History
My horse Sam & I
Debra Moore is the founder of the Annual Trail Ride for Breast Cancer. After losing our mother to breast cancer in 2002, as well as having our aunt and a close friend survive the disease, my sister, daughter and I decided it was time to fight back and take matters into our own hands. Wanting to incorporate our love for horses with raising money for a cause that is very close to home for us, we soon realized there are very few options for fundraising events on horseback, and thus decided to start the annual ride. Together, we organize the Trail Ride for Breast Cancer in honor of our mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, and women who have survived, fought, and lost the battle to breast cancer.
As a horse owner who pays board and works full time, we can appreciate that many people do not have the time to ask for pledges. With that in mind, we decided it was better to have a simple entry price rather than ask each rider to raise a minimum amount in pledges in order to participate.
However, with such a great interest in it's first year, there are now pledge forms available for those who wish to raise even more money, also giving the non-horsey people a way to participate.
The first year's attendance was 47 riders with $1,400 raised. Now our 10th year anniversary, we met our goal of $150,000.00 raised.
Let's see what our 11th year will do.
As a horse owner who pays board and works full time, we can appreciate that many people do not have the time to ask for pledges. With that in mind, we decided it was better to have a simple entry price rather than ask each rider to raise a minimum amount in pledges in order to participate.
However, with such a great interest in it's first year, there are now pledge forms available for those who wish to raise even more money, also giving the non-horsey people a way to participate.
The first year's attendance was 47 riders with $1,400 raised. Now our 10th year anniversary, we met our goal of $150,000.00 raised.
Let's see what our 11th year will do.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers that come out and support our ride every year, without your help, our success would not be possible.
Aunt Peg
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My daughter Becky playing at Polo For The Cure, July 2013