Brennan Equine Welfare Fund Announces 2021 Grant Distributions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 18, 2021

Cincinnati, OH – Brennan Equine Welfare Fund (BEWF) is pleased to announce its 2021 grants. Fourteen exceptional equine rescue/rehabilitation/retirement/retraining and placement facilities across the USA have been awarded. 

Thoroughbred-focused recipients include Bright Future’s Farm, Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Exceller Fund, and ReRun.

Non-breed-specific organizations granted include Brook Hill Retirement Center, Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship, Duchess Sanctuary, Equine Rescue and Adoption Foundation, Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, Illinois Equine Humane Center, Kentucky Equine Adoption Center, and New England Equine Rescue.

A pledge of funding has also been made to Thoroughbred-focused Our Mims Retirement Haven.

Brennan Equine Welfare is also pleased to partner with Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement Inc., who was awarded a grant for Farrier care. Mitchell Farm is a safe and comfortable retirement alternative for aged and infirm horses to live out their lives and also offers educational opportunities on equine welfare and management. Being doubly accredited by both the Global Foundation for Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), all equines are assured top care. Founder/Executive Director Dee Doolittle states, “Our great thanks to the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for a grant, funding in part, the Mitchell Farm 2021 ‘No Hoof; No Horse Fund’! The hoof is the all-important foundation that the horse stands on. Hooves absorb the concussive impact with every step of their 1000 plus lb. frame. Taking good care of the hooves goes a long way to good health and quality of life. Farrier visits are essential for comfort and quality of life for the aged horses retired to Mitchell Farm. Each horse is seen by our farrier every six weeks for a simple trim or shoes if required for comfort or pasture soundness.”  

Brennan Equine Welfare Fund gives thanks to all donors who made this, and all 2021 grants, possible.

Brennan Equine Welfare Fund is a fund-raising, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization set up through The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Grants from Brennan Equine Welfare Fund are used to serve equine rescue shelters across the country that provide dignity to final years of aged, injured, abused, starved and slaughter-bound horses, as well as those used in medical experimentation. This fund supports registered, 501(c)(3) organizations that specialize in retirement and rehabilitation services and offer a peaceful and permanent sanctuary for these beautiful animals. Shelters, which offer carefully scrutinized adoption or re-placement services, are also supported. Established in 2000 by Linda Pavey, Brennan Equine Welfare Fund carries on the memory of her equine companion, Brennan (J.B.'s Hero), an off-the-track Thoroughbred.

For more information about our grantees or Brennan Equine Welfare Fund, please visit www.brennanequinewelfarefund.com.