2024 VIP Maryland Million Day

Laurel Park Race Track 198 Laurel Race Track Rd, Laurel, MD, United States

Celebrate Maryland breeding and racing and witness Maryland’s best Thoroughbreds compete for top purses and awards of over $1 million. The winner of the VIP experience will receive:  VIP Clubhouse table for four (4) One (1) room for two (2) nights at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve Dinner for two (2) at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve One (1) The Hotel at Arundel Preserve spa bathrobe Added Bonus: One (1) Maryland Million swag bag   Donated by: 1/ST Racing, Hotel at Arundel Preserve

Hope’s Legacy: Animal Control Officer Open House

Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue 2080 Castle Rock Road, Afton, VA, United States

Sign up for this training session open to Animal Control Officers throughout Virginia. Are you an Animal Control Officer that would like more experience and training with equines? These open houses provide an opportunity for our community ACO to learn and practice necessary equine handling in preparation for equine seizures and cases involving equines. Attendees practice haltering, leading, and trailer loading in addition to learning about basic equine body language, equine body scoring, and how to approach scared/nervous/upset equines. Email Sarah at programs@hopeslegacy.com to register.

Equine Rescue of Aiken: Oyster Roast and Low Country Boil

Equine Rescue of Aiken 532 Glenwood Drive, Aiken, SC, United States

Our annual Oyster Roast and Low Country Boil is a not to be missed event!  Live Music, all you can eat Oysters and Low Country Boil, beverages, silent auction, live auction and more fun than ever! Mark your calendars and follow us on Facebook for updates and details.

Redwings Horse Sanctuary: Equine Photography Workshops With the Essence Captured Equine Photography Group Afternoon Workshop

Time & Location Oct 18, 2024, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM Paso Robles, 6875 Union Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446, USA About the event Calling all Equine Photography enthusiasts!  Come learn from three experienced equine photographers (Lori Sortino, Deb Hofstetter, and Cathy Wallace) who have worked together since 2019 photographing horses.  Together we have produced thousands of horse images, including portraits, action, running, jumping, detail, artistic, technical, competition, and candids.  We will teach you how to capture great horse images under various conditions, and how to work with the real world challenges of backgrounds, lighting, and horse behavior!   Workshop Limited to 8 participants.   Where will the Workshop Take Place? We will be photographing the horses (and burros if you wish!) at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, located at 6875 Union Rd. Paso Robles, CA 93446  The Sanctuary is about 20 minutes from town.   What's included in this workshop? Friday Oct 18, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.AFTERNOON WORKSHOP ~ The PM workshop gives us the opportunity to shoot with beautiful end of day light and possibly some sunset colors, depending on the weather.  We’ll start in the early afternoon with a review of equine photography, then we’ll show you how to take portraits using the shade of a barn and natural lighting along with post processing edits to perfect the final image.  After an early dinner we'll head out to explore the sanctuary and find horses in pastures to photograph while the light gets better (sun lower on the horizon).  We’ll wrap up when we run out of light!   Cost SILVER   Early Bird Registration    $250    ~ (ends 30 days prior to workshop) BRONZE Workshop Registration    $300 GOLD     Workshop Registration     $400    ~ (includes Redwings swag, i.e. t-shirt, hat, stickers)   This is a FUNDRAISER for Redwings, and your generosity is appreciated.  If your budget allows, please select the GOLD registration.  There will be no refunds, but you can transfer your registration to another participant if you are unable to attend after you have registered and paid.  Thank you.   Register Here: https://forms.gle/dMQfyu91ayvgtti36   Redwings’ mission is to eliminate the causes of equine suffering through education and community outreach programs, rescue abused and neglected equines, and provide permanent sanctuary or selected adoptive homes for those equines.

LongRun Graduate Show and Open House

LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society 5674 Fifth Line, Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada

The 2nd Annual LongRun Graduate Horse show is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2024! Join us for a great day of fun, prizes and see the variety of ways our LongRun grads are thriving in their second careers! Ribbons will be awarded 1st-5th with cash prizes as well as overall division winners. Bring cash for prize draws, used/like new tack sale and for the BBQ lunch! Click here to download the registration form Please contact lauren.millet@gmail.com or info@longrunretirement.com for any questions!

Hope’s Legacy: Books at the Barn

Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue 2080 Castle Rock Road, Afton, VA, United States

Does your 6 to 12 year old love horses and donkeys? Register for the best kind of story time there is! Children choose a book and help socialize our rescue horses by reading to them in a comfortable spot along our fields. This is the perfect, encouraging environment to create a love of reading (or help it grow even more!) for your animal-loving learner. We will provide books, or please feel free to bring your own. Hope’s Legacy staff will be on site to provide introductions to the horses as well as our work on the farm to provide a safe space for equines that are looking for their next loving home. Registration is required. There is a suggested donation of $10 per child if that is within your budget. Email Sarah at programs@hopeslegacy.com to sign up.

DEFHR: SIGNATURE Boo-tiful Barn Bash

Days End Farm Horse Rescue 1372 Woodbine Road, Maryland, United States

We heard your requests and will be bringing our BOO-tiful Barn Bash back to haunt you in 2024! Come out to the farm and join us for our 2nd Annual BOO-tiful Barn Bash on Saturday, October 26th! Bring the kids to the farm to enjoy trick-or-treating around some spook-tacularly decorated horse stalls! We will dim the lights and put on the best Halloween playlist for 2 hours of fun! If you come upon a stall (or stalls) that you absolutely love, cast your vote! At $1/vote, you can put all your votes towards one stall or divide it amongst all. No matter how you vote, it will all go back to our rescue to continue helping horses. Bring cash or purchase tokens at $1/token. Admission is FREE (although donations are encouraged and appreciated), so come on out and help us make this event a BOO-tiful success!

2024 VIP Breeders’ Cup World Championships

Del Mar Racetrack 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA, United States

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be on-site at Del Mar for Breeders’ Cup World Championships, set to be held on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 2024. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is proud to be named the Official Aftercare Partner of Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be represented with two named races on Friday of Breeders’ Cup weekend. Race 2, The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (G2) is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. PT / 3:10 p.m. ET. The FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) will be run at 4:45 p.m. PT / 7:45 p.m. ET. After the running of each race, a presentation will be made in the winner’s circle where both winning connections will receive a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance gift bag and blanket. As part of FanDuel’s commitment to supporting accredited aftercare, the sports wagering and television network will make a generous $100,000 contribution to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. As the Official Aftercare Partner of Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be the beneficiary of their new Text-to-Give fundraising campaign that will run from October 24 through November 3, 2024. This campaign provides race fans and participants with a fantastic opportunity to actively support aftercare and the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance’s mission of facilitating new careers and homes for Thoroughbreds after racing. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will host the winners of the 2024 VIP Breeders’ Cup World Championships experience from the “Off to the Races” online benefit auction. This experience was generously donated by Breeders’ Cup Limited. The winners will enjoy four tickets to the Breeders’ Cup Breakfast Marquee on Wednesday, a table for four at the track on Friday and Saturday, paddock passes for The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes, and much more. Additionally, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will have a booth set up during both days of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, where patrons are encouraged to stop by to learn more about accredited aftercare. Branded merchandise will be available in exchange for a donation. As another way to show support, racing fans and handicappers can opt to donate to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance throughout the week when cashing a winning ticket on an AmTote self-service betting terminal at Del Mar. All donations are tax-deductible.

Second Call Thoroughbred Adoption & Placement: All Thoroughbred Showdown

Horse Park of New Jersey 626 Route 524, Allen Town, United States

This two-day event with include a Thoroughbred adopt-a-thon marketplace, educational seminars, and an all-Thoroughbred Horse Show. Hosted by Second Call Thoroughbred Adoption & Placement, Inc. and Turning For Home