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News-Press--Fort Myers, FL Dec. 9, 2016--Time was, Claudia Strong was the one doing the helping. The Fort Myers artist and jewelry designer hand-crafted colorful butterfly pins she sold to benefit the American Cancer Society, after witnessing her mother battle ovarian cancer and surviving her own fight with breast cancer. Continue reading...

 We are thrilled to announce that we've been selected to participate in the 2017 Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments! The event--a showjumping competition in which each team rides for a local charity--has become a hallmark of the Winter Equestrian Festival. In the past seven years, the Great Charity Challenge has given over $9.2 million to 200 Palm Beach County charities. We are thankful

The Town Crier--Dec. 3, 2016--The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center turned into a field of hope and dreams during the $216,000 Palm Beach County Sports Commission Grand Prix CSI 4* to benefit local nonprofit organizations on Saturday, Dec. 3. Continue reading...

But don't panic: healthy horse / healthy rider practices can protect you and your animals Karen Helton Rhodes, DVM & Terri Bonenberger , DVM Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologists   Heading to Florida Soon? The mass migration of the equine community to warmer climates during the winter season is a timely reason to raise the alarm about MRSA. Warm humid temperatures associated with dense populations of horses

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

Redecorating your house? Did you know your old dining room set or end table could translate into support for a critically ill or injured equestrian? Nanci Smith, manager of Consign and Design of Wellington, and Equestrian Aid Foundation board member Ken Berkley have initiated a program that does just that. For those in the South Florida area who are interested in rehoming their upscale furniture, Consign and Design

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Practical Horseman--October 2016--Quarter Horse advocate and equine veterinary technician Kerri Burke had just purchased private health insurance when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2013. Her insurance company initially denied her financial support for treatments, claiming the cancer was a pre-existing condition. As Kerri’s medical bills began piling up, she increasingly felt that financially

Horseback Magazine--October 17, 2016— The Equestrian Aid Foundation hosted Oktoberfest on Friday, October 14th at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Exhibitors and local equine enthusiasts shared a festival spirit with pretzels, bratwursts and brews in hand. The evening raised funds to be distributed to those in the equestrian community in need of medical, healthcare, rehabilitation and essential