The ASPCA is granting $125,000 to support innovative approaches to help at-risk horses. | Photo: iStock

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has granted $125,000 to three organizations to support their efforts to create innovative programs to keep horses out of risk and in their homes.

The ASPCA designed its Equine Welfare Safety Net Innovation Grant Program to inspires new thinking and initiatives to improve equine welfare and expand safety net services. The grant program supports new initiatives designed to identify owners with at-risk horses to deliver services and resources to help keep horses in their homes or provide access to euthanasia to alleviate suffering.

“We know there are too many horses being surrendered to rehoming organizations simply because their owners are experiencing short-term economic stress or have other issues that are relatively straight-forward to address,” said Emily Weiss, PhD, vice president of ASPCA Equine Welfare. “Safety net programs are vital to decreasing the risk for these horses by keeping them in their homes, and we are excited to be supporting these innovative new safety net programs to help ensure good welfare for all horses