Texas Ex-Racehorse Adoption - LOPE Texas, Lone Star Outreach to Place Ex-Racers

LOPE provides Texas racehorses with opportunities for new careers after their racing days are over.

LOPE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that partners with the Texas racing industry to help find racehorses of all breeds new homes through its ranch adoption facility and racehorse listing services.

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News & Updates

August 5, 2010New LOPE Sponsor: Skillful Paws

LOPE is excited to announce that Skillful Paws, an Austin-based equine and canine bodywork provider owned and operated by Christina Hardinger, is now a LOPE sponsor! Skillful Paws will be helping the LOPE horses with regular acupressure treatments. Read more »

July 8, 2010LOPE Texas Receives Grant from TCA

TCA Logo LOPE is honored to announce that we have receivied a grant from the Thoroughbred Charities of America ("TCA"). In the past 19 years TCA has granted more than $16 million to over 200 organizations in 38 states. TCA is the largest nonprofit organization in the thoroughbred industry. TCA works year round to raise funds and awareness to assist groups in five different Thoroughbred related areas, including rescue and retraining, equine research, therapeutic riding, jockey and backstretch programs, and education/scholarship outreach. The support of TCA over the years has been key in our efforts to rehab and rehome ex-racehorses into second careers, and we are proud to be a grant recipient.

June 8, 2010LOPE Benefit Show Raises Over $9,000!

LOPE Benefit Horse Show LOPE's Annual Benefit Horse Show and Silent Auction was a HUGE success! Over $9000 was raised and lots of family fun was had by all. LOPE would like to especially thank our generous arena sponsors (Austin Immediate Care, Don and Leah Ford), our show management sponsors (Lazy F Ponies, Trinity Hill Farm), the Texas Horse Enthusiasts Board, our volunteer judges, our concession group (the Texas State Equestrian Team), our many class sponsors and the overwhelming number of silent auction donors.