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The United States’ oldest and largest Thoroughbred and Standardbred retired racehorse adoption charity, celebrating 30 years of aftercare in 2022.
You'll be all smiles when you save on all your horse and rider essentials at @BigDeeTack! Call customer service to add code NVRA to your customer profile, and New Vocations will receive 5% of every order, helping us purchase much-needed supplies! Visit bigdweb.com.

☀️ #SuccessStorySunday -- ADMIRAL NIMITZ (GB) by Kingman (GB) is a 2021 Thoroughbred gelding with 2 starts in his racing career. He was adopted out of New Vocations' Ocala, FL facility for a second career as a hunter/jumper. @PletcherRacing

Congratulations #NVGrad NO KA OI and his adopter!
No Ka Oi earning his qualifying scores for USDF Regional Championships at the KDA Summer Classic with a high score of 70.4% for the weekend at Training Level. #ottbdressage 📸: Lisa Dean
🐴 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 #𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐀𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🐴 This week's featured adoptable horse is Wise Counsel, a 2021 15.3h Thoroughbred gelding currently available for adoption from @NewVocations. Visit his profile to learn more: horseadoption.com/horse_detail/1…
👀 SNEAK PEEK - MACALLAN by Quality Road is a handsome 2019 Thoroughbred gelding with 10 starts in his racing career. He will soon be available for adoption for a mid-level second career from our Gansevoort, NY facility! @PletcherRacing

Check out this beautiful photo of #NVGrad LA FIERE and her adopter! La Fiere by Noble Mission (GB) was adopted for a second career in dressage and pleasure riding after 5 starts on the track. @NewYorkTHA @TAKE2Tbreds @NYBREDS1 @nytbreeders

#NVGrad DYNAMIC ONE is doing so well in his second career. ❤️
🎪#Saratoga's feature today is the Curlin Stakes, won in 2021 by Phipps-bred #KyDerby alum DYNAMIC ONE. ❤️After his racing career, he was adopted through the @NewVocations Racehorse Adoption Program and is now competing in eventing. ⚫️🔴@TheNYRA
Happy to see our guy excelled at New Vocations! He is a sweet guy with a big heart and wants to try hard for his person 💖 New Vocations is just one of the many amazing aftercare organizations that assist in retraining and rehoming thoroughbreds so they can find their person and…
🆕 GUITARZAN (Star Guitar) will be the partner of a lifetime in the right hands! FMI: newvocations.org/horse_detail/1…. "Tarzan" is super classy and is ready to pursue a moderate-impact second career after 50 starts on the track. @resracingky
🆕 GUITARZAN (Star Guitar) will be the partner of a lifetime in the right hands! FMI: newvocations.org/horse_detail/1…. "Tarzan" is super classy and is ready to pursue a moderate-impact second career after 50 starts on the track. @resracingky


The Columbus Mounted Unit picked up their two newly adopted #Standardbreds, QUALITY CLOSER and PL JERICO. @StbTransition #RehabRetrainRehome

#NVGrad Update: LORD GUINNESS (Shanghai Bobby) was adopted from New Vocations in 2023 to pursue a second career in pleasure riding. We were excited to hear that he was Reserve Champion at his first show the other day! @wemracing

New Vocations was thrilled to attend Salute to Aftercare last night. Pictured is a representation of the amount @NYBREDS1 has given to aftercare organizations over the last 10 years. #RehabRetrainRehome

☀️ #SuccessStorySunday - OCEANVIEW MAGNUM by Western Paradise is a 2015 #Standardbred gelding with 116 starts in his racing career. He was adopted out of New Vocations' Richwood, OH, facility for a second career in foxhunting and pleasure riding. @StbTransition

🆕 WISE COUNSEL (Curlin) is a very good boy under saddle and settles quickly into an easy rhythm. FMI: newvocations.org/horse_detail/1…. He is ready to go in just about any direction for his second career! @RepoleStable

Our New Vocations team enjoying NY Thoroughbred Aftercare Day! @NewYorkTHA @TheNYRA #RehabRetrainRehome

As part of Aftercare Day, @NewVocations showcased four retired racehorses now thriving in their second careers as polo ponies with an on-track demonstration.
New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day is TODAY! Meet retirees in the Horse Sense stall beginning at 11am, see on-track demos before and after the first race, crown the Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year, and more! You can also text Aftercare4Ever to 44321 to donate.
Some of our New Vocations team will be there! Come say hello! 👋
24 hours to go until New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day! Join us tomorrow at Saratoga to meet the Down Broadway Award winner and celebrate our aftercare partners in New York 🏇🏇🏇
Happy #ILoveHorsesDay from New Vocations! We asked our team and adopters why they love the retired racehorses they’ve adopted and work with. #RehabRetrainRehome @NewYorkTHA @TAKE2Tbreds
From the racetrack to ribbons 🏅 After just four starts, The Big Kahuna found his perfect match through @newvocations. With training and his first show under his belt, he's thriving in his second career. Read more in our @TBaftercare success story. loom.ly/ydOV4Rs