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Nominations are open for the Equus Foundation Humanitarian Award, which celebrates
the humanitarian achievements made by a member of the equine community. The award was jointly established by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the Equus Foundation in 2009 to celebrate the humanitarian. Specifically, the goal of this humanitarian honor is to spotlight and exalt the selfless dedication one individual or a group of individuals has made, whether on a regional or national scale.

From improving the health and welfare of the horse to promoting and expanding the general public's appreciation and respect of the diverse role of horses not just in equestrian sports but also as aides to the general public, the recipient of this award will be someone who has devoted considerable personal time to making the quality of life of our equine partners paramount.

The award will be presented at the Pegasus Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 14, 2012, during the USEF Annual Meeting. The recipient of the Humanitarian Award will receive a $5000 grant from The Equus Foundation to be awarded to the equestrian or horse-related charity of his or her choice.

The award is limited to individuals, but in exceptional circumstances corporations, organizations, affiliate groups and businesses may be eligible.

Any member of the equestrian community may make a nomination for an individual to be considered for the Humanitarian Award.

The inaugural 2009 award recipient was Nancy Koch in recognition of her leadership in establishing CANTER (Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses) as a solution to help racehorses find new careers by connecting buyers and sellers through posting racehorses for sale on the Internet.

The 2010 award recipient was Robert E. (Bob) Cacchione in recognition of his integral role in establishing and building the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) into the organization it is today. The IHSA was founded in 1966 with five participating colleges and a handful of riders on the principle that any college student should be able to participate in horse shows regardless of his or her riding ability or financial status. Today, more than 370 colleges and universities participate with 8700-plus riders. It is due to Cacchione's efforts that tens of thousands of collegiate students have had the opportunity to compete individually and as teams in equestrian competition.

Nominations close on November 14, 2011.

Source: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2011/10/001.shtml

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