Dressage-News

WELLINGTON, Florida, Aug. 15, 2023–The Dutta Corp. is initiating a new program offering horse owners a way to offset the greenhouse gas emissions when their horses fly on domestic and international flights while also supporting U.S. high performance equestrian program.

The Dutta Corp. has partnered with Native, a corporation specializing in carbon offset projects to source high-quality carbon credits and create an innovative, climate action program believed to be the first of its kind in equestrian sports. Native has a 21-year track record working with hundreds of organizations to develop solutions that reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

The new program offered by The Dutta Corporation, an international and domestic horse air shipping company founded by J. Tim Dutta in 1988, will give horse owners an option to offset their horse’s GHG emissions for $99 per trip.

The effort will help provide Native with the upfront funding necessary to launch new climate projects such as From Waste to Fuel: Improving Agriculture and Livelihoods in Mexico, which highly subsidizes the cost of biodigester and cookstove systems to help farmers avoid methane emissions, create organic fertilizer, and gain access to a renewable source of cooking fuel.

A portion of every contribution will be donated to U.S. Equestrian to support high performance programs.

“We are thrilled to initiate this new program with the funds going toward the creation of new environmental health projects that do not currently exist,” Tim said. “We’ve worked closely with Native to research the average greenhouse gas emissions created by of our flights. While there is no way to avoid these emissions, we can offset them by initiating new projects that avoid emissions elsewhere. We hope everyone will join us in this new program to help reduce the equine industry’s environmental footprint, while also supporting USEF High Performances programs.”