Southeastern Thoroughbred Classic Therapy Horse Award

The Southeastern Thoroughbred Classic will be offering a special award to recognize the hard work Thoroughbreds used in equine-assisted Therapies have to do.  It takes a special horse to handle the demands of the job with such grace and calmness.  So it's no surprise Thoroughbreds would be thriving in this career path.

We want to hear about your Thoroughbreds, their journey to life at the center and what work they are doing with your program.  Tell us how the center came to be, who are your team members and what services are offered.  What do families need to know to engage your Center and get involved in your Program?

We understand most centers are short on funds and can always use more publicity....so we are hosting the Therapy Horse class via a 5 minute video submission and a special award ceremony on Saturday November 3 during the Southeastern Thoroughbred Classic.  Attendance at the Award Ceremony with the Thoroughbred entered is not a requirement to enter.  And entry in this class does not prevent the same Thoroughbred from entering other classes at the event.  Previous horses winning this award cannot be submitted again.  The organization winning this Award is not prohibited from entering with another Thoroughbred.  

Details of what is expected in the video can be found on the Rules and Class Descriptions page under Therapy Horse.  We will leverage our marketing team to promote entrants videos and their centers.  Each organization will also want to tell all their friends and family about the submission as we will open voting on the videos to the general public on October 1 and close it on October 15.  So the more people you can get to vote for your Thoroughbred the better chance you have of winning the Therapy Horse Award.  We will notify the top 6 placings so they can choose how to attend the special ceremony, but we will not announce the winner until Saturday November 3. 

While having the Therapy horses present would be ideal, we understand it may not be financially or physically feasible.  A representative for the organization should plan to be present to accept awards. Again, we understand there may be a need to have a proxy accept the award on behalf of the horse and the Center.  

Each horse and it's respective Center entered in this class will receive a special award regardless of placing.

Scroll down for quick links to important information as it relates to the Therapy Horse Award.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@ottbevents.com.