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Remember Me Rescue REHABILITATION
RETRAINING/ADOPTION

TESTIMONIAL:
“Being a part of the
TAA has allowed us
to help more horses
than ever before. We
have expanded our
training capabilities
and our volunteer
programs. We also
have added a new
therapy program
to help rehabilitate
injured horses more
quickly.”

FOUNDED: 2008
TERRI CAGE
Flying Open and Remember Me Rescue volunteer Mary Cage doing some round pen work.
ADDRESS:
4100 Conveyor Dr.
Remember Me Rescue was started in 2008 with horses are started on the basics. Burleson, TX 76028
the mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and re-home Sometimes racehorses pick up a few undesir-
retired Thoroughbred racehorses. In the begin- able habits at the track, which is why ground PHONE:
ning, the main focus was to give owners and work with the ex-racehorse is stressed and so (817) 689-1214

trainers a place they could trust to help find a important. Remember Me utilizes a ground agil-
safe place to retire their horses. Since then, the ity course to help horses learn new skills, gain MAIN CONTACT:

goals of Remember Me Rescue have expanded confidence, and become desensitized to many of Donna Keen
because there are many other issues facing the things that might startle the average horse.
retired racehorses, with the organization now The horses are given every chance to have a WEB ADDRESS:
helping in such areas as large-scale breeding successful second career by being taught basic teamkeen.com
farm rescues and slaughter intervention. skills to help prepare them for the person who
Remember Me Rescue is a 20-acre facility can take them to the next level. SOCIAL:
located in Burleson, Texas. It has a 20-stall Remember Me was one of the first organi- REMEMBERMERESCUE

barn and a two-stall quarantine barn that was zations to successfully defend its adoption RememberMeOTTB
donated by Midwest Thoroughbreds. It also has contract in court after an adopter defaulted on
several paddocks, a round pen, and riding areas. the responsibility to which they agreed. Remem- AVERAGE NUMBER OF
Horses at Remember Me receive the highest ber Me prides itself in not only giving horses THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
quality of care while being prepared for the next the best chance to be successful, but it is also 35
chapter in their lives. committed to following them after they are
Upon entering the program, horses are eval- adopted and doing whatever is necessary to
uated for soundness and given the time they ensure their safety.
need to rest or rehabilitate. They are weighed, When adopting from Remember Me, the
measured, and have specialized nutritional adopter can be certain they are getting a horse
programs designed to benefit their individual that has been thoroughly evaluated by profes-

needs. They are evaluated for soundness and a sional trainers, properly vetted, and given the
plan is put in place for their future. Once they basic skills to provide a successful lifelong rela-
are ready to begin a retraining regimen, the tionship for their new owner.

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