Bring Hope and Healing
to an Equestrian in Need
For thirty years, EAF has provided emergency financial relief, disaster aid, and community support to the equestrian professionals who give everything to this sport.
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Thirty Years of Standing with the Equestrian Community
Since its founding, the Equestrian Aid Foundation has stood beside the trainers, grooms, riders, and service providers who power the equestrian industry — offering a hand when illness, injury, natural disaster, or financial crisis threatens everything they have built.
The work is direct, accountable, and deeply rooted in the culture of the equestrian world. No bureaucracy, no distance. Equestrian people taking care of equestrian people.
How Can You Help?
Whether you are a donor, an event organizer, or someone in need — there is a path for you in the EAF community.
Donate
Your tax-deductible gift directly funds emergency relief grants for equestrian professionals facing crisis. Every dollar reaches someone who needs it most.
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Fundraise
Organize an event, join the Strides for Hope 5K, or rally your barn. Fundraising with EAF connects your energy with the community's greatest needs.
Apply for Aid
If you or someone in the equestrian industry is facing crisis — injury, illness, or disaster — EAF is here. Applications handled with full confidentiality and dignity.
Apply for AidThirty Years of Quiet, Consequential Work
Every number represents a real person in the equestrian community who received help when they needed it most.
Years of Service
Three decades of continuous support for equestrian professionals in crisis — the foundation of everything EAF does.
Raised at Strides for Hope 5K
The equestrian community running together for those who need it most.
GuideStar's Highest Seal
Top-tier nonprofit transparency — every dollar documented, every grant tracked.
Crisis Response
COVID-19 relief grants processed. Disaster Relief Fund activated for California fires, Hurricane Ian, and more.
In Their Words: Brighter Futures
Every grant recipient has a story of resilience, courage, and community. These are the equestrian professionals whose lives were changed by the support of donors, volunteers, and the broader equestrian world.
Meet Raymond
A Legend of the Hunter Ring
Raymond is a veteran of the hunter ring whose story exemplifies the resilience and determination of equestrian professionals who have given their lives to the sport — and who needed the community to give back.
Read Raymond's Story
Meet Meribeth
Reinventing Herself with the Courage to Change the Things She Can
Meribeth's story is one of resilience and reinvention, finding the courage to rebuild her life with the support of the Equestrian Aid Foundation.
Read Meribeth's Story
Meet Alena
Hopeful for a Bright Future
Alena's journey from crisis to recovery embodies the hope and healing that the Equestrian Aid Foundation provides to equestrian professionals in need.
Read Alena's Story
Meet Allison
A Family's Determination
Allison's family-centered support story illustrates how EAF's grants extend beyond the individual to strengthen the families that depend on equestrian professionals.
Read Allison's Story
The Equestrian World Shows Up for Its Own
2026 Strides for Hope 5K
Wellington, FL
Annual walk/run fundraising event supporting equestrians in crisis. Join the equestrian community in Wellington, FL for a morning of solidarity and fundraising.
Previous events have raised over $90,000 in a single year for equestrians in crisis. The equestrian world runs for its own.
EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show
Blowing Rock, NC
For over a decade, the EAF Grooms Class has honored the grooms who keep the sport running — with prize purses up to $5,000 and the community recognition they deserve.
Be Part of the EAF Community
Stories of resilience, updates from the field, event announcements, and the chance to make a difference when it matters most. Being part of EAF's world is meaningful, not transactional.