Animal Wellness Groups Call on U.S. Senate to Take Action to Protect American Equines
Reading Time: 6 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org While the U.S. House Has Taken Beneficial Actions to Help Protect Horses, the U.S. Senate Has Been Silent Washington, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, Center for a Humane Economy, American Horse Protection Society, and Horses for Life Foundation called on the […]
OTTB United App Available for Download, Unites Thoroughbred Buyers & Sellers
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley 410-798-5140 | kbentley@TheRRP.org The Retired Racehorse Project and OTTB United jointly announce today the release of OTTB United, a mobile app that unites sellers, buyers, and shippers of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses and gives back to the Thoroughbred placement community. The app is designed to make the entire process, from […]
Tractor Supply and Equine WellBeing Team up to Help Arizona’s Wild Horses
Reading Time: < 1 minutes In 2018, Equine WellBeing, a rescue located in Snowflake, Arizona, contacted A Home For Every Horse asking for assistance. A catastrophic drought had parched the area, and without water sources, a nearby band of wild horses was in imminent danger. A Home For Every Horse sponsor Tractor Supply Co. stepped up to help. With Tractor […]
A Home For Every Horse and Absorbine Give Thanks
Reading Time: < 1 minutes At A Home For Every Horse, we are honored to work with amazing sponsors who support the rescues, sanctuaries and care facilities that sign up for our program. The day-to-day cost in helping rehabilitate and rehome rescue horses can be steep, and we can’t thank our sponsors enough for providing them with essential goods, gear, […]
Horizon Structures LLC and Purina Animal Nutrition LLC To Offer $18,200 Prize Package to Deserving Horse Rescue
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2020 Contact: Lindsay Porter, Marketing Services Manager 717-430-0459lporter@aimmedia.com Nominate your favorite 501(c)(3) horse rescue for the Barnfest 2020 Contest Boulder, CO—The people who dedicate their lives to saving and caring for homeless horses deserve our thanks. Show your appreciation for that special horse rescue (and win some great prizes, too) […]
TCA Continues Role as Title Sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover Through 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2020 Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley215-589-0993 Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has extended its support of the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) as the title sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium through 2021. The RRP announced the postponement of the 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover earlier this summer and will be hosting […]
U.S. House Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Horseracing Anti-Doping Compromise; McConnell, Gillibrand, McSally, and Feinstein Introduce Senate Companion
Reading Time: 5 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2020 Contact: Marty Irby, 202-821-5686 | marty@animalwellnessaction.org Compromise Legislation Continues on Fastrack through Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 9, 2020, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act led by U.S. Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Andy Barr, R-Ky., that is […]
Thoroughbred Charities of America Awards Over $1 Million in Grants
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Crady (859) 276-4989 LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced today that grants totaling nearly $1,070,000 will be awarded this year. A record 92 grant applications were received earlier this year during the organization’s annual grant cycle. Ultimately, 70 organizations were approved for a grant including 45 aftercare […]
American Horse Council & Coalition of Equine Organizations Oppose “Compromise” Proposal to PAST Act
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Washington, DC; November 11, 2020) – The American Horse Council (AHC), which serves as the umbrella organization for the diverse equine sector, has long supported the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (S. 1007), as currently introduced in the 116th Congress. The current version of the PAST Act lays out a common-sense […]
AHC 2020 Conference Registration Announced
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 14, 2020) The American Horse Council is very excited to share plans for our 2020 AHC Conference and National Issues Forum October 26-28. As a special thank you for your ongoing support during these challenging and unprecedented times, we are offering AHC members a deep discount off the paid speaker’s portion […]
