About 83 horses participated in the Tasmanian Pinto Hot Wash Show on Sunday, and for the the first time TasRacing's Off the Track program provided an opportunity for former race horses to compete.

Tasmanian Pinto Society president and show organiser Melita Gard said it was a big day that covered all breeds.

"It's the first time this year that we've run Off the Track," she said.

"We had our Off the Track fashions on the field, and had some absolutely gorgeous ladies out there," she said.

The winner of the fashions was Off the Track coordinator Sue Streit with Red River Gee Gee, a retired standardbred that had raced about 40 times and won seven races.

Ms Streit said the aim of the program was to provide lifelong support and improved welfare for thoroughbred and standardbred horses after racing, and to encourage those involved in the sport to consider a retired racehorse.

"We're just bringing awareness to life after racing for these horses at every level," she said.

"Eventing, jumping, showing - they can be great for everything.

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"People are very aware that racing is a great sport, so it's really lovely that we can use these horses afterwards.

"They need a little bit of extra training and it's a little bit different to having a pony, but it's very rewarding."

She said they were all "pretty amazing" horses.

"People are aware of what happens to them after racing now. They didn't worry too much once," she said.

"We use them because they're such lovely horses.

"They've been to races, they've been in trucks and trains. They're just just pretty chilled and they've done everything.

"They're very worldly."

Ms Streit said the program was becoming "massive", with about 300 participants involved across the state.

"It hasn't been active for very many years in Tassie, but it's growing really well," she said.

The program welcomes any horse bred for racing, regardless of whether it has raced.

The program aims not to simply retrain and on-sell horses, but to create a "ripple effect" of reform with people building a solid partnership with their horse themselves.

For more information about Off the Track, visit offthetracktas.com.au.