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How to donate a horse to the Second Stride program >> Please contact us if you would like to donate by offering items, tickets, gift cards, services, stallion seasons or anything else that we can in turn offer at fundraising auctions and raffles. providing tack, equipment, or supplies that will help us care for and train Second Stride horses as we prepare them for adoption. offering foster care at your facility for a horse in need. sponsoring (paying the expenses) for a Second Stride horse at our facility. volunteering your professional services. suggesting other creative fundraising ideas. Many Thanks to all our donors including: JANUARY 2012: Thank you to all the members and friends who attended The 2012 MSEDA GALA held January 14 at Spindletop Hall in Lexington, Kentucky. There was an auction at this event with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Second Stride! SEPTEMBER, 2011: Thank you to all the volunteers and prospective adopters who came to our annual Labor Day OPEN HOUSE! Thanks also to our local newspaper, The Oldham Era, for featuring a story about Second Stride that appears in the 9/15/11 edition! Click here for the Oldham Era article page 1 and Oldham Era article page 2 AUGUST, 2011: Second Stride Inc. has received a $8,700 grant from Blue Horse Charities to help retrain retired racehorses and find them new homes. THANK-YOU to Blue Horse Charities! July, 2011: Thank you to Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, the Kentucky Derby Museum Store and Chip Woolley for very generous donations from the sale of Chip Woolley Bobbleheads! June, 2011: Second Stride Inc. has received a $6,000 grant from Thoroughbred Charities of America to help retrain retired racehorses and find them new homes. THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES OF AMERICA supports thoroughbred retirement, rescue and research. We would like to thank TCA for their continued support of Second Stride. 2011 Blue Grass Stakes runner-up and 2011 Kentucky Derby contender TWINSPIRED, pledged to donate a portion of earnings to the horses of Second Stride! As if Twinspired's donation was not enough, his connections "SKY CHAI RACING" also pledged that their younger horses will also race for Second Stride, including 2011 Breeders Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award Champion HANSEN! Thank-you to SKY CHAI RACING! Generously pledging 1% of all his horses' net future earnings is longtime Second Stride Supporter Jim McMillan! These racing enthusiasts are avid supporters of post racing careers for their horses and Second Stride applauds their efforts and accomplishments on and off the track. Second Stride is honored and grateful for generous grants awarded from TONY STEWART FOUNDATION KEENELAND FOUNDATION BLUE HORSE CHARITIES ASPCA THOROUGHBRED CHARITIES OF AMERICA GOOGLE GRANTS For all the details about these grants, see our News page >> October 2011: THANKS to all who participated in the Second Stride 1st Annual Charity Golf Scramble CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP OF THIS EVENT. May 2011: THANKS to all who attended the Shenanigans Irish Grille's "Meet & Greet" with Kentucky Derby winning trainer Chip Woolley, Jr. CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP OF THIS EVENT. April 2011: THANKS to everyone who joined us for The 3rd Annual Hats & Horses Bourbon Dinner, April 21, 2011 at the Bristol Bar & Grille in Prospect, Kentucky. The event featured beautifully designed Oaks and Derby hats from Madam Foo Foo Couture, Bourbon inspired three course dinner, including a Woodford Reserve Bourbon Taste, live music and a silent auction. Nearly $3000 was raised for the Second Stride retired racehorses! CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP OF THIS EVENT. July 2010: THANKS to all who participated in the Second Stride hosted charity fundraiser, Handicappers Helping Horses, on July 10th, 2010. The event was held at Shenanigans Irish Grille, in Louisville. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT. April 2010: THANKS to everyone who came out to the The Annual John Henry Memorial Equine Adoption Fair at the Kentucky Horse Park. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT. April 2010: THANKS to everyone who came out to the 2nd Annual "Hats & Horses" Bourbon Dinner at the Bristol Bar & Grille in Prospect Kentucky. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT. February 2010: THANKS to everyone who came out to the Second Stride Fundraiser Handicapping Contest at Chick Inn! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT. Second Stride thanks all our individual generous donors of money, horse supplies, collectibles, tickets, gift cards, services, stallion seasons, etc. - please let us know if we missed anybody! Luitpold Animal Health Amerman Racing Stable Jeffrey Mallard Mark Santanello Jim Shircliff James McMillan Jr. employees of Chilton & Medley Mary Lou Chaudoin & her daughter Greg Oelke Maxine Rutherford Brass Hat (Fred & Buff Bradley) Perfect Drift (Dr. William Reed) Brad Holter Gail Knight Country Living Assoc. Fastline Greystone Farm Samantha Dabney JeAnna Ramirez Donald Williamson Nancy Guthrie James McMillan Jr. Kent Amick Jean Amick Patricia Diers Laurianne Matheson Deirdre Lands End Farm Hermitage Farm Eva, Abbie and Hannah Binzer Gail Zinn Bill Landes Mark Bleiden Elite Stables Dale Caraway Brownie Rock Julie & Dr. Jeff Willard, DVM Reynolds Bell & Sequoia Racing Ross Hoffmann Judy Merchant Alan Northcutt Bristol Bar & Grille Equithrive joint supplement Julie Bender Derby Glass Warehouse Belterra Casino Resort & Spa Shenanigans Irish Grille Winstar Farm Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Indiana Downs Sleepy Hollow Golf Course James Conway Fiona Farrell M.J. Beam Kik Jericho Equine Simpson Enterprises AAEP Hebel Equine Oldham Equine LLC Brian & Amanda Knippenberg Peggy Gordon Terri Schumacher Curt Larson Doug Stanley Phyliss Wood Lisa Cattano Barb Fulbright Genie Fortunato Kim Templeman Northrop Equine Irene Lampton Kentucky Derby Museum Buckhead Mountain Grill The Forbes Family Wendy Kilgore The Golden Tee Driving Range Nicholas Reisenbichler Stockhoff’s Horseshoes and Supplies Michelle Sanford Jo Ann Heppermann The Walt Disney Company Golden Tee Driving Range St. Matthews Imports Lori Ries, in honor of Kim Kessenger Earl Floyd Ford Brown-Forman Shod-Well LeDane Residential and Commercial Contractors Altour J. Higgins Gallery Mac Fulbright Bar-S Foods Company Nick Rennecamp Bob Stevens Eric Cinnamond Albert Mishaan Leslie Marceau Carole and Lawrence Raymond Roger Shipke Pony Up! Kentucky Maggie White Sarah Brymer Joel Turner Robin & Theodore Mizerak Susan E. Flyer on behalf of John Klopp Jamie Winters Juliet Hogue Doug Leibig Wayne Kwan Alysheba (King Abdullah Stable) Horse-Art-4-U Joan Thompson & friends Mike McCauley Louisville Aviation, LLC Louisville Thoroughbred Club BB&T Tom Drury Elizabeth Lavin Jere Smith Jeff Sheets Amy Kelsey Horsesales, Inc. The Hitching Post Tack Shop Moserwood Farms Kim and Mark Smith Dave Kinzler Ben and Diana Cook Susan Heim Douglas Leibig Mark's Feed Store Goshen Saddlery Skylight Supply Lenora Ferraro Kathy Stim David Levitch Doris Levitch Rob Lloyd Irene Lampton Beth Wagner Martha & Del Pettigrew Tippi McTyeire Albert Ow Kee Foo Laura Fallon Dr. Jeff Allen Martha Lambert Four Roses Bourbon Madam Foo Foo Couture Sam English photography R D Unowsky, in memory of Jack Edwards, excellent handicapper of Louisville, Kentucky Harvey Diamond Mike Maker Racing Stable Fred Minnick Photography Louisville Stoneware Vinery Ltd. Daily Racing Form TVG Breeders Cup Ltd. All Pro Championships The Cardinal Club Louisville Golf Jennifer Kahmann Bridgett Hamershock Heather Craven Dale Campbell Massone Mechanical Inc. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health The 1:11pm 1/11/11 River Jump Piranha Pictures Sarah Dorman Jaime Corum Clay Pullen Susan Hackworth-Hoffman Connie Sandusky Janet Burch Erin Buttigieg Susan Posner Louisville Bats Prospect Party Center Murray Johnson Mike Smith Chip Woolley Michael Seiler Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Luckett's Tack Shop Stantec Equi-Ther Helzberg Diamonds Tails, Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings Hole in One International Gresham, Smith and Partners Adopted Thoroughbreds Vince & True Account Kentuckiana Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates Feeders Supply AAF International Thunder Cloud & Midnight Proheat Golf Galaxy Dr. James Redmon, DVM, Performance Veterinary Services Mountjoy Chilton Medley Tori Winn Trish Henrion Marti Lance, Lance Quilts Kentucky Riding Stables Charlotte Weber in honor of Janet Rupp Jack Doyle Windridge Farm Dr. J. David Richardson

NEW ARENA CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS >> UPDATED WISH LIST >> Charity Navigator is a great resource to help donors evaluate a charity. DONATE by credit card or e-check through PayPal: DONATE without spending a dime! Use and tell your friends about GoodSearch.com. WISH LIST! What do we need at Second Stride that will help us help more horses? Vet wrap fly spray Epsom salt duct tape Animalintex pads double end snaps MTG ointment for treating skin problems Betadine liquid for cuts iodine shampoo for rain rot Furazone ointment Furazone spray DMSO gel ichthamol ointment hoof conditioners poultice leather cleaner leather conditioner leather oil Vetrolin shine spray cotton gauze cotton sheeting wormer Bute heated water buckets (UL listed only) bucket water heater clippers (cordless and regular big or small) Kool Lube blade spray leather english bridle with figure 8 noseband (Horse or Cob size) heavy duty outdoor 3-prong extension cords outdoor heavy duty hoses hose spray nozzles bridle hangers - 25 saddle hangers - 25 stall mats - 6 horse quality hay horse grain (9 or 10%) salt blocks (large and small sizes, plain or mineralized for horses) shovels rakes pitch fork with plastic tines hoe field harrow - 24 ft. bush hog - 10 ft. rear hay spike grater box dressage letter ring markers schooling or show jumps for the Henry county farm arena jump cups poles/rails for jumps (painted or unpainted) white outdoor paint heavy duty weed eater and extra string jump cups volunteers to work with our horses volunteers at the Henry county farm to help fix fencing, build the tack room or paint fund raising party planners/hosts adoption counselors to work on applications and return phone calls We can pick up donated items locally, or you can mail to: Second Stride Inc. c/o Kim Smith 9615 Applewood Court Crestwood, KY 40014 Outstanding projects to be completed at our Henry County location include - wash rack/grooming stall barn gutters run in sheds tack room and bath room field reseeding additional fencing equipment storage shed riding arena, scheduled completion spring 2011: Please click here for a progress report on the Moserwood Farm II arena construction. Please contact us if you can help with any of these items or projects. Other ways to donate to Second Stride without sending us a penny: If you buy and sell on eBay we are an organization that you may choose to send a percentage or fixed amount to for the items that you sell. Don't eBay but have some things that you would like to donate to Second Stride to sell? Contact us and we'll be happy to get those items from you.