Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Needs Help

A “wish list” has been put together by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) of needed items for its new Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The Secretariat Center was designed to showcase Thoroughbreds that are sound and ready for another career to the thousands of horse owners who come through the Kentucky Horse Park each year. Thoroughbreds from any organization–not just TRF–can be housed at the Secretariat Center and adopted through this program.

The wish list items are:

• Tractor with loader, 35 hp or more;


• Spreader (preferred) or wagon to haul muck;


• Truck capable of pulling a two-horse trailer;


• Two-horse trailer;


• 10-foot bush hog or 15-foot batwing;


• Riding lawn mower;


• Chain harrows;


• Conditioner (for arena);


• Grader blade;


• Pasture aerator;


• Automatic walking machine with fencing;


• Permanent round pen (with observation decks);


• Satellite TV for the visitor’s lounge;


• Plasma TV for the visitor’s lounge;


• Washer and dryer;


• Lightning protection for the barn and office.

Anyone wishing to donate the needed items, or make any type of donation, can contact the TRF at trfinc@msn.com, visit www.trfinc.org, or call 859/246-3080. All donations are tax-deductible