Square Peg

Lifelong Thoroughbred Owner and Non-Profit Founder Joell Dunlap released her first novel "A Damn Fine Hand"--A Story of Women Riding for Their Lives--as an eBook on Gumroad. Dunlap is the co-founder and executive director of the Square Peg Foundation. All proceeds for book sales benefit Square Peg Foundation, a 501(c3) charity accredited by the Thoroughbred AfterCare Alliance. "Riding a racehorse is a thrill that changed my life," Dunlap said. "It's the stuff of dreams. I wanted to be able to take the reader along for that ride. What started as...

The Center for Disease Control reports that in 2020 approximately 1 in 54 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). April is Autism Awareness Month, so it is fitting that we visit with Joell Dunlap, founder of The Square Peg Foundation, which pairs off-track Thoroughbreds with children affected by an ASD and their families. Founded in 2004, Square Peg operates out of two facilities in the Bay Area of California with 19 horses in total. Of the 19 horses, 13 are off-track Thoroughbreds. Before...