N.J. equine board offers scholarship

The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board is offering a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members pursue their equine activities.

Members of organizations that are represented on the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board are also eligible. Applicants must be New Jersey residents between the ages of 15 and 19.

The Sara Dubinin Scholarship, in memory of Sara Dubinin, who loved horses, will be presented at the New Jersey Bred Equine Breeder Awards luncheon on Jan. 24 at O’Connors Restaurant, Easthampton.

Sara, a Sayreville resident, graduated from Cardinal McCarrick High School, South Amboy, in 2006. The 19-year-old was attending Middlesex County College when she succumbed to injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident in September 2007.

Those interested in receiving the scholarship must submit an application, including an essay about how horses have affected their life and how horses figure into their future. The application can be found at www.jerseyequine.nj.gov/dubininapplicationform. pdf

The deadline to submit the essay is Jan. 2. For more information, call Lynn Mathews, 609-292-2888.