WESTPORT, CT – September 26, 2014 – The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award was jointly established by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the EQUUS Foundation in 2009 to celebrate the humanitarian achievements made by members of the equine community. Nominations are due on or before October 31, 2014.

The award will be presented at the Pegasus Awards Dinner on Friday, January 16, 2015, during the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky. The recipient will have the opportunity to select an equine charity on the Foundation’s Equine Welfare Network to receive a $5,000 grant from the EQUUS Foundation.

Nomination Deadline – October 31, 2014

Nomination information and the link to the online nomination form is available at http://www.equusfoundation.org/humanitarian-award.php. For more information about the nominations process, contact Trisha Watkins at the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) at tlwatkins@usef.org.