The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) announced Tuesday that it has
accredited 20 additional Thoroughbred aftercare facilities. These facilities
join the TAA’s first three accredited facilities, Florida Thoroughbred
Retirement and Adoptive Care, New Vocations, and Southern California
Thoroughbred Rescue, for a total of 23 TAA accredited facilities. These
organizations are now eligible to receive financial grants from the TAA for the
ongoing care of retired Thoroughbreds.
These facilities represent a cross-section of rescue, retirement, retraining
and adoption programs located across the United States as well as two in Canada.
Following a detailed application process and careful onsite examinations by TAA
inspectors and independent veterinarians, each of these facilities was judged to
have met or exceeded the TAA Code of Standards in the areas of operations,
education, horse care management, facility standards and services, and adoption
policies and protocols.
Stated James Hastie, TAA Executive Director: “We’re thrilled to grant
accreditation to these worthy organizations in recognition of the great work
they’re doing. Each of these facilities has undergone a rigorous review process
to ensure that they are providing a uniform level of care for our retired
Thoroughbreds, and we are pleased to invite them to apply for funding.”
Following is a listing of the newly accredited facilities:
(Canada)
To view the requirements for TAA accreditation and the complete TAA Code of
Standards for aftercare facilities, please visit the
Accreditation page on the TAA website. The 2014 Code of Standards and the
Application for Accreditation will be available in February 2014.
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