Charities to get part of ANHS ticket sales;
Black tie gala benefits Equine Humane Center

The economic impact of a premiere event coming to Lexington is significant enough but in the case of the Alltech National Horse Show a number of local charities will benefit in a very big way.  A portion of the proceeds of ticket sales will go to designated charities – and the spectacular Black Tie gala is entirely a charitable function.

The Black Tie gala on Tuesday, November 1, precedes the start of the 4-day “world series of horse shows” which runs November 2-6 at the Kentucky Horse Park.  It is the 128^thannual National Horse Show, coming to Lexington for the first time. The gala benefits the Kentucky Equine Humane Center.

Tables and tickets are still available for the gala, to be held at the Alltech Arena beginning with a cocktail party at Pearse’s Place at 7 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7:30 p.m.  Sponsor tables of 8 at $5,000 include a special gift for each guest; $1,500 tables for 8 are also still available.  Individual tickets are $200 each. To purchase tickets, call 859-885-9613.

Entertainment will be provided by Ronan Tynan, an Irish Tenor, and Everett McCorvey of the University of Kentucky Opera Theater. Corbett-Frame Jewelers is creating a custom piece to be auctioned off at the event.

To purchase a seat or table call 859-885-9613. Donations can be made to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center by visiting www.kyehc.org.

Fifty percent of the sale of general admission tickets to the horse show itself will go to various charities featured each day.  Tickets start at $10 for adults; children are free and parking is free.

The schedule of charities benefiting from the Alltech National Horse Show ticket sales is as follows:

Wednesday, November 2

Daytime: The Shriners Hospitals for Children

Shriners Hospitals for Children provides quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment. It also provides for the education of physicians and other healthcare professionals and conducts research to discover new ways of improving the quality of care and quality of life of children and families. This mission is carried out without regard to race, color, creed, sex or sect, disability, national origin or ability of a patient or family to pay.

Evening: The Alltech Sustainable Haiti Project

Just days following Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010, Alltech began its work to help rebuild the country through tangible, long-term investment. Within 48 hours of the quake’s cessation, Dr. Pearse Lyons was in Haiti identifying opportunities for involvement, and the Alltech Sustainable Haiti Project was launched. Today the project includes complete financial responsibility as well as renovations for a grade school in northern Haiti and the resurrection of a Haitian gem — the country’s 100% mountain-grown Arabica coffee. Organically grown and Fair Trade Certified™, Alltech’s Café Citadelle coffee is hand-picked, ensuring a consistent and flavorful coffee at the peak of its richness. Most importantly, all proceeds from Café Citadelle go to the thousands of families working for the co-op as well as two Haitian primary schools.

Thursday, November 3

Daytime: The Kentucky Horse Park Mustang Troop

The Kentucky Horse Park Mustang Troop provides services, activities, and supervision that will help engage youth to keep them off the streets and off the path that leads to gun violence, gang affiliation and substance abuse. Through the collective efforts of staff members, volunteers, parents, and peers, the Mustang Troop has proven a successful avenue for children looking for structure, guidance, and purpose in their lives. It is the goal of the Kentucky Horse Park, and the Mustang Troop in general, to encourage children and young adults to live up to their potential by giving them, through their work with horses, the necessary resources to be successful in school, work and life as a whole.

Evening: Kentucky Horse Park Foundation

The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is dedicated to enhancing, expanding and improving the Kentucky Horse Park, located on over 1,200 acres in the heart of Kentucky and known throughout the horse industry as a competition facility and working horse farm, and to visitors from around the world as a beautiful and serene tourist destination. The Kentucky Horse Park celebrates the horse, in all its forms and interactions with humans. It is the world’s only park dedicated to humankind’s relationship with- and love for- the horse.

Friday, November 4

Daytime: Louisville Mounted Police

The Louisville Mounted Police help ensure that Louisville is one of America’s safest cities by providing the Louisville Metro Police Department and its officers with essential equipment and programs not covered by tax dollars. The Louisville Metro Police Foundation is a private, independent and non-profit charitable organization and focuses on crime fighting, excellence in policing, health and well-being of LMPD officers, and community partnerships.

Evening: Kentucky Equine Humane Center

The Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) is a first-of-its-kind facility, established with the specific goal of providing owners with a humane option when they need to give up their horses. No horse in Kentucky in a precarious situation is ever turned away. Those who can be adopted go to loving homes and those with chronic pain, hopeless injuries or illness are compassionately euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. Since KyEHC opened its doors in 2007, it has given refuge to more than 650 horses.

Saturday, November 5

Daytime: Lexington Mounted Police

Friends of the Lexington Mounted Police, Inc. support the horses and officers of the Lexington, mounted police unit and their outreach training efforts to mounted officers throughout North America with an annual National Mounted Police Colloquium. The Lexington mounted unit also offers The Civilian Equine Sensory Clinics, supporting civilian riders.

Evening: United States Equestrian Team Foundation

The United States Equestrian Team Foundation supports the competition, training, coaching, travel and educational needs of America’s elite and developing international high performance horses and athletes in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation. Its main tasks are to support athletes, promote international excellence and build for the future.

Sunday, November 6

Daytime: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA®  is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. More than two million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s provides effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. It is a national leader in fighting animal cruelty, engaging community partners in animal welfare and enhancing animal health services. The ASPCA, headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, a grant program that helps animals in need across the nation, and a ground-breaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit

For a video tour of the Alltech Arena, CLICK HERE.