Save the Date: April 26, 2008
It is nearly that time again when William Shatner produces a remarkable display of equine showmanship in aid of children’s charities, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show.
The welcome page of the show’s website tells us this:
- “For the past eighteen years, William Shatner has spearheaded the HCHS to raise money for a worthy children’s charity.
“It was back in the late 1980s that Shatner first watched an exhibition by children who were so severely handicapped that some of them could not hold their head up, yet there they were going through intricate exercises on the back of a horse. The program was sponsored by Ahead With Horses, a therapeutic riding group for handicapped children.
“When the exhibition was over, Shatner sat, deeply affected by what he had seen. “You can’t watch these kids without knowing you have to help, somehow.” And so, in March of 1990 came the birth of the first Hollywood Charity Horse Show. Soon, other charities in need of help were added, small, grass root charities doing big time jobs.
“Today, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show is an ongoing event that garners national press coverage. On one special Springtime Saturday afternoon each year, HCHS brings together world-class reigning horses and riders in breathtaking slides and spins as they compete for top honors in their respective classes.
“Then, as the sunsets, the much anticipated auction and music show put on by headline groups such as Brad Paisley, The Ben Folds Five, Lyle Lovett and this year, Randy Travis, kicks off right after an amazing array of food & fun.
“Come join us this April 26, 2008 for an uplifting and worthy event to support an important cause.”
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Arena Show
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Western Dinner, Entertainment by Randy Travis
Get directions, view photos like the one above by Guy Noffsinger, and much more at www.horseshow.org.
Shatner says he learned this Hebrew saying when in Israel, ‘Sussim osim nissim - horses make miracles.”
Read article “William Shatner: Horse Make Miracles” at this link.
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