CANTER-Mid Atlantic is getting a little extra help this year to expand its ongoing race horse rehabilitation program. The group, based out of West Virginia, received a grant funded by Charles Town Races & Slots of Charles Town, W.V. which will help grow its existing rehabilitation program to an emergency care provider of at-risk racehorses it would otherwise have been forced to turn away.

“We have worked very closely with the management of the Charles Town over the years, and we are very excited that they have chosen CANTER-Mid Atlantic as a recipient of these funds to help ex-race horses in need of immediate homes,” said Allie Conrad, CANTER-Mid Atlantic executive director. “So often we have had to turn away at-risk horses due to a lack of funding. We will now have the resources to help more horses.”

Having been granted backside access for nine years by Charles Town Races & Slots management, CANTER-Mid Atlantic volunteers have built strong relationships with the track management and horse racing professionals. Those relationships have made it possible for CANTER-Mid Atlantic to assist trainers and owners in transitioning over 3000 racehorses into successful second careers using its free listing service.

“Working with CANTER-Mid Atlantic has been a very positive experience for us,” said Dickie Moore, general manager of Racing at Charles Town Races & Slots. “We understand that CANTER-Mid Atlantic has struggled to take in ex-racehorses in need of homes, and we are pleased to support their work, and hopefully ease their burden, with a financial grant so that many more racehorses can be rehabilitated and retrained for a second career