroughbred New Beginnings Thoroughbreds
We have a wonderful group of qualified volun- and have been instrumental in helping our orga- @nbottb

teers and board members who work tirelessly to nization grow and assist our horses in their adop-
help us with the horses and to make the program tions. AVERAGE NUMBER OF
run smoothly. New Beginnings relies solely on grants, dona- THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
Each horse that comes into New Beginnings is tions, and fundraising to support the horses in its 11
given time to relax and let down. The horses are program. Every dollar received goes directly to
introduced to turn-out and spend time away from the care and feeding of our horses.

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