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Redwings SANCTUARY

Horse Sanctuary REHABILITATION
RETRAINING/ADOPTION

TESTIMONIAL:
“Redwings Horse
Sanctuary is grateful
to TAA for its
generous support.
TAA has helped us
develop
and improve our
retraining program
and has enabled us
to provide sanctuary
and approved foster/
adoptive homes to
many off-the-track
Thoroughbreds.”

Ernest Shackleton enjoys his morning gallop in one of Redwings’s large community pastures.
FOUNDED: 1991
MAILING ADDRESS:
Redwings Horse Sanctuary rescued its before being allowed to foster a Redwings horse. P.O. Box 186

first horse in spring of 1991 after the Fresno A mandatory one-year foster period enables Paso Robles, CA 93447

Humane Society reported finding a young Redwings staff to keep a close eye on the foster
Thoroughbred with a fractured shoulder in an horses to ensure they are happy, healthy, and a PHONE:
auction yard. His registered name was Island good fit in their new homes. After 12 months of (831) 386-0135

Fighter, but the staff renamed him Sam, and successful fostering, a horse will become avail-
after a long rehabilitation he made a full and able for adoption by its foster family. MAIN CONTACT:
successful recovery. Redwings does not charge adoption fees and Sara Ruggerone
Redwings Horse Sanctuary is now home to is always willing to take back a horse for any
78 equines, including 13 Thoroughbreds, with reason. Those horses that are unadoptable due WEB ADDRESS:
21 other horses in foster homes. Redwings to age, illness, or injury are given a permanent redwingshorsesanctuary.org
accepts all breeds, from the smallest mini to the home at the sanctuary in Lockwood, Calif.
largest draft horse; it also accepts mules and Redwings recently began a retraining SOCIAL:
burros. The mission of Redwings is to rescue program for off-the-track Thoroughbreds to redwingshorses
abused or neglected horses, provide permanent prepare them for second careers and also offers @redwingshorses
sanctuary or suitable foster/adoptive homes rehabilitation to horses retired from racing due
for those animals, and to eliminate the causes to injuries. AVERAGE NUMBER OF
of equine suffering through education and Redwings is excited to be moving to its new THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
community outreach. permanent home in the spring of 2021. We are 15
Redwings has a foster-to-adopt program to currently wrapping up construction and getting
ensure that all of its horses go to approved and ready to move all the horses to Paso Robles.
loving homes. Prospective owners must fill out The new address will be 6875 Union Road, Paso

a foster applications and have a home inspection Robles, Calif.

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