Meet RWP’s New Program Direc-

I have been involved with Ride With Pride for about 13 years now. When I was 10 years old I received riding lessons from the previous director, Debbie Winters, and when I was 13 y/o I began volunteering. When I was 21 y/o I became Supervisor, and now at 23 y/o I am the current Pro-gram Director. This past May I graduated from Bridgewater College with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a minor in Social Work. I have in-terned at People Places Inc. (a foster care agency in Staunton) and men-tored foster children. My mom started my passion for horses when she sat me on the back of her horse before I could even walk. I have owned horses my entire life and enjoy being around them (as they are the best therapists in the world). I started showing competitively when I was 13 years old in the Hunter Jumper English Discipline. I now spend most of my free time trail riding with good friends and I will occasionally show Dressage, Show Jumping, and Cross Country. I am absolutely honored and humbled to take this position. I'm looking forward to the positive things to come and the growth of the program.

A very special thank you to Steve McDonough from McDonough Toyota & Scion in Staunton for being a Ride With Pride stall sponsor. Through our donors, our program is able to grow and expand allowing us to provide the best possible services to our students and horses.

RWP’S New Stall Sponsor

Our Mission: To serve those in greater Augusta County with physical, emotional and developmental special needs through a wide range of therapeutic equine activities.

Thanks to the generous dona-tion by Barb and Randy shef-field, we are now the proud owner of 100 plush ponies with RWP bandanas. Make a donation and receive a lovely pony. Best of all you are con-tributing to the care of our dedicated horses.

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Get a Cute Plush Pony

H ow to get your plush pony:

Make a donation of $20 or more.

Donations can be made online

Include you name and address so we can mail you your pony.

Or

Stop by the barn and make your donation there and pick up your pony.

Additional information provided on our website at www.ridewithprideve.org or call RWP at 540-255-2210

How Can I Help?

Sponsor a Stall Campaign

Joy of Giving Campaign

Event Sponsorship

Volunteer

Amazon Wish List

Leave a legacy

RWP is a 501c3 so donations are tax deductible.

Donations can be made on line at our website or mailed to

Ride With Pride

PO Box 1203

Many years age I met Regina...she had Spina Bi-fida, lived in a foster home, and I came to see her ride and to a Halloween Party at your won-derful facility. Well, her Foster family divorced and her health deteriorated and she ended up in a series of nursing homes. For 15 yrs I took over her care until she died a few years ago. But one of the highlights of her whole life (and there were not too many of those for her) was going to Ride With Pride and riding a horse names La-dy. So I thank you for making her life a little better and giving her wonderful memories that lasted her short life.

A Thank You from a Grateful Donor

Middlebrook Horse Show 1

Breezy River Horse Show 22 Aug

Stride With Pride 5K Run 13 Sept

Fall Session Begins 15 Sept

Student Horse Show (Tentative) 24 Oct

Major Donor Event 25 Oct

Ride With Pride is Augusta County VA’s premiere equestrian therapeutic horsemanship pro-gram. Serving its clients over two decades Ride With Pride, spirits a supportive community based environment for the treatment of mental, physical and emotionally challenged individu-al of all ages.

Ride With Pride is a non=profit organization largely made up of volunteers. We are able to pro-vide this invaluable service to the community with the help of sponsors and charitable dona-tions.

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