Life After Racing

Full Circle Program

Full Circle is a free program offered by Standardbred Canada (SC) to connect horses in need of a new home after their racing or breeding careers are over.
Adoption Societies/Agencies

If you are looking for a retired Standardbred to use as a pleasure or companion horse, the adoption societies are a great place to look. The Standardbred Adoption Societies take in horses that are unable to race or are retired from racing. Most of these societies provide transitional training to have them ready for their new career.
Pleasure Registration

Once the owner of a Standardbred has decided, for the best interest of the horse, to end its racing and breeding career, the owner has the option to convert the registration of his/her horse to a pleasure registration at no charge.
Second Careers

The Standardbred is a smart, talented and experienced breed. Across Canada, retired Standardbreds are starting second careers in jumping, dressage, western pleasure, trail riding, as ambassadors and more.
Success Stories

Read about horses that have thrived in their life after racing.
Homeward Bound: Not a Prude; June 2009
Ninth Life of One Cool Cat: Primetime Bobcat; February 2010
Homing Hewitt: Hewitt A; March 2010
Reaching Out: Youth Intervention Outreach Program; November 2010
Casimirbadmoonrisn: Coastal Revival; December 2013
Dreams Matter: Driving A Dream; February 2015