LEXINGTON, KY - In conjunction with its focus on the plight of the retired and unwanted Thoroughbred in the February 28 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine, Blood-Horse Publications announces the establishment of what is believed to be the first-ever online directory of Thoroughbred welfare and rescue organizations. Located on the Web at http://retirement.bloodhorse.com, the site features a searchable database of foundations and facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as England, Portugal and New Zealand.

In addition, the site also offers online visitors the opportunity to submit additional Thoroughbred retirement resources for inclusion in the online directory. The site, which is "live" and ready to serve, can also be accessed via a hyperlink in the Web Resources section of the left-side navigation menu of all major pages of bloodhorse.com.

These listings represent both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. The Blood-Horse cannot vouch for, recommend, or guarantee any of the facilities listed. The listings are provided strictly as a service for the public.

In addition to The Blood-Horse, the company's flagship publication, Blood-Horse Publications, publishers since 1916, also publishes The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine; TBH MarketWatch, a newsletter for Thoroughbred investors; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup souvenir magazines; Auction Edge; and Keeneland magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press banner, and operates a family of leading Web sites including bloodhorse.com, TheHorse.com, ExclusivelyEquine.com, and StallionRegister.com. The Blood-Horse is the oldest continually published North American Thoroughbred magazine.

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