Bright Futures Farm is a sanctuary for retired Thoroughbreds.  We find homes for many horses that have the potential for a new career as a trail horse or family pleasure mount.   Our focus is to save as many horses as we can before  they are faced with neglect or auction. 

We are always in need of foster homes.  When you foster a horse you help us save one more from harm.  Fostering expenses are tax-deductible.  If you have room, please ask us about our foster program.

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A unique gif    t,  u

"I thought I retired from this sport..."

photo of Gold Deputy, aka "Gambit"

photo courtesy The Egidio's

Genuine Risk

(Exclusive Native - Virtuous)

(2.15.1977 - 8.18.2008)

I have been blessed with the rare opportunity to visit some of racing's Champions over the years and made a great many friends (equine and human) during those visits.

One such visit was on a very hot  day in June of 2005.  I chose to deliver one of our horses to his new home because I knew I would be only an hour from Upperville...home of the famous 1980 Kentucky Derby winner, G. R. (as her Newstead Farm family fondly referred to her). 

Not only have I been honored to meet such wonderful horses such as G.R., but I have been afforded unbelievable opportunities that I would have never imagined possible.  One of those was leading G.R. out of her stall into the courtyard and hand grazing her (I also gave her a few carrots and peppermints which she quickly and graciously accepted).

Goodbye, G.R.

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Me & G.R. June 12, 2005:

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/40523.htm?id=40523

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Bright Futures Farm is the home of

several equines who are

Breed Celebrities.

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"Markie"

(Secretariat - Tina's Ten)

Markie has the distinction of being the last known son of the famous Secretariat to race.  His final race drew the attention of the New York Post, and they featured him in a four page story shortly after his final start.

click here to read more about Markie

Zorro, Ziezo, Walter & Victor

"The G's"

The G's have celebrity status in the world of Driving and Fine Harness...Endurance Driving Competitions, CDE, Coaching, Dressage in Harness - they've been there, done that.  They are a 4-in-hand team of Gelderlanders registered with the KHP, imported from Holland in 1989 by Phillip Hoffman, then CEO, of Johnson & Johnson brand products.

Our boys have logged more air miles than most business travelers! 

Their last public performances were at the Kentucky Horse Park in the late 1990's.  They were the team chosen to pull the judges into the ring for opening ceremonies for the world renown Rolex Three Day Event.  We are honored to have these boys in our care.

click here to read more about our Boys.

Why we exist...

Many of the wonderful horses we re-home are Thoroughbreds  that can no longer race because of injury or inability to place consistently “in the money”.   For many of these horses,  the owner often sees no other useful purpose for the animal and sends it to an auction which most often results in a cruel demise at a slaughterhouse.  more...  

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100% of all donations go directly toward the care of our horses.  Our entire staff are volunteers.

Friends recently lost...

Click each horses' photo for their story. Individual stories are under construction. Not all links are available at this time.

John Henry

March 9, 1975 - October 8, 2007

view my video of John taken 6-23-07 at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQ887HFwjM

                                     Walter                                   Barbaro

                                Gelderlander           2006 Kentucky Derby Winner

                    2/20/1980 - 1/22/2007     4/29/2003 - 1/29/2007

                                    Daphne                 Top Guns Fly Free (Gunner)

                        Arab cross mare             Thoroughbred gelding

                       1989 - 07/31/2007        (Fly So Free - Nat's Sallie)

                                                         02/09/1997 - 09/22/2007

Daphne died on 08-01-07 due to, in my opinion, the negligence of driver "Jim" and the owners of S & E Transport of Crossville, TN  ...Click Daphne's photo for more information.

      Be VERY careful about who you hire to transport your horse. 

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Gunner was laid to rest beside Daphne at a friend's farm in Catlett, VA

Gunner died in a freak accident in VA on 1-95 on his way home to Florida.  The garage that put new tires on Allene's Land Rover put the WRONG SIZE TIRE on the back, and it just fell off! The result was a horrid accident in which Gunner lost his life and Beau and Lily survived with non-life threatening injuries.

Please check your vehicle over carefully whenever you have any work done. 

Allene had used this garage for ten years and had no reason to think there would ever be a problem!  It cost Gunner his life, and it could have also taken the lives of Allene, Santos, Beau and Lily.

El Alegre

Thoroughbred Gelding

1996 - 11/03/07

Too many people are in a hurry.  Too many people are reckless in how they do things.  Debby K. OHearon of Clarksville, TN adopted Alegre.  I asked her who she was going to use to transport him as I had just lost Daphne due to negligence.  Debby quickly said..."I am.  I read about Daphne on your web site, and I would never do anything to harm him..."  

click here to read more...

                      Jackson                                         Mr. Chips

               Thoroughbred gelding                       Paint Pony

             1985 - August 30, 2007                    

Allo G'Bye (Dolly)

(Personable Joe - Twirp)

02/08/97 - 07/27/08

Loved by Becky & Josh for the last four years

When you adopt a horse you save two lives.

       You save the life of the one you adopt, and you make room for one more at our farm. 

Please consider adoption before you buy.

Darlin' is missing....

HAVE YOU SEEN ME...?

DID YOU BUY ME...?

Darlin was last seen on August 21, 2004 at the Florida Classic Horse Sale in Ocala.  Cathy Wyckoff of Ocala traded her to Norm Franklin, a dealer from Ocala.  Norm was not willing to provide us with any information when we contacted him.  We know he sold her and believe she could still be in Florida or Georgia. 

Click her photo for more information.

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Bright  Futures  Farm

814-827-8270

e-mail:  info@brightfuturesfarm.org

a 501(c)3 non profit organization

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