November 29, 2011 – Edition 26
UHC’s Operation Gelding Continues with More Clinics
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s [UHC] Operation Gelding program has aided in gelding 276 stallions to date. The program, which was first launched in late August 2010, is able to continue aiding in the castration of stallions thanks to the support and seed money provided by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation [AAEP]. Operation Gelding is designed to offer funding assistance to organizations, associations, and events that wish to conduct a public gelding clinic under the name and guidelines of Operation Gelding. An organization that has completed an Operation Gelding clinic will receive funding of $50 per horse, $1,000 maximum, to aid in the costs associated with the clinic.
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Free Listings for Equine Care Facilities and Rescues on the Nation’s Largest Transactional Horse Website
The Unwanted Horse Coalition is joining forces with the Equine Network, the nation’s leading publisher of equine-related content, to help connect people looking for horses to rescue horses in need of homes through the new A Home for Every Horse Program. Rescue organizations can list their horses for free on Equine.com, the horse, trailer and horse property sale site that receives 2,865,600 unique annual visitors. Click here to find out how:
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USTA’s Full Circle Program Hits 3,000 Enrolled
The U.S. Trotting Association’s Full Circle Program, which allows two people with a shared interest in a horse to work together to benefit that horse, passed the 3,000 mark for horses enrolled in late October. USTA staff will have a booth at the Harrisburg Sale next week for anyone who’d like to enroll a horse in person.
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UHVRC Marks Third Year Donating Vaccinations
More than 8,100 rescued and retired horses have been vaccinated against dangerous diseases through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), a veterinary assistance program supported by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Merck Animal Health.
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ReRun Awarded Grant from ASPCA
ReRun — a Thoroughbred adoption organization whose mission is to rehabilitate, retrain, and find adoptive homes for Thoroughbred racehorses when their careers on the track are over — has launched its “Transitioning off-the-track Thoroughbreds” project, made possible by a Rescuing Racers Initiative grant from the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
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Old Friends Receives Second Grant from ASPCA
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility and 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has received a second $50,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The announcement was made Monday (Nov. 21) by Old Friends founder and president Michael Blowen.
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