EQUUS Film Festival is the only horse focused movie, art and literary gathering in America and has named Protect the Harvest as the title sponsor of its annual event in New York City on November 17-20.

Protect the Harvest is a non-profit organization, pro-agriculture coalition founded by Lucas Oil Products, Inc. CEO, Forrest Lucas, focused on the betterment of life for all animals, including horses.

“One of the major concerns of Protect the Harvest is how to protect horses living in the wild,” said Lucas. “While not everyone agrees on how to do that, many horse lovers agree that we don’t want our wild horses dying from starvation or dehydration and that something must be done.”

“We believe that smaller herds will help preserve their freedoms and their health. Opening up a dialogue on how to best solve these issues and protect Range Lands is something that needs to be discussed by ranchers and horse lovers.”

“The Wild Horse issue is only one of the many areas that EQUUS Film Festival focuses on and now with the help of Protect the Harvest, we will be able to continue to give the many filmmakers a place to showcase their hard work that has resulted in wonderful films that need to be seen and shared,” commented EFF Founder, Lisa Diersen.

The EQUUS Film Festival also takes a selection of its films to various “Tour Stops” throughout the year. “Our goal is to showcase our filmmakers, and this title sponsorship is going to allow a selection of these horse films to be shown at more locations,” added co-organizer Diana De Rosa.