Brooke USA Ambassador Visits Nonprofit’s Project In Guatemala Story by Sarah Harper Photos courtesy Enrique Urdaneta Photography
At the heart of Nic Roldan’s life as a professional polo player is his love of horses. While his polo ponies live in equine luxury, Roldan is acutely aware that many horses, donkeys and mules around the world do not share such a comfortable existence. This dichotomy is what compelled him last year to become an ambassador for Brooke USA, the American fundraising arm of Brooke, the largest international equine welfare organization dedicated to improving the lives of working equines in the poorest countries of the world, and the communities that depend on them. Since joining Brooke USA as an ambassador, Roldan has worked to raise money and awareness about the plight of working equines around the world.
(Above) Brooke USA Ambassador Nic Roldan takes time to visit with a donkey. (Below) Roldan assists with an educational animal handling session in Guatemala.
Last March, he hosted Nic Roldan’s Sunset Polo & White Party, which raised more than $140,000 for Brooke USA, and the annual event will return on March 24, 2017 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. In September, the Wellington resident traveled to Guatemala to experience firsthand Brooke’s commitment to improving the lives of working equines. Roldan spent seven days in Guatemala visiting communities in the Zacapa and Quiche regions, seeing for himself the wellington the magazine | december 2016
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