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Rachel, an aged Thoroughbred a permanent resident of the KyEHCRachel, an aged Thoroughbred a permanent resident of the KyEHCThe KyEHC is on GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com!
It’s easy to spend hours surfing the web without realizing it. Next time you log on, visit www.GoodSearch.com to help the KyEHC while you point and click. For every search, GoodSearch will donate money to the center. And there’s no cost to you!



Your online shopping can support the KyEHC as well. Buy clothes, plane tickets, computers and much more, and GoodShop will donate money to the center for each purchase you make. There are even great deals and coupons! Click on the GoodShop link at GoodSearch.com or go to www.GoodShop.com.  

Yard sale at the KyEHCYard sale at the KyEHC
Volunteers help at a yard sale to benefit the KyEHC. Photo by Kim Abbott.



Here are some other opportunities to help the KyEHC:

For Sale: De-clutter your home and support a good cause by holding a yard or garage sale to get rid of clothes you no longer wear, books you’ve read, furniture that is gathering dust and anything else you don’t use anymore. Donate the proceeds from your sale to the KyEHC for feed, bedding, grooming tools and other horse supplies that are essential to keeping the center running. If you work or ride at a boarding/lesson barn, ask your fellow equestrians to donate halters, lead ropes or blankets that they don’t use anymore. Go to www.kyehc.org for a list of items the center needs. 

Other options for raising money:

  • Bake sale
  • Car wash
  • Auction
  • Fundraiser dance or other social event
  • Be creative and come up with your own fundraiser!

Donate Money: The center can always use funds for all of the necessary health care and supplies required to keep the horses healthy and happy while they wait for a new home. Every donation counts!

Volunteer:  If you live near the KyEHC, use some of your free time to help muck stalls, groom and turn out horses, hold horses for the vet or farrier, or assist with office duties. Even just an hour of your time makes a difference.

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Kim Klimek

Kim Abbott Klimek first got involved with horses as a junior in high school, then went on to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in equine studies with a concentration in communications from Centenary College in Hackettstown, N.J., in 2005. After college, Kim worked for model horse company Breyer Animal Creations, writing copy for products and helping to write and edit for Just About Horses magazine. In the fall of 2007, she joined the Horse Illustrated team.

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  • hmmm. good idea. i need to raise $250 to sign up for OHSET (Oregon High School Equestrian Teams) its expensive and i was just wondering how to do that the other day.

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