In These Long Days of Summer, Our Grass Roots are Growing Strong.
Horse Farms Forever and our critical mission are carried forward by the longstanding commitments of our Board and members. Take a quick tour through our Member’s Logos and you’ll get a sense of the size and diversity of our herd. This bodes well for the future of horse farms in Marion County!
See who has renewed their commitments this quarter, and allow us to introduce you to our newest herd mates.
Thank you, new and renewing members!
* This spotlight features our new & renewing donors at the $500 & up level as of July 1st, 2024.
New to the Herd
We welcome you!
Corporate Bronze
Corporate Bronze
Renewing Founders/Directors
Our dedicated Board of Directors have served tirelessly – most for the entire six years of our existence. Please join us in thanking them. We couldn’t ask for a better group to represent us in the community and provide wise guidance as we grow.
GEORGE ISAACS
Bridlewood Farm
ROB DESINO
Ocala Horse Properties
MARY JANE HUNT
Horsefeathers!
CHESTER WEBER
Live Oak International
Renewing Organizations
Corporate Founders – Gold
Brook Ledge Horse Transportation – Corporate Founder and Conservation Summit Title Sponsor
Saint Bernard Foundation – Corporate Founder
Lugano Diamonds – Corporate Founder
Advent Health Ocala – Corporate Founder
Niall Brennan Stables – Corporate Founder
JP Morgan Chase – Corporate Founder
UF Health – Corporate Founder
Corporate Silver
Icard Merrill
Renewing Individuals & Families
Individual Founders
Matt & Courtney Varney – Founder Family
Vivian Day and John Stroh
Page Flournoy
Individual Leader – RENEWING
Tim & Cheryl Holecamp
Family Leaders – RENEWING
Corporate Membership
Looking for a way to promote your business throughout the equine community? Becoming a Horse Farms Forever Corporate Member gives you access to our members in Ocala/Marion County and beyond. Donating to Horse Farms Forever, a registered 501(c)3 with the IRS, reaches our members, friends, and subscribers though our newsletters, social media, advertising, and events. To learn more or to join please contact our Executive Director,
Sara Fennessy
Always Watching
We work hard to keep you informed, and to represent our members' interests in preserving our horse farms, farmland and the unique character and culture of Marion County's 193,000 acre Farmland Preservation Area.
Join the herd. Every voice matters.
I plan to renew for both myself & my daughter Carmela Nespolo who is the head
trainer & supervisor at Aquilar on 150th Street. Her barn just moved there from Reddick.
My membership is up shortly & we are both committed to preservation of the vital
areas for equine here in Marion county. It’s hard to trust a huge donation but we try
our hardest from a meager finances. Your cause is a top priority with our family.
Thank you for your hard work & ever present supervising in order to assure that
the current political landscape is in favor of the original premise to keep this a horse friendly community. KUDOS!