The Maker's Mark Secretariat Center is a non profit facility located in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. We are dedicated to reschooling, and showcasing the athleticism of the off track Thoroughbred so that they can go on and become ambassadors for the breed in second careers. We are also committed to educating the public about these wonderful horses: We welcome visitors of all ages, interns, and volunters . This blog publicizes unofficial updates on our horses and our programs. For more information, visit www,secretariatcenter.org or www.facebook.com/makersmarksecretariatcenter








Monday, November 17, 2008

Update: November 17th

Hello all!
Winter is upon us and things have gotten very busy at the Secretariat Center! We are moving into winter hours soon, which means we hope to have all our horses out of the facility by December 8th. They will be back in March, and we'll resume training then. In the meantime we'll be doing some renovations and focusing on marketing and fundraising. This means however that we are faced with the tremendous task of getting sixteen horses adopted or placed in three weeks! Fortunately we've had applications turned in on several of them: Walinsky, PY Twenty, Astronomical, Todd T., and Valentine all look like they will find homes. J's Dream will be going to a foster home in Phoenix for an EAGALA program. We've had some interest in He's A Hoot and Sweet Immersion, and since they are so young and sound they should be easy to place. Core Sample, who has chips in his ankle will require surgery, and fortunately the University of Missouri has graciously offered to take him over the winter and do the surgery for free! We are very grateful.
That does leave us with a long list, however: Dawn's Creek, Fly Lite, Gentle Bandit, Golden Golden, Herr Heinz, Invincible Vince and Sweet Sweet are all still very available. Fly, Golden, Heinz and Sweet would all make great show horses of various types, while Bandit, Dawn and Vince are ready to hit the trails! I'll post their pictures below. All are featured on http://www.thoroughbredadoption.com/ , so please please take a look and if you are interested please e-mail me: ncvoss2@yahoo.com

Code Forty

Golden Golden

Herr Heinz


Fly Lite


Dawn's Creek

Gentle Bandit













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