New Vocations Hosting All-Thoroughbred Virtual Horse Show
For Immediate Release
Contact: Anna Ford
614-989-3926 or anna@horseadoption.com
New Vocations Hosting All-Thoroughbred Virtual Horse Show
Lexington, Ky. – October 6, 2020 – New Vocations announced today that entries have opened for its first All-Thoroughbred Virtual Horse Show.
Last month, the organization made the difficult decision to cancel its annual charity horse show due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual show will allow exhibitors with Thoroughbreds from all over the country to compete by simply filming their rides at the location of their choosing and uploading the videos for judging.
“This has definitely been a challenging year with all of our live events being cancelled, so we are excited to be able to launch the New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Virtual Horse Show,” said Anna Ford, New Vocations Thoroughbred Program Director. “We were very fortunate that the majority of our annual horse show sponsors graciously agreed to carry over to the virtual show. This kind gesture allows us to move forward with raising much-needed funds for our racehorse aftercare efforts while providing a way for Thoroughbreds to compete in many different disciplines.”
The unique virtual show will offer a variety of classes for Thoroughbreds, including hunter, jumper, pleasure, western and dressage classes. The traditional War Horse classes will also be offered for horses who have raced more than 50 times and/or accrued more than $100,000 in earnings.
The hunter/jumper and pleasure portion of the show will close on Oct. 24 and the dressage classes will close on Oct. 25. Show results will be posted in early November and all exhibitors will receive judges’ cards with their scores and additional feedback.
To learn more about New Vocations’ All-Thoroughbred Virtual Show and enter classes, visit virtualhorseshowseries.com/new-vocations.
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About New Vocations: Founded in 1992, New Vocations has grown into the largest racehorse adoption charity in the country. Its mission to rehabilitate, retrain and rehome retired racehorses has led to the placement of over 7,000 individuals, with nearly 500 retirees served by the program each year. With facilities in five states including Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Louisiana, New Vocations serves over 40 racetracks, working directly with owners and trainers in need of equine aftercare options. www.newvocations.org
