Donation Match Challenge Announced
In honor of Don Kapper
We are honored to share that Rachel Ehrlich has generously offered a Match Challenge in memory of Don Kapper. Like so many in our community, Don had a profound impact on Rachel both professionally and personally. When she approached us, she simply said, “I want to do this to honor my friend.”
Rachel will match every donation dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000, doubling the impact of each contribution made to the Don Kapper Memorial Fund.
This special opportunity helps further the mission that meant so much to Don—supporting education, breeder development, and the thoughtful advancement of Hanoverian and Rhineland horses.
Will you help us meet this challenge and honor Don’s legacy?
What Is A Match Challenge?
Matching donations can have a profound effect on our AHS Foundation fundraising efforts as they, in effect, double the value of each donated dollar. This, in turn, helps us reach new fundraising goals and increase the scholarships and support we provide. A Matching Challenge donation has a limited time period in which we can meet the required donation limits.
Initial Donation
In this Fundraising Challenge our donor, Rachel Erhlich, will match other donations dollar-for-sale up to a total of $2000 which effectively doubles the effect of your donation! It’s creative thinking like this by our supporters that will really help the AHS Foundation as we grow in the coming years.
Additional Donors
Join us today in meeting this Match Challenge. Your donations honor Don Kapper who spent a lifetime educating horse owners and breeders around the world on the developing science in equine nutrition. All donations received from now until the end of the year will count toward this goal unless they are earmarked for another specific AHSF fund.
More About Don Kapper
Don Kapper was a highly respected equine nutritionist whose career spanned more than 37 years. His work with Buckeye Equine Nutrition, Progressive Nutrition, and Cargill’s Equine Enterprise Team helped shape modern approaches to horse nutrition. A sought-after speaker, Don shared his expertise at AAEP Annual Meetings and veterinary programs across North America and Europe, educating professionals on the critical role of nutrition in equine health and performance. Don was also exceptionally generous in sharing his time and knowledge with horse breeders around the country through phone calls, online chats, and in-person consultations.
Beyond his professional achievements, Don and his wife Dee Kapper were dedicated Hanoverian breeders at their Outer Banks Farm in Beach City, Ohio. The OBX-bred horses they produced earned top honors at AHS Inspections, Dressage at Devon, and national awards, including multiple Top Foal honors, an AHS Futurity Champion, Elite and Hanoverian Premium Mares, a Mare Performance Test Champion, and a Horse of the Year title. Don’s meticulous approach to breeding and nutrition set a standard of excellence for other breeders to emulate.
The Don Kapper Memorial Fund was established to honor the life and legacy of Don Kapper, a longtime American Hanoverian Society (AHS) member whose profound contributions to equine nutrition and sport horse breeding have left a lasting impact.
