Equestrian Aid Foundation

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Monmouth at the Team to Participate as a Show You Care Competition

Photo by Ric Shaffer Photography. Wellington, Fla. – Aug.13, 2017 – Equestrian Aid Foundation announced that Monmouth at the Team, held Aug.14-20 in Gladstone, New Jersey, will participate in their new horse show program, Show You Care. The show management has designated Wednesday’s Low Adult Hunter and the $1,500 Bit O’ Straw Pre-Adult and Pre-Child Classic, sponsored by Signature Spurs as Show You Care classes.

Missy Luczak-Smith and Doug Smith Sponsor Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

Blowing Rock, N.C. – Aug. 3, 2017 – Board member Missy Luczak-Smith and her husband Doug Smith sponsored the annual $1,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation Hunter Grooms Class at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show on Sunday, July 30. The class had a record turnout of grooms and their charges, but it was Daniel Gomez who won the top prize with Caroline Moran’s Bacardi, a gleaming, gray KWPN gelding by Casco. (At left: Meredith

Equestrian Aid Foundation awarded gold status from GuideStar

Wellington, Fla. – July 26, 2017 – Equestrian Aid Foundation is proud to announce that it was awarded Gold Status from GuideStar, the world's leading provider of information about nonprofit organizations. GuideStar's Gold Status is awarded to recognize nonprofit transparency and accountability. Out of 1.8 million IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations listed in GuideStar, only .5 percent have achieved

Georgina Bloomberg to Compete for Equestrian Aid Foundation in Hampton Classic Horse Show's Second Annual Jump for Charity

Wellington, Fla. – July 21, 2017 – Equestrian Aid Foundation announced that Georgina Bloomberg will represent the organization as captain of their team in the Jump for Charity, presented by Sea Shore Stables. The event takes place during the $86,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier presented by LONGINES at the 42nd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, Friday, Sept.1. Jump for Charity is a fun way for the audience

Equestrian Aid Foundation to Launch Show You Care Program at Summer in the Rockies

Wellington, Fla. – June 16, 2017 – Equestrian Aid Foundation will launch their new horse show program, Show You Care , at the Colorado Horse Park’s Week IV of the popular hunter/jumper show series Summer in the Rockies. Equestrian Aid Foundation is the designated charity during Week IV, which runs from June 28-July 2 . “We care about the people who make up our horse community and support the mission of Equestrian Aid Foundation,”

Equestrian Ad Foundation Congratulates Raymond Francis on USHJA Lifetime Achievement Award

Devon, Pa. – June 4, 2005 – The Equestrian Aid Foundation congratulates Raymond Francis for his well-deserved United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Because he was unable to attend the USHJA annual convention to accept his award, the management of Devon Horse Show and Country Fair offered to hold the presentation in the Dixon Oval, June 1, Derby Day. Around the hunter ring, Francis’

Equestrian Aid Foundation Announces Its New Horse Show Program: Show You Care

Wellington, Fla. – May 8, 2017 – Today Equestrian Aid Foundation announced their new horse show program, Show You Care . The organization provides financial assistance to members of the horse community who suffer from catastrophic illness and injury and they are reaching out to horse show managers across the country to help them with their mission.    “Linda Andrisani, a well-respected US Equestrian “R” judge, and

Q&A: Brittni Raflowitz

Among Equestrian Aid's amazing team of volunteers is Brittni Raflowitz, a rising star in the international show jumping world and daughter of Brett and Tracy Raflowitz, owners of Equestrian Services International. All things horses--and supporting the Equestrian Aid Foundation--have been a family affair for the Raflowitzes. Earlier this winter, we got a chance to catch up with Brittni at the Winter Equestrian

The Withers Winery: Teaming Up with Equestrian Aid

It's often been said that our horses are members of the family, and Andrew and Kathleen Tow offer no exception. In fact, when they founded The Withers Winery in 2013, Kathleen's dressage mount Mr. Burgess trotted his way right onto the label. Mind you, this is not some average winery with a horsey theme; the Tows' wines have been touted in The Wall Street Journal and praised by the toughest critics in the industry.

Keith Greco's ALTHEA Raises Unprecedented Funds for Horsemen & Women In Need

Palm Beach County and their equestrian communities gathered together on Sunday, Feb. 12, for the Equestrian Aid Foundation’s annual event: a night that they will never forget. Althea was held at The Global Dressage Festival Stadium of Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. “For this year’s benefit, we decided to take a unique approach. We provided a magical and magnificent experience presented

That's All Folks!: Equestrian Aid Wins $20,000 in 2017 Great Charity Challenge

With special thanks to Team Looney Tunes, Equestrian Aid placed 25th in the 2017 Great Charity Challenge, winning $20,000 to further our mission of supporting critically ill and injured equestrians. Team riders were Kira Kerkorian, Tegan Treacy and Stella Manship, and sponsors included the Kerkorian and Treacy families and Palm Beach Equine Clinic. Since its inception in 2010, the Great Charity Challenge

Q&A: Carolyn Davey

Amateur dressage rider Carolyn Davey received financial support from the Equestrian Aid Foundation for six months in 2016 after she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Thanks to positive results from a clinical trial she’s participating in--along with the steadfast support of her friends, help from Equestrian Aid, and a healthy lifestyle--she’s fought her way back to good health. We caught up with

Breast Cancer Survivor and Equestrian Aid Grant Recipient Gives Back

Kerri Burke's story is one of the Equestrian Aid Foundation's success stories. We're thankful to Practical Horseman for recording it--and also for sharing her next chapter.

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