The AHTF is a non-profit corporation established to
assist Three Day Event Riders and Organizers in raising tax
deductible financial support for national and international
competition. Eventing is one of three Olympic Equestrian
sports, with its origins in cavalry training - combining the
very diverse disciplines of dressage, cross-country riding and
show jumping.
Event riders who are bona fide national or international
level competitors are eligible to apply for grants from the
American Horse Trials Foundation to further their preparation for
Olympic or World Championship competition. After serving only
upper level competitors for its first three years, in 1990 the
American Horse Trials Foundation expanded its program to include
grants for qualified Young Riders as well as for Horse Trials
that offer competition at the preliminary level or above.
The Foundation has enabled athletes with limited financial
resources to train and compete at the national and international
levels. At this time our beneficiaries include many of the top
Eventers in the country including three of the four members of
the 2000 Olympic team and three of the individual competitors;
all of the members of the 1999 Pan Am Games team, all of the
members of the 1998 World Equestrian Games team as well as the
two individual competitors, and three of the four members of
the 1996 Olympic team and two of the individual competitors.
Since its inception in 1987 the American Horse Trials
Foundation has distributed over million directly to Eventers
for competitive activities. At this time only 6 percent of each
contribution is deducted for administrative expenses.
The American Horse Trials Foundation has been granted tax
exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code. All contributions are deductible to the maximum extent
allowed by law. The American Horse Trials Foundation is a
member of the American Horse Shows Association, the United
States Equestrian Team, and the United States Combined Training
Association. Donations should be directed to the American Horse
Trials Foundation, Inc.