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Minnesota Horse Council Awards $ 88,500 in Grants

 

 

The Minnesota Horse Council uses the revenue from the Minnesota Horse Expo to offer "seed money grants" for new projects, or for capital improvements by Minnesota equine groups.  At the Annual Meeting held January 19, 2009, the Minnesota Horse Council awarded these $88,500 in grants:

Disabled Riding:

          Free Winds                                            buy safety equipment                                                  $1,600

          Seeds of Hope Youth Ranch                   buy slant 4-horse trailer                                     $3,500

          River Valley Riders                                buy corral panels for an outdoor arena                    $5,000

          Advocates for Develop. Disabilities                    purchase special riding saddle                              $5,000

          Rising Stars Therapeutic Equitation                    buy handicapped-accessible driving carriage        $5,500

          Equul Access                                         buy video camera, PA system                             $5,500

                                                                                                              Sub-Total          $26,100

Educational:

          Mn High School Equestrian Assn.           develop website & accounting system                    $4,700

                                                                                                                        Sub-Total     $4,700

Fairgrounds facilities:

          Mille Lacs County 4-H Horse Proj.                    buy PA system & timer/scoreboard                         $1,200

          Murray County Draft Horse Classic                   plumbing for new wash racks at cty fairgnds          $1,800

          Isanti County Fair                                   replace lighting in horse show arena                              $2,500

          Sunset Saddle Club                                 new lighting for outdoor arena at fairgnds                   $2,500

          Yellow Medicine 4-H Horse Project                    buy bleachers & PA system                                $2,500

          Brown County 4-H Horse Project            fundraising for new horse barn at Cty Fair               $3,500

          Kandiyohi County 4-H Horse Project       buy PA system for County Fairgrounds             $3,500

          Swift County Fair                                   materials for addition to horse barn                              $3,500

          Washington County Fair                          chain link fence alongside highway                     $3,500

          Sherburne County Sheriff's Posse             materials for outdoor arena on Fairgnds                  $3,900

          Marshall County Fair                              material for stalls in new horse barn                              $5,000

          Douglas County 4-H Horse Project                    replace fairgrounds announcers crows nest               $7,000

                                                                                                                        Sub-Total    $40,400

Miscellaneous other facilities:

          Watowan County 4-H                             materials for Horse Health & Safety Clinic            $1,900

          Martin County Sheriff's Posse                  buy safety equipment                    .                    $4,100

          Silver Buckle Saddle Club                       replace 1946 tractor used to maintain gnds             $5,000

          Mpls Police Mounted Patrol                     obtain barn, pasture, training arenas, etc.               $6,300

                                                                                                                        Sub-Total    $17,300

 

                                                                                                    Total Grants                 $   88,500

Over the past 17 years, the Minnesota Horse Council has awarded $630,756 in grants to equestrian projects in Minnesota.  This is in addition to other charitable donations by the Horse Council, such as the Direct Funding awards, the Tony Gasser educational scholarships, and the Trails Funding program.  The majority of the Horse Council budget goes back into the Minnesota horse industry in donations to various projects.

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