USEF Establishes The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award

WESTPORT, CT – September 17, 2009 – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and The EQUUS Foundation have joined together to establish The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award which will be presented at the 2010 USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner during the Federation’s Annual Meeting in January. The recipient of the Humanitarian Award will receive a $5,000 grant from The EQUUS Foundation to be awarded to the equestrian or horse-related charity of his or her choice.

“We are pleased for the opportunity to work with the EQUUS Foundation to recognize those exemplary individuals who are selflessly devoted to the welfare of horses and to the roles horses play in today’s world”, said John Long, CEO, United States Equestrian Federation, the national governing body of equestrian sport in the United States. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8108

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