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Caring For Horsemen Hit Hard By COVID-19, One Clip At A Time

Freelance groom Tim Gaskell is organizing a second Clip-a-Thon to benefit EAF's COVID Emergency Fund for industry professionals.   Oct. 7, 2020 — The Chronicle of the Horse — COVID-19 has affected nearly every person in the world, including those in our equine industry. Some have lost their jobs. Most have taken a hard hit on income. Some couldn’t find work. Some had to find alternative work. No matter what the situation,

Ramirez and Viva Mas Shine in 8th Annual EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

  Class winner Victor Ramirez and Viva Mas with Bruce Christison, Leslie Wheat Roberts, and Amy Christison. Photo by Missy Luczak-Smith. Blowing Rock, N.C. – July 28, 2020 – Victor Ramirez topped a field of 24 entries with Geddaway Farm's Viva Mas to win the $4,200 Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show on Sunday, July 26.   A time-honored tradition at BRCHS, this year’s class was

Clinics for a Cause to Benefit EAF's Disaster Relief Fund

Equestrian Aid Foundation Processes COVID-19 Relief Grants for Industry Professionals in Crisis

Wellington, Florida—Apr. 16, 2020—The Equestrian Aid Foundation is proud to announce the distribution of 160 relief checks to equestrians in financial crisis as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative to support equestrian professionals and industry service providers has been funded through EAF’s Disaster Relief Fund. “The essential shutdown of our industry has really thrown the community

Now Is The Time For Horse People To Look After Each Other

By Steven Wilde for   The Chronicle of the Horse  |   April 7, 2020   I only seem to get around to writing these blogs when something big happens. It’s been Olympic success; it’s been about traveling around the globe… Right now, I feel whatever we write is trite and, frankly, superficial. I would love to say I will give you some musings on the world and tell you everything will be OK, but events like this remind you how unimportant

Equestrian Aid Foundation Opens Disaster Relief Fund to Help Industry Professionals and Service Providers

  Wellington, Fla. — Mar. 26, 2020 — The Equestrian Aid Foundation has opened its Disaster Relief Fund to assist equestrian professionals and industry service providers in unexpected financial crisis as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation will prioritize assistance to industry professionals and service providers who have lost their primary or only income as a direct result of the pandemic.

An Evening Celebrating Friends of the Foundation

February 13, 2020 The Clubhouse at Palm Beach Polo We enjoyed a lovely evening celebrating and reconnecting with many of those those who have been a part of EAF's story and mission over the last 24 years. Here's to the next 25 years of Horsemen Helping Horsemen!

Jacquie McCutchan Honored with 2020 Equestrian Aid Foundation Luminary Award

Jacquie McCutchan, center, with mother Eileen Ballard and sister Liz Howse   Wellington, Fla. — Feb. 12, 2020 — The Equestrian Aid Foundation presented Jacquie McCutchan with its Luminary Award this week, an honor given to those who have exhibited an outstanding philanthropic commitment to the equestrian community. "Jacquie has been an integral part of EAF's work for over two decades," said EAF leadership team member

California Fire Season Prompts Grant from EAF's Disaster Relief Fund

The  California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection reports that the fire season in California and across the West is starting earlier and ending later each year. Photo by Matt Howard.   Wellington, Fla. – Nov. 25, 2019 – The Equestrian Aid Foundation provided a grant to the Fleet of Angels’ Emergency Horse Hay Bank program this week to support the organization’s ongoing work of providing horse owners with

2019 Edition of Equestrian Aid Foundation Resources Guide Now Available

Wellington, Fla. — Sept. 30, 2019 — EAF is proud to announce the publication of its Equestrian Aid  Foundation  Resources Guide, 2019 Edition . The guide is a comprehensive yet succinct handbook of agencies and organizations that provide support to individuals facing times of crisis. The updated guide includes the addition of the following materials and resources: Disaster prep checklist for people with disabilities