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Good People for Good Horses: The 2019 Equine Industry Visionary Award Finalists
Staying true to the pioneering spirit of the award, the other three finalists have all recognized the need to improve equine welfare and have emerged as leaders in the field by being early partners of The Right Horse Initiative….
Adopt, Don’t Shop at The Right Horse Adoption Fair at Equine Affaire
The Right Horse Initiative is headed to Columbus, Ohio for Equine Affaire on April 11-14 with the Roadshow. Bringing a branded truck and trailer full of activities the booth will be a checkpoint to learn about adoption…..
The Right Horse Initiative awards $30,000 to train adoptable horses
The American Saddlebred Legacy Foundation, New Mexico Horse Rescue and Oregon Horse Rescue have been selected to each receive a $10,000 Be Mine training grant from The Right Horse Initiative, a program of the WaterShed Animal Fund…
Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Receives The Right Horse Initiative Grant for Equine Rescue and Sanctuary Accreditation Program
Funding will help the GFAS Equine Program to attend and speak at equine events throughout the country to market the benefits of accreditation, highlight the work being done by, and garner support for equine rescue…
The Right Horse Initiative offers three $10,000 grants for training
The Right Horse Initiative is opening applications for the Be Mine Training Grant starting February 1. The Be Mine Training Grant will award three 501(c)3 adoption organizations $10,000 each to fund training expenses…
The Right Horse Initiative Awards Grant to Horses Without Humans
Horses Without Humans, a 501(c)3 nonprofit equine adoption organization based in Bell, Florida, has been awarded a grant to expand their capacity for rehabilitating, retraining and placing horses in adoptive homes. The…
Equine Welfare Data Collective Has Launched Data Collection of Equines at Risk and in Transition
The Equine Welfare Data Collective (EWDC), a collaborative effort to accumulate, analyze, and report data to enhance programming for transitioning and at-risk equines, has begun the collection of metrics within the…
The Right Horse Initiative Launches Adoptable Horse Listing Website
The Right Horse Initiative is launching My Right Horse, an innovative web-based platform that connects potential adopters with available horses. My Right Horse simplifies the process of searching for and adopting a horse by…
50th Horse Rehomed in Retrained and Remarkable Challenge
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced today that 50 horses have been adopted for the Retrained and Remarkable Challenge, which was launched on March 1, 2018. The Challenge was created to bring…
New Equine Welfare Data Collective Launching Project to Understand the Metrics of Horses in Transition
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is pleased to announce the creation of the Equine Welfare Data Collective (EWDC), a collaborative effort to accumulate, analyze and apply data to enhance programming for transitioning…
Saddlebox Steps up for Horses in Transition
Part of the fun of The Right Horse Initiative is networking with horse lovers of all kinds. There are so many types of riders and owners with a huge variety of equines – the same day might involve conversations with an…
SPCA of Texas to Pilot Managed Admission Shelter Program
The Right Horse Initiative has awarded the SPCA of Texas with a $1.5 million, three-year grant to create a managed admission shelter program which will accept owner-surrendered horses in transition on a large scale.