Equine Welfare Data Collective

02/27/2026

Farrier Direct: Keeping Horses with Their Humans 🧡

We’re proud to share Farrier Direct, a new safety net program from the United Horse Coalition in partnership with the American Farrier's Association. This initiative helps horse owners facing temporary hardship keep their beloved horses at home by supporting access to essential farrier care.

What it does:
Farrier Direct reimburses participating farriers up to $300 per horse for hoof care services when owners are experiencing financial strain due to life events like job loss, illness, or other crises, helping keep horses healthy and with the people who love them.

How it works:
1. Farriers enrolled through the AFA can determine eligibility and submit reimbursement.
2. Owners in hardship can connect with their farrier to learn if they participate.

This isn’t just about hoof care, it’s about supporting horse-human bonds and strengthening our equine community. Learn more and spread the word!

Visit: unitedhorsecoalition.org/farrier-direct-a-program-to-help-keep-horses-with-their-humans/

01/12/2026

📣Time to get your Equine Welfare Data Collective submission in!

2024 participation rates were the highest since 2018. Participation for 2025 data is set to be even more robust!

Help us tell the stories of the horses, ponies, and donkeys that you dedicate yourselves to, and submit your data today!

Did you participate in Survey 1: January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025? Follow this link to complete Survey 2: July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025: https://bit.ly/EWDCJuly-Dec2025

Need to submit data for the whole year? Take the Aggregate survey here: https://bit.ly/EWDC-Aggregate-2025

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01/06/2026

📣 OUR EIGHTH REPORT IS HERE! 📣

The EWDC is thrilled to announce the release of our Eighth Report! This report contains trends and information for the year 2024.

With participation rates the highest they’ve been since 2018, we can see an even clearer image of what types of program models are working and can be put into place to most effectively help both horses and their owners.

Read more here: https://unitedhorsecoalition.org/equine-welfare-data-collective-releases-report-8/

Find Report Eight and all our reports by visiting our website here:
https://unitedhorsecoalition.org/ewdc-reports/

🐴Want to help us make our next report even better? Make Every Equine Count and submit your 2025 data today! https://unitedhorsecoalition.org/submit-data/

United Horse Coalition American Horse Council

The Equine Welfare Data Collective (EWDC) is a collaboration that accumulates, analyzes, and reports data to enhance programming for transitioning and at-risk equines.

09/30/2025

Since 2018, the Equine Welfare Data Collective (EWDC) has been collecting, analyzing, and reporting data trends in the equine welfare industry. Every year since, we’ve put out a report compiled from invaluable data submitted by 501(c)3 non-profit organizations all over the United States.

We are excited to announce our newsletter, EWDC Stable Stats! Stay up to date with all things EWDC, get valuable insights into the data, be a part of our community, and more by signing up here!

🐴 https://unitedhorsecoalition.weblinkconnect.com/atlas/forms/general/9

We are currently putting together our EIGHTH report! In our inaugural newsletter, we shared some sneak peeks into that report, which covers 2024's data. Two of these being:

🤩In 2024, almost 70% of outcomes were adoptions!

📈At the end of 2024, national capacity was at 95%.

We want to know how EWDC Reports help you and your organization. Reach out to Kelsey at [email protected]