ASPCA Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week: Camp Hope

Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA’s Right Horse program. This week’s adoptable horse is Camp Hope! Check back weekly for a new featured horse so you can find your Right Horse.

Adoptable Horse: Camp Hope, a 7-year-old, 16.1hh Thoroughbred gelding
Organization: Second Stride, Prospect, Ky.

Get to Know Adoptable Horse Camp Hope

Meet Camp Hope, a son of Summer Front (by War Front) and out of Praising (by Pulpit). A stakes winner of $473,346 on the track, Hope is eligible for the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover Competition.

Hope last worked on December 11, 2024 and retired with a left front suspensory tear. He also has a left front ankle chip that can be taken out if used for an athletic career. Additionally, he has an old splint fracture in the same leg. He can start under saddle at the walk only for no more than 20 minutes at a time through May 2, 2025. At this point, if he is sound in hand, he can begin no more than 5 minutes of jogging. He is still on round pen turnout for 60 days ending on June 2, 2025. An ultrasound will be needed at that point to determine his full turnout options if the suspensory has healed.

Hope is absolutely stunning with his almost black coat, diamond shaped star and beautiful, big, brown eyes. He is as kind as he is handsome. He does like to take things in and took about a day to settle into the farm at Second Stride; he seems intelligent and inquisitive. He is respectful of his handlers and is good for grooming and blanketing. He behaves well when being led but can be reactive to sounds. Second Stride expects this to improve as he settles in and gets turnout.

Hope is available to anyone now who can accommodate his rehab needs and will follow the recommended vet requirements.

Second Stride is hopeful he will be suitable for any discipline; however, this will be determined in June once the suspensory has healed fully.

Hope is very well-behaved under saddle. Even though he was nervous on his first ride, he kept his cool and listened to and trusted his rider and eased into his ride. This guy is just the sweetest, quietest, most intelligent guy you could ever want.

Contact Second Stride today about ASPCA Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, Camp Hope!

ASPCA Right Horse

ASPCA Right Horse is the online adoption platform of The Right Horse Initiative, a collection of equine industry and welfare professionals and advocates working together to improve the lives of horses in transition. A program of the ASPCA, their goal is to massively increase horse adoption in the United States. To find more adoptable horses and foster horses, visit www.myrighthorse.org. To learn more about The Right Horse, a program of the ASPCA, visit www.aspcarighthorse.org.