November 29 , 2011 - Edition 26 Media Roundup This Unwanted Horse Coalition news summary is provided as an educational service to those interested in the issue of the unwanted horse. The articles do not reflect the opinions of the Unwanted Horse Coalition or any of its employees. The listing of events does not constitute an endorsement of a particular event. If you see an article or event that may be appropriate for inclusion in Media Roundup, please e-mail it to ecaslin@horsecouncil.org. UHC's Operation Gelding Continues with More Clinics The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s [UHC] Operation Gelding program has aided in gelding 276 stallions to date. The program, which was first launched in late August 2010, is able to continue aiding in the castration of stallions thanks to the support and seed money provided by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation [AAEP]. Operation Gelding is designed to offer funding assistance to organizations, associations, and events that wish to conduct a public gelding clinic under the name and guidelines of Operation Gelding. An organization that has completed an Operation Gelding clinic will receive funding of $50 per horse, $1,000 maximum, to aid in the costs associated with the clinic. Read More... Free Listings for Equine Care Facilities and Rescues on the Nation's Largest Transactional Horse Website The Unwanted Horse Coalition is joining forces with the Equine Network, the nation’s leading publisher of equine-related content, to help connect people looking for horses to rescue horses in need of homes through the new A Home for Every Horse Program. Rescue organizations can list their horses for free on Equine.com, the horse, trailer and horse property sale site that receives 2,865,600 unique annual visitors. Click here to find out how: Read More... USTA's Full Circle Program Hits 3,000 Enrolled The U.S. Trotting Association’s Full Circle Program, which allows two people with a shared interest in a horse to work together to benefit that horse, passed the 3,000 mark for horses enrolled in late October. USTA staff will have a booth at the Harrisburg Sale next week for anyone who’d like to enroll a horse in person. Read More... UHVRC Marks Third Year Donating Vaccinations More than 8,100 rescued and retired horses have been vaccinated against dangerous diseases through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), a veterinary assistance program supported by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and Merck Animal Health. Read More... ReRun Awarded Grant from ASPCA ReRun--a Thoroughbred adoption organization whose mission is to rehabilitate, retrain, and find adoptive homes for Thoroughbred racehorses when their careers on the track are over--has launched its "Transitioning off-the-track Thoroughbreds" project, made possible by a Rescuing Racers Initiative grant from the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Read More... Old Friends Receives Second Grant from ASPCA Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility and 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has received a second $50,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The announcement was made Monday (Nov. 21) by Old Friends founder and president Michael Blowen. Read More...	Upcoming Events Halters for Hope Greenwood Village, Colorado Second Winds Adoption Events 2011 West Union, WV Heart of Silicon Valley Benefit Concert March 4, 2012 Saratoga, CA

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