ACTT Naturally

16/08/2024

Irish Chalice.
5 year old gelding.
Super sweet boy.
Raced once.
Ridden English and Western.
Good on trails.
Good for farrier. Loads well into trailer. Wears front shoes.
No vices.

He loves trail riding and is an easy going guy.
Adoption fee $2200

12/08/2024

We had a great day today at the Glens Falls Elks Lodge #81
Many thanks to Danele DelSignore and Catherine O’Hara for the work they put into our event today. We made a lot of great contacts in hopes of helping more people through our Hearts in Harmony programs at Long Shadows Charitable Foundation.
As usual the boys were great today!

08/08/2024

03/08/2024

Indemnify says it’s too hot for work these days

24/07/2024

Fuhrious Warrior enjoyed getting his feet trimmed and his front shoes reset this morning.

20/07/2024

The voting for the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award opens Wednesday, July 17. The presentation of the Down Broadway Award, named for the first horse to retire through the TAKE THE LEAD Program back in 2013, will highlight New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Ra...

20/07/2024

Please take a minute to VOTE for Traffic Chief. New York bred and set a track record in the New York Derby, and he won the Albany Stakes at Saratoga! What a champion he was on the track and now helping veterans heal in his second career!

New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day will be here before you know it! Voting is now open for the inaugural Down Broadway Award. Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, Inc., ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption, Second Chance Thoroughbreds Inc., Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue, ACTT Naturally, and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program all nominated outstanding individuals, including some New York-breds. Learn more and vote today - "Voting Opens for Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award": tinyurl.com/mu4v6ne8

19/07/2024

🌟 Please take a moment to vote for our Traffic Chief. It only take a couple of seconds!!

BIOGRAPHY: Traffic Chief (Colonial Affair) was bred in New York and raced by Barry K. Schwartz and trained by Mike Hushion. He competed in 12 races, earning $299,428, including wins in the Albany Stakes at Saratoga and he set a track record in the New York Derby at Finger Lakes. ACTT Naturally Founder Valerie Buck was Traffic Chief’s exercise rider. When he was 5 years old and it appeared he was no longer going to be competitive on the track, she offered to give him a home.

Traffic Chief is the founding member of ACTT Naturally. Over the past 19 years, Chief has been a kind but reliant leader for the dozens of horses that find their way here when their racing careers have ended, teaching them to be herd members and to speak their own language again. In addition, Chief has been participating in ACTT Naturally’s Hearts in Harmony equine facilitated therapy programs offered to veterans who are struggling through life. Chief loves lending his peaceful soul to the people who come to ACTT Naturally for healing.

WHY TRAFFIC CHIEF DESERVES YOUR VOTE: “I am nominating Traffic Chief because he has shown that a Thoroughbred leaving their racing career behind can have so much to offer,” Valerie Buck said. “His work in helping humans heal is the best second career a horse could have.”

The voting for the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award opens Wednesday, July 17. The presentation of the Down Broadway Award, named for the first horse to retire through the TAKE THE LEAD Program back in 2013, will highlight New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Ra...

17/07/2024

Please take a minute to vote for Traffic Chief for the 2024 Down Broadway Winners Circle award on aftercare day at Saratoga!

The voting for the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award opens Wednesday, July 17. The presentation of the Down Broadway Award, named for the first horse to retire through the TAKE THE LEAD Program back in 2013, will highlight New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Ra...

14/07/2024

Over the winter this cutie pie came to my friend’s farm in Florida where I was staying, for a lay-up from the track.
I kinda had a big crush on him.
He went back to the track but it was proven that he had no desire to be a racehorse.
So guess where he is now! 😍
Welcome to the herd First Coast Storm!

06/07/2024

Our OTTB’s are doing great both in the indoor arena and out on the trails. They even crossed the creek today.
A couple of more weeks and we will be ready to offer them for adoption and off to their new careers!

28/06/2024

A beautiful day for a ride. First time out and about with our 2 young OTTB’s. They were perfect!

23/06/2024

A snipet from today with our group of humans attending our Hearts in Harmony program at Long Shadows Charitable Foundation.

A peaceful place where our off-track thoroughbreds get to share their magic.

Many thanks to Danele DelSignore for always bringing the right people at the right time as we work to heal and grow.
Thanks to our friend Delaney who quietly fills in the spaces where we need her.

Thanks to Michael Gallitelli and his friend Nancy for coming out to the farm and capturing these images.

21/06/2024

My whole❤️

12/06/2024

Walter pony. Friend and mentor to our OTTB’s sporting a crazy doo while getting his pedicure. 😍

02/06/2024

An Air Force Veteran with his wife and 2 daughters and a Marine with some need for healing attended our Hearts in Harmony Equine Assisted Healing Program today.
It was a fantastic day for all involved.
Thank you Danele DelSignore once again for helping these veterans find their way to us.
The little girl asked me how much it would cost to buy Budder. I told her $8,653,000.24 🙃

17/05/2024

News tonight about ACTT Naturally’s Hearts in Harmony programs ❤️

What started out as a mission to rehabilitate horses has now turned into a program to help veterans with PTSD.

17/05/2024

We are so excited to receive our Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance banner.
Pictured with the Banner are Fuhrious Warrior(Langfuhr) and ADK PeertoPeer - Warren & Washington Counties mentor and Navy veteran Danele DelSignore.

11/05/2024

Our first group of veterans of the season at
Long Shadows Charitable Foundation
ADK PeertoPeer - Warren & Washington Counties

04/05/2024

Welcome to the next chapter of your life handsome boy!
Thanks to the Chad Brown Stable for ALWAYS doing the right thing for your horses.

25/03/2024

As we look forward to another great season, with our OTTB’s working their magic to help people who’ve suffered through trauma, we ask our friends to support our work with a tax deductible donation.
www.acttnaturally.org
Please and Thank You!

Your donations make our work possible. Please consider helping us help those who have served our country.
Make your donation on our website www.acttnaturally.org
Or
ACTT Naturally
PO Box 224
Greenwich NY 12834
Please and thank you!

15/03/2024

Your donations make our work possible. Please consider helping us help those who have served our country.
Make your donation on our website www.acttnaturally.org
Or
ACTT Naturally
PO Box 224
Greenwich NY 12834
Please and thank you!

14/03/2024

Happy Birthday #12 to our most handsome Fuhrious Warrior, who is doing his part in helping people heal in ACTT Naturally’s Hearts in Harmony programs.

13/03/2024

Sometimes it can take a couple of tries before a horse finds the right home.
For African Badge, the third home was the right place for him. ❤️

When Susan found African Badge, now known as Cairo, she had been in a challenging spot with riding due to some accidents involving her previous horse. Cairo, in need of a good home, had gone through two previous adoptions before Susan. He had been returned to the adoption center due to the unfortunate unexpected passing of his owner. After hearing his story and spending some quality time with him, Susan was certain that Cairo belonged with her.

“He needed a forever home, and I needed a horse to help me get over a fear of riding,” Susan explained. “It just felt right.”

Read their full story here: https://www.thoroughbredaftercare.org/african-badge/

ACTT Naturally

11/03/2024

The boys got stuck this morning watching the Adena Springs cattle being moved across the fields. Cattle and cowboys and cow dogs 😆