"Equine Medical Research Gets Funds From USEA" in the Horse Journal
“The basic issue is this: Our horses are being short-changed in the medical research world, and we need to do something about it,” said [USEA Board of Governors member Katherine Cooper].
“Eventers as a group are completely and totally dedicated to the health and welfare of these athletes who do so much for us. We owe it to them to have the best care they can get, and we need to spend some money to keep their health care improving. To me, spending $1 per entry is the very least I can do to help my horse stay healthy.”
John Strassburger wrote this piece for the Horse Journal after it was announced at the 2013 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention that $1 added to starter fees would go to equine medical research. The USEA challenges other discipline and breed organizations to follow suit. Read the full article here.
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