Press Releases

Twelfth annual EAF Grooms Class at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show. Photo by Sally Floyd Kay Jul.29, 2024 – Blowing Rock, NC – South Carolina-based grooms Sotero Tamayo and Jamin Villanueva topped a field of 11 entries to win the $2,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class during week one of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show. Tamayo, groom of Ann Rice Ervin’s Undeniable, earned top hunter groom honors, while Villanueva,

  EAF board member Louise Riggio, 5K winner Gilles Bardoux, Laena Romond, and EAF board member R. Scot Evans. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media. Feb. 21, 2024 – Wellington, Fla. – Despite gusty winds and unseasonable temperatures, the equestrian and running communities showed up en masse Monday morning to participate in EAF’s third annual Strides for Hope 5K. The event netted over $75,000 for EAF’s mission of helping horse

Seventeen grooms competed in the EAF Grooms Class at the 100th Annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show on Sunday. Photo by Cathrin Cammett/ShowFolio. Aug. 1, 2023 – Blowing Rock, NC – Ricardo Ramirez and Saul Carmona topped a field of 17 entries to win the $2,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show on Sunday. Ramirez, handling Margery Hartley’s Dreamwork, earned Hunter Groom

Eleanor Meyer and Justus Meyer crossing the finish line in the second annual EAF Strides for Hope 5K. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media Wellington, Fla. — Feb. 23, 2023 — In a photo finish, Eleanor and Justus Meyer topped a field of nearly 300 participants to win the Equestrian Aid Foundation's second annual Strides for Hope 5K Walk/Run. The event, held on President's Day at Wellington's Village Park, netted over $60,000

Wellington, Fla. – Nov. 16, 2022 – Equestrian Aid Foundation is proud to introduce a new logo that reflects the ongoing evolution of its mission. Founded over 25 years ago in direct response to the AIDS epidemic, EAF continues to deliver critical aid to equestrians in crisis today.  "Undoubtedly, the landscape and imminent challenges facing our community have changed over the course of 26 years," said EAF co-founder

Wellington, Fla. – Sept. 30, 2022 – In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, the Equestrian Aid Foundation has opened its Disaster Relief Fund to help horsemen in the storm's path with their most urgent needs as they work to regain stability. "While the Equestrian Aid Foundation is fully operational after the storm, this one hit home for us because Florida is home," said board member Robert

  Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class winner Jose Aguilar, Undeniable, and EAF board member and class sponsor Missy Luczak-Smith. Photo by Cathrin Cammett  Blowing Rock, N.C. – August 3, 2022 – Jose Aguilar topped a field of 19 entries to win the $2,000 EAF Grooms Class at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show on Sunday. His victory with Ann Rice Ervin’s 2015 KWPN gelding Undeniable marks his return to the winner’s circle

  The inaugural Strides for Hope 5K Walk/Run. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media   Wellington, Fla. — Feb. 23, 2022 — Jack Pugliese and Laena Romond topped a field of over 200 participants to win top honors in the Equestrian Aid Foundation's inaugural Strides for Hope 5K Walk/Run. The event, held on President's Day at Wellington's Village Park, raised over $50,000 for the foundation's mission of helping horsemen who face

    Long Valley, N.J. — Sept. 14, 2021 — When Tropical Storm Henri forced an early end to Monmouth at the Team, it also postponed the presentation of the Equestrian Aid Foundation's Spirit of Service Awards. However, the storm did not dampen EAF's desire to recognize the horse show and its award recipients.   EAF's Spirit of Service Awards honor equestrians whose leadership, volunteerism and goodwill strengthen their

  Angela Pollack, Missy Luczak-Smith, and Daniel Castillo with As Ever. Photo by Cathrin Cammett. Aug. 3, 2021 – Blowing Rock, NC – Professional groom Daniel Castillo is no stranger to horse shows, but last Sunday was the first time he attended one as a competitor. In his first venture into the show ring, Castillo topped a field of twenty entries to win the ninth annual Equestrian Aid Foundation Grooms Class at the Blowing