National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Announces New Partnership in Equine Initiative

For Release: Monday, December 3, 2017

FORT WORTH, Texas – The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame has recently partnered with The Right Horse Initiative to continue shaping the American West.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of horses are transitioned from career or ownership. A growing number of these horses end up at risk of inhumane treatment. Led by the WaterShed Animal Fund, The Right Horse Initiative has been developed to unify horse industry professionals, equine welfare advocates, and the broader horse loving public to improve the lives of horses in transition.

The Right Horse Initiative promotes horse adoption as one of the preferred methods of finding your next horse. This unique partnership commits the time, talent, and resources to promote horse adoption through education, training, and public awareness on a national level. Together we will work to achieve our goal to massively increase the number of horse adoptions nationwide.

As a partner in The Right Horse Initiative, we’re proud to support a national movement reframing the conversation about equine adoption. The National Cowgirl Hall of Fame is working with The Right Horse Initiative to promote equine adoption as well as the bond between horses and humans. We are good people for good horses, and everyone who loves horses has ownership in this movement. To learn more about The Right Horse Initiative, visit the righthorse.org.

About the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

Established in 1975, the Cowgirl is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience and independence that helped shape the American West. Fostering an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance these women inspire, the Cowgirl is the legacy of legends. The museum is considered an invaluable national educational resource for its exhibits, research library, rare photograph collection and dynamic educational programs for grades K-12 and adults. The museum is located at 1720 Gendy St., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; for information, call 817.336.4475.

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Contact: Lina Betts, 817.509.8969; LBetts@cowgirl.net