This Old Horse Inc

THIS OLD HORSE, INC., PROVIDES RETIREMENT, RESCUE AND REHABILITATION TO OLDER AND UNWANTED HORSES THAT HAVE HAD A CAREER TO SERVICE HUMANS. THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF 'HORSE POWER' BY FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HORSEMANSHIP AND BEGINNING RIDING SKILLS TO OLDER AND SPECIAL NEEDS RIDERS.

THIS OLD HORSE, INC. PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR HORSES IN TRANSITION THROUGH OUR RESCUE, RETIREMENT, AND REHOMING PROGRAMS. THIS OLD HORSE, INC. MANAGES AND OPERATES 12 BARNS THROUGHOUT THE LARGER ST PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AREA WITH ABOUT 220 HORSES UNDER OUR DIRECT CARE. WE OPERATE A FOSTER HOST NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS ANOTHER 100 HORSES IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND IOWA. IN 2022, WE WORKED WITH THE MINNESOTA RACING INDUSTRY, PROVIDING DATA AND OUTCOMES THAT WERE INFLUENTIAL IN LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT FREED UP NEARLY 2 MILLION IN RACEHORSE AFTERCARE FUNDING AND WE WERE AWARDED 110,000 OF THE 200,000 ALLOCATED IN 2022. WE CONDUCTED A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON RACEHORSE AFTERCARE AT BOTH OF THE LOCAL RACETRACKS, APPEARING 27 DIFFERENT TIMES TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC FANS. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS AND ACHIEVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR A NEW COURSE WITHIN THE EQUINE STUDIES CURRICULUM CALLED RETRAINING RACEHORSES AND SOURCED 12 OFF-TRACK RACEHORSES TO THE CLASS, CONCLUDING WITH A CHARITY ADOPTION AUCTION IN WHICH ALL HORSES WERE ADOPTED. THIS OLD HORSE, INC. HAS BEEN ACCREDITED, AWARDED, AND CERTIFIED BY MANY MAJOR EQUINE WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, EMPIRICALLY AND OBJECTIVELY DEMONSTRATING OUR HIGH STANDARDS OF EQUINE CARE AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT, FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE. MOST NOTABLY, WE ARE THE ONLY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATION ACCREDITED BY THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (GFAS) AND THE THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE (TAA). WE WERE ACCREDITED BY THE STANDARDBRED TRANSITION ALLIANCE IN 2021. WE MAINTAINED THE STATUS OF GUARDIAN LEVEL FOR THE EQUUS FOUNDATION. WE ARE AN ASPCA / THE RIGHT HORSE ADOPTION PARTNER. THIS OLD HORSE, INC. HAS A GUIDESTAR PLATINUM TRANSPARENCY RATING AND IS A TOP RATED NONPROFIT FOR GREAT NONPROFITS. THIS OLD HORSE, INC. IS A MEMBER OF THE MN HORSE WELFARE COALITION AND CERTIFIED BY THE MN HORSE COUNCIL. WE WERE NAMED A PURINA BRAND AMBASSADOR IN 2020, THE FIRST NONPROFIT EQUINE WELFARE ORGANIZATION TO BE HONORED IN THIS WAY, TAKING OUR PLACE WITH SOME OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED HORSES AND HORSE PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND LAUDED AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR INNOVATION IN EQUINE ADOPTION STRATEGIES. OUR ADOPTION RATES ARE REMARKABLE BY ANY STANDARD AND EXCEPTIONAL CONSIDERING WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN SUPPORTING UNRIDEABLE, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND OLDER HORSES.