Starting this spring, horse owners and equine enthusiasts once again have an easy way to help raise funds for the University of Kentucky (UK) Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center via The Horseman’s Card.

Originally introduced in 1992, The Horseman’s Card is a unique credit card with a very specific goal in mind: supporting horse health. Every time a cardholder uses his or her card to make a purchase, the Gluck Center receives a donation at no additional cost to the cardholder. Since its inception the program has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for equine research.

"With The Horseman’s Card you can truly make a difference," said Ed Squires, PhD, Dipl. ACT (hon.), director of UK Ag Equine Programs and executive director of the UK Gluck Equine Research Foundation. "At the heart of our research is the horse. The kind of support that The Horseman’s Card provides us is what makes advances in equine health and science possible."

When The Horseman’s Card’s former card-issuing bank did not renew its contract last year, donations temporarily stopped, but those behind the card viewed it as an opportunity to improve the program. As a result, a lot of thought went into selecting UMB Bank, a Missouri-based bank, as its new banking partner. Now, 20 years after it was first offered, the card is being reintroduced and funds will once again be heading the Gluck Center’s way