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Thoroughbred Bloodmare Rescue December 2007
A humane crisis is taking place because many perfectly healthy Thoroughbred broodmares that are in-foal are suddenly declining in market value due to poor yearling sales. We have already rescued several pregnant mares from public auctions this year where they were consigned with no minimum, and more will surely follow as winter begins. full story

Tranquility Farm's Priscilla Clark to receive Award July 25, 2007
Midway, KY-The Officers and Board of Directors of Thoroughbred Charities of America, (“TCA”), have selected Priscilla Clark as recipient of the “TCA Industry Service Award” to be presented at the 18th Annual TCA Stallion Season and Art Auction on Nov. 30, 2007 at Keeneland.
    Ms. Clark is being honored for her outstanding work and lifelong commitment to the rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of Thoroughbreds at Tranquility Farm in California. Ms. Clark has bred and owned Thoroughbreds since 1983 and has always taken in injured or unwanted Thoroughbreds. Full story

Thoroughbred Charities of America Board Approves $1,564,400 in Grants for 2007 June 7, 2007
At it's annual board meeting on June 2, 2007, Thoroughbred Charities of America (“TCA”) approved grants of $1,564,400 to 149 non-profits in the charitable work of Thoroughbred Rescue, Research, Backstretch, Education and Therapeutic Riding, in 28 states (Tranquility Farm received $25,000).
     With an eye toward the future, $100,000 was added to the TCA endowment fund, to ensure a steady grant flow. An additional $75,000 fund was retained for emergency grants toward those suffering from hurricane and fire damage, drought and various equine crises.
     TCA, the “ United Way ” of the Thoroughbred industry, raises funds primarily from it's stallion season and art auction each year, which this year is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 at Keeneland Entertainment Center.
     “The strong support from the industry in the donation and purchase of the stallion seasons, has enabled TCA to make grants of more than $15,000,000 to nearly 200 organizations in the Thoroughbred industry over the past 17 years” said Herb Moelis, President of TCA.

Texas Horse Talk News Bulletin May 24, 2007
NOW is the critical time to contact your representatives in the US Congress and Senate!
Horse slaughter is now illegal throughout the United States. Governor Rod R. Blagojjevich has just signed Illinois legislation banning slaughter for human consumption. This follows failure in the Texas Legislature by slaughter proponents to overturn Texas' tough statute prohibiting the practice. The fight now moves to Congress where the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act will soon be on the agenda.

Riding Magazine August 2006
Giving Thoroughbreds a Second Chance at Life

Long after the applause has ended, and the winner's circle is but a distant memory, the life of an average racehorse is just beginning.  The American Horse Council estimates that there are over 800,000 horses in the racing industry.
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ABC News May 23, 2006
Many Injured Horses Still Sent to Slaughterhouses
By LESLIE YERANSIAN

Tens of thousands of thoroughbred horses are sent to slaughterhouses each year after suffering from injuries far less serious than Barbaro's fractured ankle, according to the Humane Society.

About 15 percent of the slaughtered horses are thoroughbreds, and many end up as meat for human consumption in other countries, including France, Belgium, Holland, Japan and Italy.
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Del Mar Times September 15, 2005
A place to go after the applause
by Erin Spry

The career of a racehorse is as hard and fast as the competitions they sprint in. By the time a horse’s age climbs to the double digits, its peak racing years are in the past. But these born-to-run athletes, with 20 or so years left to catch their breath, are far from purposeless.
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May 31, 2005, Blood-Horse Magazine
Tranquility Farm Receives Piedra Grant

Tranquility Farm, the Harry A. Biszantz Memorial Center for Thoroughbred Retirement, has received a $21,000 grant from assets of the Piedra Foundation, a non-profit program offering equine surgical assistance that dissolved in 2004.
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TRANQUILITY FARM  Press Release  February 4, 2005
Mace and Samatha Siegel to donate 10% of the earnings of DECLAN'S MOON to equine related charities. read entire story

August 2004 California Thoroughbred Magazine
Nipsy's Star: Calm and Collected
by Lisa Groothedde

Tranquility. Webster's Dictionary defines it as "the quality or state of being calm; serenity." One magical place that embodies this definition can be found here in California, in the peaceful mountain valley of Tehachapi. read entire article

Sunday, July 11, 2004, Daily Racing Form 
Jay Hovdey Column

INGLEWOOD, Calif.--In a dramatic departure from Dogwood Farm tradition, the 2004 Dominion Award bestowed upon one of racing's unsung heroes is not going to someone with an "Our Gang" kind of name. read entire story

Thursday, June 17, 2004, Daily Racing Form 
Track Reports....Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, Calif.--When Golden Dragon was being vanned off the turf course with a severe leg injury after Saturday's seventh race, owner Gary Biszantz and trainer Mike Puype were understandably concerned.  read entire story

March 17, 2004 - Thoroughbred Times
Tranquility Farm honors Russell with memorial equine surgery fund

Tehachapi, CA., Thoroughbred retirement facility Tranquility Farm has created the John W. Russell Memorial Surgical Fund to provide surgical care for retiring racehorses in memory of the noted trainer and former Tranquility Farm board member who passed away on February 25 following a battle with cancer. read entire story

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, Daily Racing Form 
Jay Hovdey Column

ARCADIA, Calif.--For better or worse, a trainer is known by the horses he trains. By that standard, John Russell ranked with the very best, for a good long time, beginning in the mid-1960's until his retirement in 1995. read entire story

  Feb 24, 2004, Blood-Horse Magazine
A Humane End
by Priscilla Clark

In reviewing the position paper the American Association of Equine Practitioners sent to members of Congress regarding HR 857, The American Horse Slaughter Protection Act, stating that horse slaughter was "a necessary aspect of the equine industry," I would ask that the organization's members consider the following:  read entire article

Feb 4, 2003, Blood-Horse Magazine
The Pensioner
by John Russell

The Thoroughbred industry can take credit for its many charitable contributions, by some accounts donating more money to more diverse causes than any other sport in this country. But despite the generosity of the sport at large, the funds directed toward the survival, care, and rehabilitation of most of the horses that are no longer wanted on the racetrack or in the breeding shed are relatively small. read entire article

Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, Daily Racing Form 
Jay Hovdey Column

ARCADIA, Calif.--Lese Majeste, officially considered age 12, awoke on the first day of the new year to a whole new world. After nine campaigns and 190 starts in places like Belmont, Saratoga, Hialeah, Calder, Gulfstream, Suffolk and Rockingham--mostly Suffolk and Rockingham--he found himself in a roomy paddock, staring at the rolling hills outside the town of Tehachapi, Calif., population 26,843, elevation 2,000 feet. read entire article

October 2002 California Thoroughbred Magazine

Non-profit Tranquility Farm plays a unique role in California’s Thoroughbred
farm community. Situated in the cool mountain air of Tehachapi, California,
this 40-acre, 75-stall facility is dedicated solely to the welfare of the Thoroughbred horse. read entire article

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