Join us to meet our retired racehorses and the incarcerated women in our program who care for them. Learn how this program provides a second chance for the horses and the inmates. Thank you to Trader Joe’s in Short Pump for donating water bottles for our event!
After 12 years of running the TRF Second Chances Program at the State Farm Work Center near Crozier, Virginia, the board of local volunteers has formed a new and independent charitable foundation, the James River Horse Foundation. Read the article for more details!
Meet Mickey’sinthehouse!! This beautiful girl, “Mouse” as the women are calling her, came to JRHF through a partnership with Aftercare Charles Town. Mouse will be with us for a period of time to rest and rehab from life as a racehorse before moving on for retraining and adoption. We are so excited for this opportunity…
The State Farm Work Center is currently under a modified lock down to prevent this deadly virus we are dealing with from entering the facility. With all visitation cancelled, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Spring Open Barn. Please rest assured that the horses are well cared for during this period and…
James River Horse Foundation is proud to be an accredited organization by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance!
James River Horse Foundation merchandise has arrived! We currently have t-shirts and hats available. T-shirts are $20 and are available in white, grey, and Carolina blue. Hats are $25 and are available in red, grey, and midnight blue. Please email us (jamesriverhorses@gmail.com) if you would like to purchase.
Our first Barn 4 Bingo Night was a huge success! The Thomas J Newton Horse Health Fund, acknowledging Tom’s many years of contribution to this program, got off to a great start. Thanks to your contributions, veterinary care for our herd for 2020 is secured! Thank you to all who attended and contributed and we…
Last week we welcomed Burn Up the Wire and Oh No Apolo to Barn 4. They are beautiful and kind and will be terrific additions to our herd. The men are very excited about getting to know these sweet geldings, and so are we!
Ollie certainly brought a smile to one visitor’s face at our Spring Open Barn. He is one of the rescues from Peaceable Farm and thoroughly enjoys his new life meeting so many wonderful supporters of our program. He is a gentle and kind soul and quickly became our choice for our new “mascot”! Photo by…
Officer Shane Clarke discusses how his career path led him to the Virginia Department of Corrections and the horsemanship program he admired so much, such that he jumped in and took the classes himself.