The Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Inc., Northern California's only Thoroughbred retirement sanctuary and rehabilitation facility, has again received grants from the Brennan Equine Welfare Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (BEWF) and from Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA).
Founded in 1995 Glen Ellen Vocational Academy, Inc. (GEVA inc.) is an equine sanctuary accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA). GEVA was founded primarily to provide refuge for off the track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs) and to train people to work with horses in a skilled, safe, and caring manner. The
Brennan Equine Welfare Fund has again awarded GEVA a grant to help with the maintenance of the 30 horses at the farm. GEVA is most grateful for the many years of support received from BEWF through its generous grants.
GEVA also thanks Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) for a grant for 2023. TCA grants are made “to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds, both during and after their racing careers by supporting retirement, rescue and research and by helping the people who work with them.” GEVA, which has received grants from TCA for many years, uses the funds to maintain the horses living on the farm in Glen Ellen, which owner Pam Berg, a prior racing steward, built decades ago, seeing the need for future care of off the track Thoroughbreds when they could no longer race long before “aftercare” was widely considered an important part of a horse's life.
“We are one of the few accredited equine sanctuaries in the country, and we appreciate the support we have received from the BEWF and TCA,” said Berg. “The grants are given solely for the hay, feed, veterinary and farrier needs of the horses.”
Although GEVA was also founded as a bilingual vocational school, funding was never received for that or a therapeutic program for veterans. “Horses are so therapeutic in so many ways” and Berg believes they would be beneficial for not only veterans, but also first responders after the now annual devastation from the wildfires.
GEVA needs good volunteers and paid workers in various capacities and can be contacted at gef@vom.com or through www.glenellenfarms.com/GEVA. GEVA also gratefully accept donations through PayPal, check, or cash and would especially like to thank the Village Market for allowing GEVA to place its donation boxes on their check-out counters for the past several years. That has been most helpful!
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