New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program

🔎 NV Grad Highlight 🔎 -- CATACOMB is a Thoroughbred mare who was adopted out of our Lexington, KY facility by her new partner, Sandra back in October!

"Cat" attended her first ever horse show earlier this year and absolutely rocked it!! Sandra noted that Cat is an old soul and took it all in stride! Cat trotted around the ring like she had been doing it for years! Good luck to Sandra and Cat! ✨

⏰ FINAL CALL! You have just 3 more days to enter what might be the BEST horse show of the year for Thoroughbreds! 🏆🐴

Join us in beautiful Aiken, South Carolina for the 2026 New Vocations All Thoroughbred Horse Show • May 29–31! Whether you’re competing, cheering on your friends, or celebrating the versatility of the Thoroughbred, this is a weekend you won’t want to miss. ❤️

📍Aiken, SC
📅 May 29–31, 2026
🎟 Entries close in 3 days!

Prize List: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:8e7980e9-b3f5-496c-9a94-4c17a9231bb7

Enter now: https://www.ringradar.com/enter-show/?show=1703

Looking for a western pony? Look no further!

🤠2020 Thoroughbred Mare
🤠16 h
🤠Location: Lexington, KY
🤠FMI: https://newvocations.org/horse_detail/2016

DADDYSLILBOSSLADY is simple to work with! "Lady" is such a lady to be groomed, bathed, and tacked. She loves her spa days and is drama-free. Lady loves the leisurely life and is much more "woah than go." She is simple and uncomplicated under saddle. Lady is best suited for a mid-level career. We think she would be the cutest western pony or trail horse, but could go in almost any direction. As always, veterinary records are available to intersted and approved adopters.

🤎510 days.

That’s how long Regular Army has been waiting for his forever home.

When Reggie arrived, life after the racetrack didn’t come easily to him. After life in a busy race barn, he needed time to simply learn how to be again. Time to decompress. Time to trust. Time to realize the world wasn’t asking so much from him anymore.

At first, he wanted very little to do with people. He preferred to be left alone and wasn’t interested in making friends, human or horse. But our team knew exactly what he needed: patience, consistency, and time.

And slowly… Reggie started to change.

Now he greets us in the paddock. He walks confidently around the barn. Under saddle, he has always tried hard, and if you watch his latest video over poles, you can see a horse beginning to enjoy his new job and look for the answers instead of worrying about them.

Reggie may still need time when he transitions to a new home, and we know he needs a patient person willing to go at his pace. But after 510 days, we also know this horse is worth it.

He retired sound with no known injuries or limitations, so the sky is the limit for this one!

And now he’s finally ready for someone to choose him 🤎

🪖 2021 Thoroughbred Gelding
🪖 15.3 h
🪖 RRP Eligible
🪖 Location: Ocala, FL
🪖 FMI: https://www.newvocations.org/horse_detail/1588

We have never been SO confused why a horse is still with us… because HENNESSY WILD checks all the boxes 🤨

Don’t get us wrong — our Louisiana trainer LOVES this guy (opening photo proof attached 😂), but it’s time for "Whiskey" to find his forever home.

This 2021 gelding is the total package: kind, willing, athletic, and just plain fun to have around. From standing quietly on crossties to quietly W/T/C under saddle, he’s been an easy partner every step of the way. Add in his balanced movement, brave attitude, and goofy personality, and you’ve got a horse that’s just as enjoyable in the barn as he is under saddle.

If you’re looking for a straightforward, athletic partner for a low to mid-level sport horse career… Whiskey might be your perfect match 🤎

🥃 2021 Thoroughbred Gelding
🥃 16.2 h
🥃 RRP Eligible
🥃 Covington, LA
🥃 FMI: https://www.newvocations.org/horse_detail/1681

THE FRANCHISE (IRE) sounds like he should be running a corporate empire... but his true specialty is stealing hearts!

🛍️2020 Thoroughbred Gelding
🛍️RRP Eligible
🛍️16.2h
🛍️Location: Gansevoort, NY
🛍️FMI: https://newvocations.org/horse_detail/2013

"Frank" is big-bodied, kindhearted, and happiest when life moves at a slower pace. He is the type of horse who would choose a long grooming session over a busy schedule any day of the week. With his warmblood-like build, plenty of bone, and the kind of solid feet everyone hopes to find, he has an impressive presence without needing to demand attention. He’s an easy going soul who enjoys the quieter side of life — leisurely rides, steady work, and all the pampering you are willing to give. Grooming time is easily his favorite part of the day, and he will gladly stand for hours soaking up every brush stroke and bit of affection. Despite his size, there is something wonderfully gentle and almost comical about him! Frank is confident and straightforward under saddle.

If you're looking for a calm, trusting, friendly gelding, BROWN EYED CAT is your guy!

😺2021 Thoroughbred Gelding
😺RRP Eligible
😺16.1 h
😺Location: Gansevoort, NY
😺FMI: https://newvocations.org/horse_detail/2015

"Cat" isn’t ready to be ridden as he patiently rehabs a tendon injury, but you would never know it by the way he carries himself every day out in the field. He spends his days on turnout, soaking up the sunshine and quietly becoming everyone’s best friend. No matter who he is paired with, he becomes their steady companion almost immediately. He has been the trusted turnout buddy to horse after horse — the calm one, the welcoming one, the one who makes every new friend feel safe. Each time a new horse arrives in the field, he walks over with the same soft curiosity and gentle kindness, introducing himself as though his heart hadn’t just been broken saying goodbye to the last friend that had been adopted. There is something incredibly special about a horse who continues to love so openly despite always being the one left waiting. Because of this, we are offering Brown Eyed Cat for an early adoption opportunity. He has recently been cleared to begin tack walking, and we believe his calm, welcoming demeanor will shine just as brightly under saddle as it does in the pasture. He will require one more follow-up ultrasound in approximately three months before beginning full work, but his prognosis is very encouraging. We expect Brown Eyed Cat to be able to have, at minimum, a flatwork career in the future. For someone willing to give him a little patience now, there is a very special horse waiting on the other side of his recovery — one with a kind soul, a gentle heart, and a lifetime of friendship still left to give.

In honor of our 23rd Annual All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show happening NEXT WEEK, we want to see your favorite horse show memories! 🐴✨

Drop your favorite photo of you and your horse at a horse show in the comments below, or post and tag us! 📸👇

Interested in the show?
👉 Sign up for your classes here: https://www.ringradar.com/1703/show-info

📍 Highfields Event Center
📅 May 29–31

Bring your OTTB pride to the ring and be part of something special! 💙