TERF Awards $100,500 in Grants

TRF's Blackburn Thoroughbred retirement facility Equi-Sport Photos

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) has awarded $100,500 in grants to 12 organizations. With the vision and mission of bettering the life of Thoroughbred, TERF primarily aims to support students in pursuit of education in Equine Medicine and to fund research efforts which better the life of the Thoroughbred horse.

To fund scholarships and education, $10,000 was awarded to the Belmont Child Care Association, Inc., $2,500 to Amplify Horse Racing, $12,000 to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, $4,000 to the MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, $5,000 to the Retired Race Horse Project, $5,000 to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, $4,000 to the University of Minnesota Foundation, $10,000 to the Maryland Horse Industry Foundation, $14,000 to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, $16,000 to Wilson College and $4,000 was awarded to HorseMen U. Additionally, $14,000 was awarded to the Foundation for the Horse, the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), to fund a graduate student/resident research grant.

To learn more about the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation, visit www.terfusa.org. To make a tax deductible donation to TERF, click here or send a donation to TERF c/o The Chester County Community Foundation, 28 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382.

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