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ASHBA Equine Welfare Advocacy Committee Launches 2021 Experience Auction to Benefit Saddlebreds



The ASHBA Equine Welfare Advocacy Committee (EWAC) is offering 25 once-in-a-lifetime experiences to benefit EWAC’s efforts in assisting American Saddlebreds in public seizures and welfare cases by providing grants to rescue organizations that help these horses. Last year’s auction raised over $16,000 which helped assist over 60 Saddlebreds from several public seizure cases.

Every year EWAC grants thousands of dollars to assist American Saddlebreds in legal equine welfare cases and through the Bruce Hanson Grant program which assists rescue organizations. This fundraiser will provide much-needed funds to help continue these efforts. EWAC Committee Chair Kathie Dunn Jacobsen and her dedicated committee members work diligently to spearhead programs and assistance efforts to help all American Saddlebreds. We are incredibly grateful to Sandra Currier for organizing this fundraiser and to those that are giving of their time again this year.
 
This is a rare chance to have a day all to yourself with legends in our community and help us help American Saddlebreds in need. The auction will open on Thursday, July 1 and will run until Tuesday, August 31 at midnight. A link to the auction is available HERE. All winners will be responsible for their transportation, lodging, and travel expenses. Winners will schedule directly with the experience donors on the days and times.
 
2021 EWAC Experience Benefit Auction Items:

Buffalo Trace Bourbon Experience (Donated by Helena Moreno)
Lunch with Hoppy Bennett
Lunch with Jo Cornell
Lunch with Merrill Murray and Bret Day
Saddlebred Distance Riding Experience with Shelah Wetter
Spend a Day with Ali DeGray and Helen Rich
Spend a Day at Blythewood Farm
Spend a Day at Desmar Stables
Spend a Day with Elisabeth Goth
Spend a Day at High Caliber Stables
Spend a Day with Howie Schatzberg
Spend a Day with Luman Wadhams and Elaine Gregory
Spend a Day with Melissa Moore at Sunrise Stables
Spend a Day with Marc Of Charm
Spend a Day at Mercer Springs with Smith Lilly
Spend a Day with Nelson Green
Spend a Day at Premier Stables with Special Guest Don Harris
Spend a Day with Richfield Video
Spend a Day at Singing Hills Stables
$500 in Vet Services from Cross Creek Equine Services
$500 in Vet Services from Dr. John Cummings
Mountain House Getaway at Yosemite Park
Spend a Day with Gayle Lampe & William Woods University
Fetzer Face Makeover
Spend a Day with Misdee Wrigley Miller at Hillcroft Farms

More experiences to be added soon!

BID HERE!

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