Fundraise for EAF

The Equestrian
Community Takes
Care of Its Own

From the annual Strides for Hope 5K in Wellington to the EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock, barn-level campaigns, and business partnerships — every fundraising effort you bring to EAF connects your energy with the community's most urgent needs.

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Any Size of Effort Counts

There is no wrong way to help. The equestrian community has already organized barn fundraisers, clinics, grooming marathons, charity horse show classes, and community races — each one landing directly in a horseman's hands during a crisis. Here is what that looks like in practice.

Paddock Master Pruning raises over $15,000 for horsemen in need
Paddock Master Pruning

Over $15,000 raised for horsemen in crisis

Paddock Master Pruning community fundraising campaign for EAF
Community Campaign

Directed to horsemen across the heartland

Clip-a-Thon to benefit EAF's COVID Fund — barn-level fundraising
Clip-a-Thon

Barn-level campaign for COVID relief

Clinics for a Cause to benefit EAF's Disaster Relief Fund
Clinics for a Cause

Clinic proceeds to disaster relief

Great Charity Challenge: COVID Relief and Recovery Edition
Great Charity Challenge

COVID Relief & Recovery Edition
Flagship Event · Annual Tradition

Strides for Hope 5K

2026 Wellington, FL

Race morning in Wellington carries a particular charge. The equestrian community that gathers here knows exactly who it's running for — the trainer managing a medical crisis, the groom navigating disaster recovery, the rider who can't afford to stop. The Strides for Hope 5K Walk/Run has grown from an inaugural event into EAF's most powerful annual fundraising tradition.

$0+ Raised in a single year — a new record
$0+ Raised the year before — the year of growth
Growing Every year since the inaugural race
Register for the 2026 Race Become a Sponsor or Vendor
Strides for Hope 5K raises over $75,000 for equestrian relief
Second Annual Strides for Hope 5K community run
Inaugural Strides for Hope 5K — where it all began
A Decade of Honoring Grooms

EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock

For over a decade, the EAF Grooms Class has given the people who keep the sport running a stage of their own — at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show in North Carolina. With prize purses up to $5,000 and a community that shows up to watch and cheer, this is the class that belongs to the people who deserve it most.

Aguilar wins the 10th Annual EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show
10th Annual

Aguilar wins the milestone 10th Annual EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

$5,000 EAF Grooms Classic by Shapley's — Ramos and Lopez

Ramos and Lopez shine in $5,000 EAF Grooms Classic by Shapley's

Tamayo and Villanueva Win EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock

Tamayo and Villanueva win top honors

8th Annual EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

8th Annual — Ramirez and Viva Mas shine

7th Annual EAF Grooms Class — Vega tops the field

7th Annual — Vega tops the field

Carmona and Ramirez Win EAF Grooms Class

Carmona and Ramirez rise to the top

Daniel Castillo wins $4,000 EAF Grooms Class — first time's a charm

First time's a charm — Daniel Castillo
Horse Show Benefit Package — co-branded EAF event partnership
Aiken Charity Horse Show supports Equestrian Aid Foundation
For Horse Show Organizers

Horse Show Benefit Package

Partner with EAF to bring the Foundation's mission into your horse show's orbit. From Blowing Rock to Aiken to Monmouth — horse show partnerships have been a cornerstone of EAF's community fundraising for decades. This is a two-way relationship: your show gains association with a 30-year nonprofit institution; your audience gains a cause they already believe in.

  • Co-branded event presence and community recognition
  • EAF Grooms Class integration at your show
  • Visibility in EAF communications and publications
  • Direct partnership with a 30-year community institution
Request a Benefit Package
Business Partnerships

Your Business, Our Mission

Equestrian businesses that partner with EAF are not just sponsors — they are stakeholders in the community fabric. Three decades of trust, a GuideStar Platinum-rated foundation, and an audience that lives and breathes this industry. Partnership with EAF is strategic, consequential, and deeply equestrian.

How You Can Help — EAF fundraising programs EAF partnership and support programs
Become a Business Partner
An Evening Celebrating Friends of the Equestrian Aid Foundation
EAF team and community supporters
Personal & Community Campaigns

Your Imagination Is the Only Limit

You can realize your desire to help equestrians in need by raising funds through an event or activity of your own. No matter how big or small, every dollar you raise improves the life of an equestrian in crisis.

EAF offers customizable promotional materials for retailers and horse shows, and the Ambassador program connects passionate supporters with everything they need to lead campaigns in their own circles.

With your support, I am able to live on a diet of more than just hope and faith.

— Equestrian Aid grant recipient
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