Dear Friends,
Astride with Pride’s 6th Annual Fall Benefit Show is just around the corner. We are working hard to get things ready to make this the best show yet! We’re offering classes for Hunters, Halter, Western Pleasure, Saddle Seat, Walking Horses, Ranch horse, Speed Event horses and more! Please share this email with anyone you think would be interested in the show as a participant, sponsor or otherwise.
Proceeds from this show helps us keep our equine herd going throughout the winter months, when riders are not able to come for lessons because the cold affects their health. The show earnings also benefit those riders wishing to attend our TRAV state therapeutic horse show in October.
We have been serving riders as young as three and well into their 60’s since 1995. Riders with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Autism, Developmental Delays, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Strokes, and other mental, physical and emotional conditions, benefit from horseback riding weekly. Some of our teen volunteers didn’t have a niche until they came to our program. Now they are confident, outgoing young people making their mark in the world.
Our program is a Premiere Accredited center, the highest standard possible through NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association) and we are a member center of TRAV (Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia).
This program relies on volunteers and donors to help our riders. We are blessed with wonderful teens and adults who give their time so our riders can soar.
Please consider sponsoring a class, a therapeutic rider, the show or anything in between and beyond. Every bit helps our riders continue to grow.
Volunteering that day is also greatly appreciated as the show starts at 9 am and runs til late at night. At one point, there will be three arenas running consecutively.
Thank you for your support and all you do!!
Sincerely,
Stormie Shelton-Hazen
Executive Director/Head Instructor
540-587-0668