Special Horses Auction

The Exceller Fund Anniversary Auction

Saturday, October 24th at 10 AM CST – October 31st at 10 PM CST

Join us as we celebrate the partnership between The Exceller Fund and the Tulsa Boys’ Home!

Fifteen years ago, the first Exceller Fund horses arrived at the Tulsa Boys’ Home, a state-of-the-art residential treatment facility for troubled boys. It was the beginning of an incredible partnership that gave retired Thoroughbreds an alternate path to a new career. They became a part of an equine-assisted psychotherapy program, which the Tulsa
Boys’ Home has developed and expanded. It is now used to teach
professional therapists across the country. Every resident at the Tulsa Boys’ Home participates in this non-riding program designed for cognitive behavior change and healing.

Today, a dozen Exceller Fund horses reside at this amazing facility. The Exceller Fund pays the “hard costs” of care, including feed, farrier, dental and veterinary expenses. It has been a tremendous success for all parties involved, especially the horses and the boys.

The horses typically transition well to this “retirement job” as they were accustomed to daily handling at the racetrack. The sensitivity of Thoroughbreds makes them wonderful therapy horses. However, if a horse ever shows disinterest in participating, The Exceller Fund has a special care farm located an hour away where they are given
lifetime sanctuary.

The Exceller Fund is accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and has received funding from Thoroughbred Charities of America.http://www.excellerfund.org/
P.O. Box 4237, Lexington, KY 40544

 

HOW THE AUCTION WORKS

Interested bidders can place bids, and at the close of the auction, the auction will be locked, and the highest bidder will be notified. We will send you a PayPal invoice shortly after the auction ends. Payment should be submitted via PayPal to Special Horses at paypal@specialhorses.org; checks via snail mail are also accepted: address is Special Horses Inc., 4376 Maryland Avenue A7, St. Louis MO 63108. Upon receipt of the funds, the item will be shipped to the winner. Proceeds will be sent to The Exceller Fund.

Shipping costs to the 48 contiguous states have been included in the bidding price unless otherwise noted.

DONATING ITEMS

If you have an item you’d like to donate to a future auction – and it doesn’t have to be horse-related!! – and all donated items are tax deductible. If you are an artist or crafter, all work is promoted on the websites and social media pages for Special Horses and for the participating groups. We can upload items for up to three days into the current auction or reserve an item for an upcoming fundraiser. Please contact us at wendin@specialhorses.org.

Special Horses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – EIN 27-0544576

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