Emergency Relief for Thoroughbreds (ERT)
THE ROA charity Emergency Relief for Thoroughbreds (ERT) is set to amalgamate with the BHA charity, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR).
ERT was set up in 1998 to relieve the suffering of retired racehorses and for the treatment of sick or neglected horses, and has been funded by owners’ donations and money-raising events.
In recent years the number of cases ERT has been involved with have thankfully been few and far between, which has allowed the charity to make occasional lump sum donations to three recognised retraining centres; the Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre in Halton, Lancashire, the Greatwood Centre in Marlborough and the Moorcroft Centre in Slinford, Horsham.
RoR raises funds from the racing industry to help support charitable retraining and rehoming of ex-racehorses, placing an emphasis on howex-racehorses can flourish in a second career.
RoR chairman Andrew Parker Bowles said: “I am delighted that we’re putting the two charities together, both of which have the same aim, which is the welfare of ex-racehorses. We are very grateful to the ROA for their continued support.”
ROA chief executive Michael Harris said: “The ROA Council is receptive to this move, which is a natural development but it must be conditional on the functions of Emergency Relief for Thoroughbreds continuing within Retraining of Racehorses.”
For further information see www.ror.org.uk
Other Racing Charities
The Racehorse Owners Association is not responsible for the contents of any websites listed below.
Retraining of Racehorses (RoR)
Caring for racehorses after they finish their racing careers.
http://www.ror.org.uk
Animal Health Trust
The Animal Health Trust provides specialist veterinary clinical,
diagnostic and surgical services.
http://www.aht.org.uk
British Horse Society
Promoting the interests of horse and pony breeding and to encourage
the use and protection of horses and ponies.
http://www.bhs.org.uk
The Brooke
The Brooke relieves the suffering of horses, donkeys and mules working
for poor people in the developing world.
http://www.thebrooke.org
Heros
Heros is a charity dedicated to ensuring former racehorses have a future when their racing days are over.
http://www.heroscharity.org
Epsom Training and Development Fund
The ETDF is a registered charity based in Surrey whose aim is to improve the welfare and conditions for racing staff in Epsom.
http://www.epsomtraininganddevelopmentfund.co.uk
Equine Grass Sickness Fund
Dedicated to supporting and advancing research into grass sickness
and further improving the treatment of chronic cases.
http://www.grasssickness.org.uk
Greatwood
Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of recehorses
particularly those that have fallen on hard times.
http://www.racehorsesgreatwood.org
The Injured Jockeys' Fund
Providing assistance, financial and pastoral, to jockeys, their
spouses, or dependants who have suffered through injury and are
unable to ride.
http://www.ijf.org.uk
International League for the Protection of Horses
Protecting horses from abuse and alleviate their suffering by
rehabilitating, campaigning and educating worldwide.
http://www.ilph.org
Racing Welfare
Supporting those working in the horseracing industry.
http://www.racingwelfare.co.uk
The Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre (TRC)
Providing thoroughbreds with a new life and purpose through
rest, recuperation, rehabilitation,
retraining and re-homing.
http://www.thoroughbredrehabilitationcentre.co.uk