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Charity Benefit Horse Show
At Leap of Faith Farms
Saturday, May 12, 2012
100% of all proceeds benefit the
Leaps & Bounds Equine Facilitated Therapy Center This is going to be an extraordinary day. Starting at 8:00 am we will have food and coffee available onsite, and get going early with lower level classes. (Pastries and coffee are included in the VIP area by the way, so hurry up and buy your tickets because although they are only $40 in advance and $50 day of, they are limited to the FIRST 50 SOLD!) Starting at 10 am The Kid Corral will be in our Round Pens and will feature Pony Rides, a Petting Zoo, and more (each for a small donation to Leaps & Bounds.) After lunch the fun really gets started (DID I SAY LUNCH? Onsite food available from some fantastic portable food services!) with all of the "Gymkhana Classes." Get ready to buy some Raffle Tickets too, because we will have them available for some great raffle prizes (your choice -- drop as many tickets as you like into the bag of the items you like best.) $1 each, 12 for $10, or 25 for $20. Feeling hot? That's ok, because you can sit in the shade in the VIP tent ... as long as you bought tickets in advance, of course!
By late afternoon the fun classes have ended and wine tasting, beer, and jello shots (for sale by the Golden Gate Gay Rodeo Association East Bay Chapter) will all be in full swing. You will now get a chance to watch a demonstration of the incredible Leaps & Bounds Equine Assisted Therapy Program (possibly from the VIP tent with wine tasting glass in hand?), as well as peruse your brochure of the entries in the $1000 Gamblers Choice Jumping Calcutta. What's that? That's right! You will be able to pick your favorite Horse / Rider combination and place a "bet" on whether you think they can jump the highest and the fastest in the allotted period of time. Guess right? You win your share of the jackpot! Guess wrong? That's ok, because all of it goes to fund the Therapy Program anyway! Keep your eyes right here for updates, because as we get closer we will have an updated timeline and schedule. Meanwhile, be sure to get your Horse Show entries in, pre-purchase your VIP tickets, and mark your calendar for an event that will be extraordinary for everyone!
The Mission of Leaps &
Bounds is to provide and promote effective
horse-assisted therapies and sports activities to strengthen the bodies,
minds, and spirits of children and adults with disabilities and to
inspire and train others to do the same.
The program offers an
opportunity for this population to experience improvement in physical
function, social function, and horsemanship. While carried by and
interacting with the highly trained therapy horses, effective therapy is
provided, and horsemanship is taught in a variety of novel and
adventurous ways to those children and adults otherwise bound by limited
opportunities.
The Leaps & Bounds Equine Facilitated Therapy
Center is a Pilot Project of the Headlands Foundation 501(c)3
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