When you give to Old Friends, your generosity helps ensure that more than 275 retired Thoroughbreds are known, cherished, and expertly cared for long after their racing day’s end. Your support provides what matters most in retirement—quality nutrition, attentive veterinary care, and a safe, comfortable place to call home— ensuring a safe, dignified retirement for every resident at Old Friends. These horses gave everything on the track; because of you, they now enjoy peaceful mornings, full bellies, and the dignity of a life well lived. Your generosity directly shapes their days—and their futures.
Join Our Herd – Support Our Family
Become a valued member of the Old Friends family. Your membership supports the daily care of our retired Thoroughbreds while honoring each horse’s journey beyond the track. As a Clubhouse Member, you join a community that celebrates every horse, helps preserve their stories, and ensures they are remembered and well cared for—for life.
Receive: brass/leather key tag; discount event tickets; One free general admission to The Derby Museum, Louisville, KY; and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Sponsor a Horse – Share the Love
Form a personal bond with a retired Thoroughbred whose story speaks to you. From feed and veterinary care to shelter and daily care, your sponsorship helps to provide the essentials for a safe, comfortable retirement. Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate a favorite Old Friends resident and make a lasting difference in their life? This is it!
Choose an Old Friend to Sponsor. Receive: 8×10 photo of your sponsored horse and a symbolic sponsorship certificate.
Fuel Strength. Support Nutrition
Every great day starts with great nutrition. Your support provides high-quality hay, customized senior feeds, and personalized nutrition tailored to each horse’s unique needs, with the plenty of carrots and Mrs. Pastures® cookies mixed in. Because of you, our retirees stay healthy, strong, and thriving throughout their retirement.
Receive: Daily Gallop sticker.
Veterinary Care – Preventive Health
Proactive, attentive veterinary care is the foundation of a safe and thriving retirement. Your support provides regular check-ups, vaccines, preventive treatments, routine hoof and dental care, and prompt attention for illness or injury—catching small concerns before they become big ones. Because of you, every horse is carefully watched over and given the best chance at a safe, happy retirement.
Receive: Head2Hoof sticker.
Your Gift – Their Well-Being
Your Priority Needs gift is directed where most needed, allowing Old Friends to respond to every need, every day. From routine care to unexpected medical expenses, your support ensures no horse is overlooked. By filling the gaps, your generosity helps ensure our horses receive everything they need to thrive in retirement. It’s a powerful way to trust that your generosity will be used where it matters most, ensuring that your gift is making the greatest possible impact.
Receive: Priority Needs sticker
Monthly Gift – Ongoing Care
Caring for retired Thoroughbreds is a daily promise. With a monthly gift, you provide meaningful, steady, reliable support that sustains their care year-round. Your ongoing generosity becomes a constant presence in the lives of our horses, allowing them to thrive throughout their retirement.
Receive: Exclusive Quarterly Reports; Exclusive stickers
Build Memories – Celebrate Life
Create a lasting tribute in our Nikki Bacharach Memorial Garden with a personalized paver. Each brick honors a person, horse, pet who holds a special place in your heart, while helping support the retired Thoroughbreds who call Old Friends home. Your gift turns a meaningful memory into a permanent path, connecting stories, legacies, and lives in a space dedicated to remembrance and care.
To Order contact: Kaye@oldfriendsequine.org; (502) 863-1775
Celebrate a Legacy – Honor a Life
A tribute gift is a meaningful way to honor someone special—human or equine—while supporting the retired Thoroughbreds who call Old Friends home. Whether given in memory or in honor, your donation celebrates a life, a milestone, or a cherished bond, carrying that legacy forward through compassionate care. Your gift provides comfort, dignity, and peace to our horses, creating a lasting impact that reflects the life you are honoring.
Receive: Acknowledgment card / personalized notification.
Legacy Giving – Lasting Impact
By including Old Friends in your estate plans, you ensure retired Thoroughbreds are always known, protected, and cared for. A legacy gift honors your compassion and provides long-term stability, allowing generations of retirees to enjoy the dignity, comfort, and respect they deserve.
To learn more about legacy giving, contact Alyssa Coleman (502) 863-1775, alyssa@oldfriendsequine.org
Feed Bag Proofs of PurchaseAs a participating non-profit partner, Old Friends is eligible for the following programs that donate money back to benefit our retirees. Send us your proofs-of-purchase from the Tribute Feed, Southern States, and Triple Crown. We’ll turn them into cash for our horses! Old Friends, 1841 Paynes Depot Road, Georgetown, KY 40324
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