Volunter hours are dropping, donations are slowing down and our educational program which generates needed funds, is shut down.  Our annual fundraiser, Party for a Purpose is postponed, probably until fall.   Hurricane season is coming.  Visit our Donation page or donate right here! How, as a rescue, how do you plan in times of…

Track to Trail is working with Sutherland General Store to help horse owners in need! If you are a horse owner that has lost their job or are out of work and are struggling to feed your horse, we would like to help if we can!  We have an application for assistance for local owners,…

FEATURED FRIENDS We are so lucky to have many great local professionals that volunteer, provide services and products, and in general support of our horses. Tim Gaskell at https://www.facebook.com/timtheclipperguy/ is our featured friend this month! Not only did he come out and give our horses some wonderful grooming, knots out of tails, manes trimmed up,…

FACT:  OTTB’s (Off Track Thoroughbreds) are super cool.  They are funny,  hard working playful, athletic, and sweet.  Most of the exracehorses coming off the track are really young, just babies.  But their large size sometimes can have people forget that!  Here are a few things that helps the horses at our organization, if you are…

Track to Trail Inc, a Naples, FL,  an all volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit needs a new home! Collier County, Florida: Located in Pine Ridge Estates, the off-track thoroughbred rehabilitation facility is in need of a larger more conducive property for the healing of injured racehorses.  We seek our own property, thru donation, funding or long term…

We were delighted to be able to host a group of 14 children from the Judith Cohen Youth Center at our training facility.  What smart intuitive kids! They arrived with no prior experience and learned to help and worked w our volunteers to halter, lead, feed, groom, bath and work with horses.  It was amazing…

(still in edit stage) So many people want to get into horse rescue.  They see horses in need, locally, online, on facebook, how could you not want to help?  But before you veer off, check your heart. I would ask you, is your heart strong enough?   Most people that get into real rescue have…

Very excited to be hosting the lab portion of the upcoming symposium for the The Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP) in October! We will have 30 equine vets on premise holding ultrasound labs. If you are a volunteer, please mark these dates, set up is afternoon of the Oct 9th, lab is on the…

Each month the ranks of those making a difference for ex racehorses in Naples GROWS!  Our monthly orientations are full of wonderful local people who would  like to make a difference in their community, keeping it LOCAL! Volunteers have the responsibility of feeding, caring, and rehabilitating the horses that come thru our doors.  From Fractured…