Horse farm helps horse farm after burglary

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Another horse farm came to the rescue after Old Friends farm was burglarized, sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.

The farm is like a retirement home for some of the biggest names in the thoroughbred industry. The farm cares for more than 100 horses and survives only on donations and money from tours.

“We’re a non-profit, every dime matters to us,” Cindy Grisolia said. “For us, a couple hundred dollars means a lot. [It] pays the bills, feeds a horse for a day or two.”

Old Friends farm said it lost a few hundred dollars and a television set in the burglary. It uses the television set in the gift shop area to show races and news clips of the horses on their farm and show their history.

When it posted the news of the burglary on its Facebook page Friday morning, Lane’s End Farms, the same farm that retired Breeder’s Cup winner Gulch to the Old Friends, wanted to help and brought a new television set for the non-profit farm.

“Stealing is bad enough. Stealing from a charity is even lower, it’s really pretty despicable and honestly is a few hundred dollars really getting you that much?” Grisolia asked.

You can find out more information about Old Friends farms at their website.