Every dollar you give to the Warhorses and Veterinary Mentorship campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 by generous LOPE supporter Jini Berman—which means your gift goes twice as far.
Our Goal: Raise $20,000 by mid-June to strengthen LOPE's teaching herd and launch expanded veterinary mentorship programming for aspiring equine veterinarians.
Now through June 15, 2026: Every donation to the Warhorses and Veterinary Mentorship campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Jini Berman, up to $10,000.
Together, we can raise the funds to support significant veterinary mentorship programming and teaching herd support this summer and beyond.
Support the ongoing care of LOPE's retired racehorses—the "oddball" warhorses who become extraordinary teachers. In addition to supporting the current teaching herd, your gift helps ensure we can welcome the right new warhorse when the time comes, without rushing (or delaying) that decision.
Bring college veterinary students back to LOPE during summer and holiday breaks to mentor current students exploring careers in equine medicine. This includes hosting vet students, covering lodging and accommodations, organizing hands-on learning sessions, and pairing mentorship with horsemanship clinics.
Create structured guidance and encouragement for young people—starting as early as middle school—to explore equine veterinary careers through direct experience with retired racehorses who serve as living textbooks, interaction with actively practicing DVMs and mentoring events with college veterinary students.
The United States is facing a critical shortage of equine veterinarians—particularly in rural and underserved areas. As experienced practitioners retire, there aren't enough new graduates entering the field to meet the need.
LOPE's program is one of the few in the country focused specifically on creating, encouraging, and mentoring a pipeline of young students into equine veterinary careers. We start early—often in middle school—giving students hands-on experience with retired racehorses who teach what textbooks cannot: how to observe, listen, adapt, and problem-solve with real horses who have complex histories and needs.
This spring, we have the opportunity to expand that work significantly—and your support makes it possible in every respect.
LOPE is deeply grateful to Jini Berman for her dedication to this cause and her unwavering commitment to horsemanship education and the future of equine veterinary medicine. Her generosity and vision make this campaign—and the expanded mentorship programming it will fund—possible.
Thank you, Jini, for believing in the power of warhorses to inspire the next generation of equine veterinarians.
