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The EQUUS Foundation ROARs with Social Media – Share the Link and Give Horses a Voice!

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WESTPORT, CT – September 17, 2012 – Forty-four days remain until Animal Planet’s R.O.A.R (Reach Out. Act. Respond) matching campaign will come to a close. As the newest member of the matching campaign, the EQUUS Foundation is working diligently with Animal Planet to get Helping Horses Heal People’s name and mission out there to help raise money throughout the eight-week campaign.

Let’s put Horses at the top of the R.O.A.R leader board by sharing our campaign via Facebook.

Currently, the EQUUS Foundation is leading the way with social media for September, already accumulating over 191 shares. With your help, the EQUUS Foundation can earn the additional monthly $2,500 bonus for having the most shares and giving the loudest R.O.A.R.

That means $5,000 and all it takes is a click of a button to give back to these gentle giants!

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Animal Planet’s ROAR Campaign Selects EQUUS Foundation to Help Horses Have Loudest ROAR!

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WESTPORT, CT – September 7, 2012 – The EQUUS Foundation is the newest member of Animal Planet’s non-profit initiative, R.O.A.R, which stands for Reach Out. Act. Respond, and one of only seven charities selected to participate in the R.O.A.R Matching Campaign.

From September 1 through October 31 only, Animal Planet will provide each participating partner with money based on the donations that they receive in association with the R.O.A.R. eight-week Matching Campaign.

ROAR Now! There’s only seven weeks to go!

Click Here to Give Any Amount You Can Spare!

Let’s show Animal Planet how important horses are and put Horses at the top of the ROAR Leader Board!

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Community/Charity, Equine Assisted Therapy, EQUUS Foundation, Phelps Media Group

The EQUUS Foundation Announces 2012 Grant Awards

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WESTPORT, CT – August 31, 2012 -The Board of Directors of the EQUUS Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of over $290,000 in grants to charities dedicated to the well-being of horses and improving the quality of life of people through equine-assisted activities and therapies.

The EQUUS Foundation is dedicated to Helping Horses Heal People. The number of unwanted horses, estimated at 170,000 a year, has reached an epidemic level in the United States. Tragically, many are slaughtered. Instead, they can be rescued – and many can be re-trained and re-homed for useful lives as therapy horses.

Therapy programs using horses benefit the minds, bodies and spirits of people with special needs in ways that no other therapy can. Therapy programs using horses can improve balance, strengthen muscles, advance communication skills, and increase self-esteem and confidence.

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Fairfield County Hunt Club Brings Home the Medals at the Connecticut Finals

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Left to Right: Carly Crossfield with Tambourine Man: 9th place, Dimitra Ippolito with Lady Bug: 3rd place/Bronze Medal, Vicky Orlin with Rain Sox: 1st place/Gold Medal, Gabby Alecia with Benlea Mizzou: 7th place, and Hannah Trudeau with Havana: 8th place. Reflections Photography.

WESTPORT, CT – August 20, 2012 – Official Automotive Sponsor of the EQUUS Foundation, Audi Fairfield, Mercedes-Benz of Fairfield, and Porsche of Fairfield, formed the backdrop for the Winner’s Circle at the Connecticut Hunter Jumper Association (CHJA) Finals at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut. Rooted on by their trainers, Jenny Martin-Rudaz, Becky Moyher and Cassie Herman, young riders from the Fairfield County Hunt Club took home two of the three medals and five of the ten winning places in the Pony Medal on Saturday, August 18, 2012.

About The EQUUS Foundation, Inc.

The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., established in August 2002, as a 501(c)(3) national charitable foundation, is dedicated to improving the quality of life of horses, fostering the use of horses to enrich the lives of those in need, and educating the public about the horse’s unique ability to empower, teach and heal.

What started as a local effort is now a nationwide campaign on behalf of horses. The Foundation accomplishes its mission by providing financial support to horse-related charities across the United States; connecting a network of equine organizations to equine enthusiasts; providing scholarships to reward volunteer service on behalf of horses, and conducting information outreach to educate the public about horses.

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Action Packed Competition & Events Coming Up at the Fairfield June Horse Show

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WESTPORT, CT – June 11, 2012 – The Fairfield County Hunt Club June Horse Show starting on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, is packed full with over 250 individual equestrian competitions over the course of the five-day show, and is a great family activity. With free admission and free parking all week, the public is welcome to come watch national and local equestrians of all ages compete, shop at over 20 boutiques onsite, and take advantage of the full service, gourmet food and beverage concession offering refreshments, breakfast, lunch, dinner each day. Bring your picnic blankets!

The show’s generous individual and corporate sponsors will be on hand throughout the week to present awards to the ribbon winners. Corporate sponsors include Fairfield Grand Prix Presenting Sponsor: Wells Fargo Advisors and George N. Venizelos; Official Beverage Sponsor: Nestlè Waters North America; Official Magazine Sponsor: Moffly Media; Gold Medal Sponsors: Avenue Capital Group, Fairfield Equine Associates, and Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services; Silver Medal Sponsors: Coca-Cola Company, Corinthian Partners, LLC, D’Addario Industries, Fence Man, Inc., Gary Goldberg Financial Services, Hi Ho Petroleum, Hospital for Special Surgery, Imperial Dental Associates, Margaret Bondy Interiors and Wise Metals Group; Bronze Medal Sponsors: Agriventures Agway and Blue Star Jets LLC; and Grand Champion Sponsors: Equine Tack & Nutritionals, Forte Gelato, Teddy’s Limousine, and Westport Eyecare Associates.

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EQUUS Foundation to Sponsor 2012 PATH Intl. James Brady Award

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Mary Jo Beckman receives the 2011 PATH Intl. James Brady Award from PATH Intl. outgoing President Kathy Alm (left) and CEO Kay Marsh Green (right).

WESTPORT, CT – May 25, 2012 – The EQUUS Foundation is honored to announce that it will sponsor the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) James Brady Professional Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the 2012 PATH Intl. Awards Banquet, the highlight of the annual PATH Intl. Conference, which will be held October 31 – November 3, 2012 in Bellevue, Washington.

“The James Brady Professional Achievement Award is given to a person who has made tremendous contributions to the equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) field and has promoted the industry in outstanding ways,” said PATH Intl. CEO Kay Marsh Green. It is only fitting that the EQUUS Foundation, itself a leader in promoting the power of equines to teach and heal, sponsor this highly coveted and prestigious award. We are thrilled to have their name linked with our award.”

“We are very thrilled to sponsor and present the Brady Award”, said Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President, “and to support the ever-growing group of professionals involved in equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) represented by PATH Intl.”

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McLain Ward to Judge Fete Cheval Riders – Last Chance for Reservations!

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McLain Ward at the 2005 Fete Cheval

WESTPORT, CT – March 2, 2012 – Who better to judge the professional riders participating in the Fete Cheval than McLain Ward? Ward set the standard in the Ride-Off at the first Fete Cheval in 2005.

The Fete Cheval, presented by Spy Coast Farm to benefit The EQUUS Foundation, will be held on Friday, March 9, 2012 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Cocktails, dinner and exclusive ringside seating will be held in the International Club starting at 7 p.m. before the revelry begins at 8 p.m. The deadline for dinner reservations is Sunday, March 4, 2012!

The riders vying for the top honor are Max Amaya, Derek Braun, Saer Coulter, Nick Dello Joio, Hillary Dobbs, Jimmy Fairclough, Brianne Goutal, Weston Gracida, Patricia Griffith, Ashley Holzer, Charlie Jayne, Paige Johnson, Kris Kampsen, Laura Kraut, Marcia Kulak, Anne Kursinski, Alexa Pessoa, Rodrigo Pessoa, Brandon Phillips, Kim Prince, Havens Schatt, Louise Serio, Jessica Springsteen, Scott Stewart, Shane Sweetnam, and Jimmy Torano, representing Dressage, Eventing, Hunter, Jumper, and Polo.

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USET Foundation’s “An English Country Evening” Benefit Raises over One Million Dollars

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Tom Tisbo, Jeannie Tisbo, Bruce Springsteen, Hunter Julo, Hunter Harrison, Kaitlin Creel, Keith Creel and Ginger Creel. Photos By: Phelps Media Group

Wellington, FL – January 30, 2012 – On Friday, January 27, 2012, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation hosted a benefit event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. With over 500 guests in attendance, “An English Country Evening” featured honorary chairs NBC Today Show host Matt Lauer and his wife Annette, an avid equestrian. The celebratory evening included award presentations, an elegant dinner, and a lively auction, which helped raise over one million dollars for the USET Foundation.

“An English Country Evening” was held in the Special Events Pavilion at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, which was transformed into a beautiful English country garden by designer Reed McIlvaine (Renny and Reed), and included an exquisite dinner by Ken Rose catering. USET Foundation President Jane Forbes Clark, Board of Trustee Members Robin Parsky and Bruce Duchossois, and Executive Director Bonnie Jenkins all helped organize the very successful event.

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EQUUS Foundation Announces Scholarship for Young Equestrians

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Left to Right: Heidi Lengyel, Catherine Herman, and Jeanne Rouco-Conesa. Photo courtesy of Dru Gassner, Majestic Images

WESTPORT, CT – January 25, 2012 – The EQUUS Foundation has partnered with the College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) Horse Show Scholarship Fund to establish a scholarship open to the participants at the College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show, held January 13-15, 2012, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida.

The mission of the CPI is to prepare and educate student riders in grades 8 – 12 about the format of college equestrian competition, encourage academics and horsemanship, and to provide the riders with resources to create their desired college equestrian experience.

All the horses and necessary tack for the show are provided by CPI. The show is specifically geared to promote college recruitment of equestrians by providing the opportunity for coaches and potential students to meet.

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The Gift of Time! EQUUS Foundation Announces Its CHAMPIONS Program

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WESTPORT, CT – January 1, 2012 – The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its CHAMPIONS program – an incentive-based equine service volunteer program to recognize and reward individuals and organizations on the carrots4acause network.

To become a CHAMPION, an individual must volunteer for an organization or organizations on the carrots4acuse network and log at least 24 volunteer hours from January 1st to December 31st. The volunteer hours will be verified by the organization and The EQUUS Foundation.

carrots4acause is a free way for individuals to align their passion for horses with real needs and for organizations to access those individuals who may be able to help them with their volunteer requirements and wish-list items of needed products and services.

Why the name, carrots4acause? All horses love carrots, and the carrot is a universal symbol of enticement and reward.

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