Please Vote for Your 3 Preferred Charities for This Month July-August 2019

[MrUKHackz]

Please vote for your 3 preferred charities this month, the top 3 get a donation and the bottom 2 roll over to next month's poll, all donations are courtesy of 21casino. 

Thankyou for your vote 

 

If you would like to suggest a charity please email your suggestion to charitysuggestions@gmail.com

[howfin]

GTFIT 21 Casino. Seems Aurora this period 

[Jok3st3r]

The retraining of race horses charity... it seems to have been on here for a long time. For me it wasnt ever an option with the other charities.

Today i thought i would actually have a look to see what its all about and now im hoping someone who maybe in the know could explain for me!!!

What do they get retrained to do? I've looked briefly at the website but doesn't really explain it well enough for me? 

My particular interest would be if they could be retrained to help kids/adults with disabilities? 

Anyone with any knowledge of this charity? 

[philinvicta]

1 hour ago, Jok3st3r said:

The retraining of race horses charity... it seems to have been on here for a long time. For me it wasnt ever an option with the other charities.

Today i thought i would actually have a look to see what its all about and now im hoping someone who maybe in the know could explain for me!!!

What do they get retrained to do? I've looked briefly at the website but doesn't really explain it well enough for me? 

My particular interest would be if they could be retrained to help kids/adults with disabilities? 

Anyone with any knowledge of this charity? 

Basically they get retrained in other  equine sports such as showjumper three day eventing etc as explained on the site. For instance Kauto Star ended up doing dressage. As thoroughbreds are usually highly strung they are unsuitable for riding for the disabled   and really should only be ridden by accomplished riders

[Jok3st3r]

8 minutes ago, philinvicta said:

Basically they get retrained in other  equine sports such as showjumper three day eventing etc as explained on the site. For instance Kauto Star ended up doing dressage. As thoroughbreds are usually highly strung they are unsuitable for riding for the disabled   and really should only be ridden by accomplished riders

I must confess I didn't read much of the website I appreciate your explanation though. Shame they cant be retrained for the disabled, I am interested in how and why some horses have a sense for this! 

Thanks Phil.

[philinvicta]

1 minute ago, Jok3st3r said:

I must confess I didn't read much of the website I appreciate your explanation though. Shame they cant be retrained for the disabled, I am interested in how and why some horses have a sense for this! 

Thanks Phil.

With regards to riding for the disabled I saw a programme once where someone with a stable was buying horses at an auction and they were looking for a particular type of horse with a very placid personality.  It was one of those BBC country programmes.  They also wanted them to be sturdy as well.   

[MrUKHackz]

Results for this month are as follows!

1st place and £1500 goes to Aurora Foundation https://www.aurorafoundation.org.uk/ 

2nd place and £1400 goes to FOSDA  https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1182585&subid=0

3rd place tie and £225 goes to Retraining of Racehorses  https://www.ror.org.uk/

3rd place tie and £225 goes to Gordon Moody Association  https://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/

Thanks for all your votes folks and a new poll will be up shortly 

 

[Nick Gauntlett]

Thank you so much for arranging this poll and to everyone who voted for Aurora. 

Nick Gauntlett

CEO

Aurora Foundation