Announcing Brennan Equine Welfare Fund's

2020 Grant Recipients

Twelve exceptional equine rescue, rehabilitation, retirement, retraining and/or placement facilities across the USA have been awarded grants in 2020.

Thoroughbred-focused grant recipients include: 

Bright Future’s Farm, Cochranton, PA

Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Glen Ellen, CA

ReRun, Inc., East Greenbush, NY

The Exceller Fund, Lexington, KY

Non-breed-specific grant recipients include:

Brook Hill Retirement Center, Forest, VA

Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship, Cincinnati, OH

Duchess Sanctuary, Oakland, OR

Equine Rescue and Adoption Foundation, Palm City, FL

Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, Ravenna, OH

Illinois Equine Humane Center, Maple Park, IL

Kentucky Equine Adoption Center, Nicholasville, KY

Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement, Salem, CT

ONE SUCCESS STORY

The Exceller Fund and Four Retired Thoroughbred Broodmares: Regal Charm, Flawless One, Marge's Bid, and Linda's Paradiso

Awarded a grant in 2020 was The Exceller Fund (TEF), a Thoroughbred-focused organization that was established in 1997. Accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), their mission is to provide a future for Thoroughbreds once their racing careers have ended.

A 2020 grant from Brennan Equine Welfare Fund has provided funding for four retired broodmares under TEF's Golden Years Program: Regal Charm, Flawless One, Marge's Bid, and Linda's Paradiso (at right). After her racing career with multiple owners and trainers ended (and her career as a broodmare also ended), Linda's Paradiso was facing the very real possibility of heading to a livestock auction where her fate could not be guaranteed. However, a sticker found on her registration papers, placed there by a previous trainer, indicated that if the mare ever needed a soft place to land, that he would be there to help her find a home. Because of this accountability, Linda's Paradiso will live out the rest of her life with her other retired broodmare herd-mates.

Despite being in their 20's, the four retired broodmares at The Exceller Fund all remain in good health, but they do require supplemental feeding, supplements, and specialized veterinary and farrier care. Brennan Equine Welfare is pleased to partner with The Exceller Fund, and we give thanks to all donors who made this, and all 2020 grants, possible.

"Linda's Paradiso" at The Exceller Fund

P. O. Box 4237, Lexington, KY 40544