Southeastern Thoroughbred Showcase Therapy Horse Award

The Southeastern Thoroughbred Showcase 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 the Thoroughbreds, their journey to life at the center and what work they are doing with the 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 April 7 during the Southeastern Thoroughbred Showcase.  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.  

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 April 1 and close it on April 5.  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 8 placings so they can choose how to attend the special ceremony, but we will not announce the winner until Saturday April 7.  The award ceremony will be held in the Gran Prix ring at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA.  This is the same hallowed ground the Olympic riders galloped across.  

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 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.