Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Announces the Rescue Horse Training Challenge

The Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge is a competition in which volunteer foster homes and professional trainers work with a Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society foster horse for three months (starting in early July 2009) and will compete in the Challenge at the 2009 Bluebonnet Horse Expo on October 10, 2009.

The goals of the Challenge are to:
- Introduce the public to talented rescue horses
- Showcase the training abilities of Bluebonnet foster homes
- Produce horses who are ready to go to work for their adopters

The competition is open to any BEHS member In TX, AR, OK or LA who applies to foster and is approved, as well as professional trainers whose property is inspected and approved. If you are not currently an approved foster home or BEHS member, you can join the rescue at http://www.bluebonnetequine.org/help/joinbehs.htm and download a fostering application at http://www.bluebonnetequine.org/help/foster.htm and we'll get you set up to go.

The Challenge will include the following divisions:
- Professional trainer - anyone who is paid for their training services
- Experienced foster home someone who has been a foster home for at least two years
- Novice foster home someone who has fostered less than two years
- Youth participants 17 and under as of January 1, 2009

Prizes: The Champion in the professional trainer category will receive $100 cash prize as long as there are at least 3 participants in that category. Prizes for the Champions in other categories are TBA. The Grand Champion will receive a $500 cash prize, and the Reserve Grand Champion will receive a $250 cash prize.

If you are interested in participating in the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge, please email Jennifer at jenn@bluebonnetequine.org for an application. You can also visit http://www.bluebonnetequine.org or call (888) 542 5163 for more information on the rules and guidelines.