LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society

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Services
Rehabilitation, Retraining/Adoption, Equine-Assisted
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Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Founded
2000
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Average Number of Thoroughbreds
80
With the help of our kind donors, support from Ontario’s racing industry and its participants, and accreditation and a generous grant from Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society nears its 25th anniversary as a registered charity, having helped countless of Thoroughbreds who either were born in Ontario or competed on the Ontario circuit. Our affiliation with TAA enables us to support upwards of 60 horses, granting them rest, rehabilitation, and a new career or permanent sanctuary on our 100-acre Hillsburgh, Ontario farm. LongRun is bound to provide as many horses as we are able, from the likes of millionaire A Thread of Blue (pictured) to horses whose lack of talent or physicality prevented them from achieving even the most minor success on the racetrack, with a happy and dignified retirement.
With the help of TAA, LongRun continues to promote the beauty, intelligence, and athleticism of the Thoroughbred through our Graduate Showcase, Annual Open House, Ladies’ Lunch, and LongRun Day at The Races hosted annually by Woodbine, as well as presentations to various business groups and clubs and a constant social media presence. We were also honoured to have two stakes at our sister track of Fort Erie named for LongRun – The LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Stakes and The LongRun Thoroughbred Aftercare Stakes – and were pleased to personally present the grooms of the best turned out horses in each division with a monetary award for taking such good care of our equine athletes. In addition, LongRun looks forward to welcoming The Haven, a charity which provides equine assisted therapy to first responders, again this year. We are happy to be able to help the people who help us in time of need, and our sanctuary horses who provide the therapy just love the human interaction these sessions provide.
We at LongRun are very grateful that Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance always has our back and helps us help the horses who play such an important role in all our lives.