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The TRC Team

Rachel Mather is raising money for The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre

Participants: Rachel Mather, Nicky McDonald, Kath Pinington, Hayley Duxbury

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BUPA Great Manchester Run 2012 · 20 May 2012 ·

The BTRC is dedicated to racehorse welfare, retraining, rehoming & protection for life. Thousands of horses leave racing each year and many face an uncertain future. The BTRC provides an environment where these horses can be re-educated and retrained for use in other equestrian disciplines.

Story

<p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">The TRC is the original charity dedicated to the welfare, re-training and re-homing of thoroughbred ex-racehorses.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Over 5000 horses leave racing and training each year; some may have&nbsp;reached the natural end of their career, others due to lack of ability or an&nbsp;injury which prevents them from racing again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">The TRC is dedicated to securing a safe future and appropriate post-racing career for theses horses where their welfare will be monitored for the remainder of their lifetime.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Horses are gifted to the centre direct from racing, training&nbsp;or from members of the public.&nbsp; A meticulous programme of assessment, treatment and re-training may take several months to years dependent on each horse's specific needs.&nbsp; The Centre never sells a horse, they are very carefully matched to a loan home which we hope will be lifelong, however to ensure the welfare of each horse is paramount, they are able to return to the centre should the need arise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">The running costs for the centre stand at around &pound;1500 per day and we rely heavily on public support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£455.00
+ £98.75 Gift Aid
Online
£405.00
Offline
£50.00

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