TCA Announces Award of Merit Winners for June
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Michele Rodriguez was one of three recipients.
Thoroughbred Charities of America has announced the Award of Merit recipients honored at state breeders' association awards ceremonies in June.
Award of Merit recipients consist of individuals or organizations working to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds or the people working with them, either on the backstretch or on the farm. Both achievements are reflective of TCA’s all-encompassing mission to help Thoroughbreds and the people who care for them. Subsequent award of merit winners will be announced monthly.
Michele Rodriguez was honored at the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association awards banquet June 11, Remember Me Rescue was named the recipient of the TCA Award of Merit by the Texas Thoroughbred Association June 18, and New Start for Horses/Pennsylvania HBPA Horse Adoption Program by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association June 24.
Rodriguez is described as the driving force behind the Louisiana Horse Rescue in New Orleans. As a founding member and the primary fundraiser for the nonprofit organization, Rodriguez works tirelessly on behalf of all its equine residents.
Remember Me Rescue, located in Burleson, Texas, works to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome Thoroughbreds after their careers on the track have concluded. Founded in 2008 and operated by Dallas and Donna Keen, the nonprofit organization has rehomed nearly 700 horses since its inception.
New Start for Horses/Pennsylvania HBPA Horse Adoption Program is the retired racehorse re-homing program of the Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. New Start’s mission is to place racehorses who have been retired from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course with trusted foster farms who adopt out the horses to caring, knowledgeable horse people who can provide safe, enduring homes with suitable care, shelter and paddock space. Since 2013 New Start has rehomed nearly 300 horses.
TCA’s mission is to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds, both during and after their racing careers by supporting qualified repurposing and retirement organizations and by helping the people who care for them.