Next Board Meeting:

Thursday June 14 at Brenda Metzgars, 7:00 pm

August 2007 Veterinary Training Seminar

Ways to Support the Foundation
1. Purchase an emergency Kit for your barn, stable or trailer (click here for more info)
2. Volunteer services that support the foundation, email us and we might put you to work!
3. Cash Donation, read the following letter and if you would like to support the foundation or know a individual or company that would, please contact us.

Distressed Equine Foundation
PO BOX 38
McLean NY 13102
May 15, 2007

RE: Request for Application and Guidelines for Funding

The Distressed Equine Foundation would like to introduce you to our community based non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide financial assistance for the humane treatment of acutely distressed horses.

Horses experiencing undue pain and suffering, whether it be from incurable disease, inoperable colic or catastrophic injury will be offered humane treatment options administered by licensed Veterinarians.

The foundation has based its philosophy on several unique and innovative features.
· ANY Veterinarian can request funds
· All horses in our communities can benefit, unlike in-house or veterinarian specific programs
· Veterinarians obtain a pledge of financial support while standing horse-side
· Simple and quick process of qualifying horses
· Critical care can be provided immediately

We have criteria in place to be sure that horses with financial need are sponsored. A complete list of our guidelines and the 5 simple questions to qualify a horse can be found on our website www.distressedequine.org or through any board member.

Our fund raising program of assembling and selling equine first aid kits has become beneficial in more ways than we could have imagined. The kits educate horse owners about emergency situations and provides them with an excellent source of appropriate items in an emergency. Critical to our cause, they are raising awareness about horses who are in acutely distressed situations. Conviently, the kits are available for purchase on our web site.

In April of this year, we held an emergency-planning seminar and workshop for horse owners to better prepare them for emergency situations. The seminar was sponsored by Morgan Equine Veterinary and Farrier Hospital in Locke, NY. In August, we will be hosting a training session for community Equine Veterinarians. As an essential piece of the puzzle they have been extremely responsive and supportive of our efforts.

Please join us in our vision to serve the horses of the community that may otherwise be overlooked and suffer unnecessarily. With committed members that make up a talented Board of Directors, community Veterinarians and financial supporters such as yourself, this is an attainable goal.

If you would like more information about our organization, or have suggestions and comments for us, please do not hesitate to contact any of the following officers and board members. Application materials can be forwarded to our PO BOX as listed above, faxed to 607-898-5733 or emailed to info@distressedequine.com.

Sincerely,
The Distressed Equine Foundation Officers and Board of Directors