All Glory to Veterans
Elizabeth Shatner and her actor husband, William, are deeply entrenched in the horse community—riding, competing and owning champion horses and a farm in Kentucky. But Elizabeth’s true passion is the All Glory Project, which she founded to raise money to support equine therapy programs serving military veterans. Among its efforts, the organization sponsors program members and graduates who ride at horse shows to raise awareness and funding.
The idea that horses could do good was planted early. Elizabeth turned to riding after she was stalked and attacked in college, and she has a nonverbal nephew who has been helped by horse therapy. When she saw in 2007 that veterans were returning from war to an ill-equipped Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the All Glory Project took shape. “They fought for our freedom, and our main hospital didn’t even have enough resources. It came to me that if we all use what we know, we can pull our military brothers and sisters back into us and have a stronger and more empathetic community.”
The name All Glory is a salute to bravery and defiance. “All Glory was my favorite Standardbred horse. He came from a past that made him terrified of people. Just like with our veterans, with time, work and dedication he learned trust. Then once he hit the show ring, he was unbelievable—a
12-time world champion.”