ReRun, the nonprofit Thoroughbred adoption group, and Bella Rosa Riding Academy (BRRA) in Howell, N.J., have established a new program, “Catch Riders,” to educate and improve the horsemanship skills of young riders using Thoroughbred ex-racehorses.

The Academy’s equestrians of all riding levels will handle and retrain two ReRun horses awaiting adoption. Padrino and Hong Kong Express are the first horses in the program.

Monica Barr, owner of BRRA, launched the idea for her students after she adopted a ReRun horse name Bella Theresa.

Bella proved to be so popular with students that Barr renamed the farm (formerly Tall Oaks Farm) in her honor and arranged to foster two more ReRun ex-racehorses to be retrained by her students as show prospects