As of July 2025, the cost to fly horses from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland and USDA requirement costs are fluctuating, leaving Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare (CTA) in need.

We are the only accredited aftercare organization in the Caribbean, and we’re overwhelmed. Our facility is full. Nearly a dozen horses are waiting at the racetrack, with no next option, and now, we are struggling to find the funds to get them off the island.

✈️ Flights cost any where from $3,500 to $5,000 per horse pending airline.
💔 These horses gave everything on the racetrack. They deserve a safe, peaceful retirement not to be left behind because of cost.

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We urgently need your help to raise funds to cover the airfare, quarantine, and transport expenses to send our next group of retirees home to safety.

Thoroughbreds are versatile, athletic and possess extraordinary hearts. These deserving athletes give their all to their owners, trainers, and fans.

For more than a decade, the CTA team has worked diligently to provide a responsible process for Thoroughbreds that have been brought to the islands for racing, to be returned off the racetrack in healthy condition and ready for new careers and happily ever after's.

As a groundbreaking strategy for horse rescue and retirement in the Caribbean, CTA takes pride in its service to these horses and to the many (primarily stateside) adopters, and sister aftercares who each play a vital part in the multi-faceted life journey of this noble and distinctive breed; the American Thoroughbred.

Hundreds of Thoroughbreds arrive in Puerto Rico and surrounding islands each year and hundreds are euthanized and abandoned. The challenges of transitioning them back to the States are many, but our commitment is strong. We believe every racehorse deserves a happy ending - particularly if that race career ends in a remote Caribbean destination.

CTA’s Tax ID EIN number is: 66-0869307

Freedom Flight Fund

Help Them Fly Home – Flight Fund for Retired Racehorses in the Caribbean