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Fifteen Teams Accepted for Team Competition Pilot Program at 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover
For Immediate ReleaseMay 11, 2018Contact: Erin Harty eharty@retiredracehorseproject.org (410) 798-5140The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) has announced that 15 teams have been accepted to take part in the new Team Competition, presented by Starting Gate College Consulting, at the ...read more
UHVRC Provides 3,500 Vaccines to Horses in Need
For Immediate ReleaseApril 25, 2018Contact: Sally J. Bakersbaker@aaep.org or (859) 233-0147In the 10th year of partnership between the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Merck Animal Health, the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) provided 3,500 doses ...read more
More than 120 Equine Organizations Competing in 5th Annual ASPCA Help a Horse Day Contest to Find Homes for Horses
April 26, 2018Media Contact: Maureen Linehan646-706-4602 / Maureen.Linehan@aspca.orgASPCA launches national “Raise the Barn” campaign on #HelpAHorse Day to raise awareness about vulnerable equines NEW YORK—Today, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...read more
The Place to be for Equine Welfare Professionals: The Homes for Horses Coalition Announces its 2018 Conference September 21-23 in Orlando
For Immediate Release March 6, 2018 Media Contact: Cindy Gendron: 757-932-0394; cindy@homesforhorses.orgAre you a stakeholder in an equine rescue, sanctuary or safety-net program? Are you thinking of starting one? Are you an equine welfare advocate? Join us at the ...read more
A Home For Every Horse's Equine Comeback Challenge at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2018Amanda Bodkinabodkin@aimmedia.com303-253-6331A Home for Every Horse in partnership with the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance has wrapped up the 2018 Equine Comeback Challenge at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. A total of 21 horses competed in the ...read more
UHC Announce New Non-Profit Membership
UHC Announces New Non-Profit Membership(Washington, DC)- The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is pleased to announce a new way for equine rescues, sanctuaries and care facilities to become involved with the UHC through its new Non-Profit Membership.“The UHC recognizes the need to ...read more
WeatherBeeta sends new ComFiTec blankets to rescue horse adopters
Since A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) launched in 2011, WeatherBeeta has been the official blanket sponsor. The 35-year-old horse clothing brand has faithfully supported Equine 501(c)3’s by encouraging people to provide forever homes for rescued horses. They have also provided ...read more
UHC Announces New Program ‘Operation Chip’
(Washington, DC)- Starting in 2018, the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) will be offering a new service to its popular Operation Gelding program called “Operation Chip.” “The industry as a whole is moving towards microchipping as the preferred method of identification,” said UHC ...read more
WeatherBeeta sends new ComFiTec blankets to rescue horse adopters through A Home for Every Horse program
Since A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) launched in 2011, WeatherBeeta has been the official blanket sponsor. The 35-year-old horse clothing brand has faithfully supported Equine 501(c)3’s by encouraging people to provide forever homes for rescued horses. They have also provided ...read more
Are Safety Nets Keeping Horses at Home?
February 15, 2017 The days may be getting longer, but the weather is getting colder. Winter can be difficult for horses and their owners. Rescues typically receive the most calls this time of year because the grass is long gone and hay prices in many parts of the country remain ...read more
Picture Your Rescue Giveaway Now Open for Equine Rescues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2015Contact: Mariah Hammerschmidt, A Home for Every Horse Program Coordinator303-625-5468 mhammerschmidt@aimmedia.com Picture Your Rescue Giveaway Now Open for Equine Rescues Zoetis to donate $1,000 to a rescue with A Home for Every ...read more
Body Condition Scoring for Your Horse
Ideal Scores Most horses, including performance horses and growing horses, should be in a body score of 5-6. For optimum reproductive efficiency, broodmares should be a 5-7, and not allowed to lose condition such that they are below a 5 during breeding season. Horses over a ...read more
Adopt a Rescue Horse
Horse rescues can be great place for you to find a special equine partner. Plus, you’ll be giving your adopted horse a second chance at life.Well-run rescues will want to send an agent to visit the location you plan to keep your horse to verify that you have a safe, suitable ...read more
Purina Animal Nutrition Continues to Give Horses a Second Chance with A Home for Every Horse
Purina Animal Nutrition Continues to Give Horses a Second Chance with A Home for Every Horse Purina Asks Horse Community to Help Reach its $150,000 Feed Contribution GoalST. LOUIS, May 1, 2014 — Purina Animal Nutrition once again pledged up to $150,000 in free feed to rescue ...read more
Starting the Older Horse
Recently, a friend told me she was having trouble finding a trainer to start her 9-year-old horse under saddle. One refused to take on the horse without giving any reason, then another told her that horses were no longer trainable after they turned 9. This surprised us both: ...read more
Retraining Thoroughbreds for Dressage
Americans love Thoroughbreds. They carried our soldiers, they delivered our mail and their intense desire to win races inspires us every spring as we yearn for a Triple Crown winner. In my biased opinion as founder and president of the Retired Racehorse Training Project (RRTP), I ...read more
Rescue Report: Finding a Trainer
Finding a trainer can be like dating: painful and awkward until you find the right one. But I needed to find a good eventing trainer for my rescue horse, Banjo. I wanted to learn about eventing, a completely new discipline for me. I'd been attending local events to observe people ...read more