06/04/2026
June Monthly Grant #2
Hope For Horses – Virginia
After the Finish Line awarded Hope For Horses a grant for $2,500 for Fly a Fantasy. They received a grant for a lameness exam, bloodwork, radiographs, ultrasounds, endoscopy, gastroscopy, and hospitalization. She had tie-back surgery, kissing spine with spinal cysts, gastric ulcers, irritable bowel disease, lameness in the left hind limb and mild neurologic impairment in her hind end.
The precise origin of Fly a Fantasy's conditions cannot be determined with certainty, as the onset of all were prior to her arrival at Hope for Horses. There was no treatment plan that would resolve or manage her conditions to a standard that would provide her with a comfortable, sustainable quality of life. Sadly, due to the diagnostic findings, they had to make the very hard decision to humanely euthanize Fly a Fantasy.
Hope For Horses is a rehabilitation and retraining program rooted in horsemanship education, responsible placement, and long-term horse welfare to advance ethical horse ownership and aftercare advocacy. They are committed to honoring every horse that comes through their program with the care and dignity they have earned.
Fly a Fantasy arrived at Hope For Horses in March of 2026. This five-year-old chestnut mare was bred in California. She raced at Santa Anita Park, Pleasanton, and Del Mar from April 2023 to January 2025 in allowance, claiming and Black Type Stakes races. In 9 Starts she earned $64,470 with 1 First, 1 Second, 1 Third.
