Announcing Brennan Equine Welfare Fund's

2014 Grant Recipients

Fourteen exceptional equine rescue, rehabilitation, retirement, retraining and/or placement facilities across the USA have been awarded grants in 2014.

Thoroughbred-focused grant recipients include: 

CANTER Kentucky

Equine Encore Foundation, Tucson, AZ

Friends of Ferdinand, Indianapolis, IN

Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Sonoma Valley, CA

ReRun Inc., East Greenbush, NY

The Exceller Fund, Lexington, KY

Non-breed-specific grant recipients include:

Bright Future’s Farm, Cochranton, PA

Brook Hill Retirement Center, Forest, VA
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship, Cincinnati, OH

Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center (CTRC), Longmont, CO

Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Woodbine, MD

Kentucky Equine Humane Center, Nicholasville, KY

Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement, Inc., Salem, KY

Standardbred Retirement Foundation, Millstone, NJ 

"Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines" in Pottstown, PA was issued a pledge for a future project

ONE SUCCESS STORY

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC) and “Veronica” and “Rhythm and Grace”

Picture a large field in Kentucky with an abandoned and neglected herd of 40+ Thoroughbred horses. Emaciated and weak, one mare and her newly born filly foal barely existed. Once authorities stepped in and contacts to rescue professionals were made, BEWF Grantee Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) took the mare and foal, along with 4 other horses in the same herd.

BEWF Founder, Linda Pavey, visited KyEHC shortly after their arrival, armed with bags of grain and fly masks to donate to the new arrivals. On intake, the mare, named by the center as Veronica, was a Body Condition Score (BCS) of 1 (on a scale of 1-9). Her days' old foal was also in a compromised situation as Veronica was not producing enough milk and was also not able to pass along beneficial antibodies. Supplemental intravenous plasma had to be administered to the foal to compensate. A special re-feeding program for Veronica was implemented to allow her internal organs and digestive system to acclimate to nutrition once again.

We are happy that after one month at KyEHC, both mare are foal have increased energy, are on a regular feeding schedule, and continue to gain weight and muscle. A Facebook contest was held to help name Veronica's (registered name, Jazz Combo) little filly foal. The winning name was chosen: "Rhythm and Grace". As you can tell by the current photo on the right, this little one certainly has both!

(Photo of the jumping Rhythm and Grace courtesy of V. Madelung.)

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC) and “Veronica” and “Rhythm and Grace”

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center (KyEAC)

1713 Catnip Hill Rd. (P.O. Box 910124)

Nicholasville, KY 40356

Phone: (859) 881-5849; Email: info@kyeac.org