2025 Spring Open Barn, Saturday, April 19th, from 10 AM to 2 PM
Come spend time meeting with the horses in the James River Horse Foundation. Learn how our program benefits retired racehorses and the women who care for them. The event is…
Horses and People Helping Each Other
JAMES RIVER HORSE FOUNDATION
The James River Horse Foundation is an Accredited Organization with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Horses and People Helping Each Other
The James River Horse Foundation, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Corrections, maintains a herd of 24 off-the-track thoroughbreds at the State Farm Work Center in Goochland County, Virginia. At the end of their racing careers nobody wanted these horses, now they have a home for life. That would be enough, but it is only the heart of this program. The soul of the program is the impact theses horses have on the inmates who care for them.
The positive growth and confidence our graduates have developed by working with the horses is something they carry with them through re-entry into their communities. With your help, the James River Horse Foundation will strive to continually develop and expand the program – teaching confidence, pride in work, acceptance of responsibility and the value of personal contribution.
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Volunteers
Two JRHF volunteers, Lisa and Daniel Waldrop, were busy cutting and sending in proofs of purchase for gift cards under the Triple Crown Horse Feed BUY 15, GET $30 Frequent…
JRHF Angel Trees (December) #2
Our annual JRHF Angel Trees are set up in three local stores, Southern States in Goochland and Midlothian and Tractor Supply in Rockville. The trees will be up beginning mid-December.…
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We gratefully thank everyone who has supported this program over the years and look forward to continuing these relationships as the James River Horse Foundation moves forward into the future.