Brooke—a U.K.-based international equine welfare charity that aims to protect working horses, donkeys, and mules—is the “Official Charity for the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018.”

Taking place every four years, the World Equestrian Games (WEG) is the major international championship event for eight FEI-regulated disciplines: dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, para-equestrian dressage, reining, and vaulting. The 2018 edition will take place at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, in North Carolina, Sept. 11-23.

Katherine Bellissimo, who championed Brooke’s work for years before becoming part of the Brooke USA (its sister charity based in Lexington, Kentucky) board in April 2016, designated the charity