CapitolDesign
Apr. 30, 2009, 09:17 PM
The Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA) has confirmed Courtney King-Dye, Michael Barisone, Cathy Morelli and Betsy Steiner as Dancing Horse Challenge performers on the evening of Saturday, June 27 at their weekend-long PVDA Ride for Life™ Dressage Show.
The International-level equestrians will ride their horses to music for a chance to win the Rosenthal Land Rover Trophy and $5,000 in prizes at the annual charity event to support The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, judged by Linda Zang.
“The reason I get involved with causes like this is that I have lost a sister to cancer. To watch someone you love suffer so much and feel so helpless is a terrible feeling. I said then, that I wanted to help if possible to touch a few people's life's and see if I can make a difference. This is an amazing cause and I am proud to be a part of it,” says Debbie McDonald, celebrity PVDA Ride for Life Gala speaker and Dressage Olympian.
Now in its sixth year, the PVDA Ride for Life™ has already raised over $161,000 in rider donations and sponsor contributions for The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Saturday evening’s Dancing Horse Challenge has become one of the largest equestrian freestyle performances in the Mid-Atlantic Region and is popular with both the sport horse and non-equestrian communities in the area.
The show is held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD outside of Washington, D.C. and hosts over 200 competing horses. Rosenthal Land Rover, Dover Saddlery and Nutrena have signed on as key sponsors for this year’s event.
For more information about the PVDA Ride for Life™, visit www.pvdarideforlife.org or contact Hilary Moore at (703) 400-9108 or marketing@pvdarideforlife.org or www.pvda.org to learn about the PVDA.
The International-level equestrians will ride their horses to music for a chance to win the Rosenthal Land Rover Trophy and $5,000 in prizes at the annual charity event to support The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, judged by Linda Zang.
“The reason I get involved with causes like this is that I have lost a sister to cancer. To watch someone you love suffer so much and feel so helpless is a terrible feeling. I said then, that I wanted to help if possible to touch a few people's life's and see if I can make a difference. This is an amazing cause and I am proud to be a part of it,” says Debbie McDonald, celebrity PVDA Ride for Life Gala speaker and Dressage Olympian.
Now in its sixth year, the PVDA Ride for Life™ has already raised over $161,000 in rider donations and sponsor contributions for The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Saturday evening’s Dancing Horse Challenge has become one of the largest equestrian freestyle performances in the Mid-Atlantic Region and is popular with both the sport horse and non-equestrian communities in the area.
The show is held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD outside of Washington, D.C. and hosts over 200 competing horses. Rosenthal Land Rover, Dover Saddlery and Nutrena have signed on as key sponsors for this year’s event.
For more information about the PVDA Ride for Life™, visit www.pvdarideforlife.org or contact Hilary Moore at (703) 400-9108 or marketing@pvdarideforlife.org or www.pvda.org to learn about the PVDA.