FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE /PHOTO: (of interest to editors covering: Equestrian, Family/Parenting, Therapy, Pa. Business) Special Equestrians Students Shine at Two Shows in One Week WARRINGTON, Pa., June 3, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The blustery weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Special Equestrians riders at the Annual Spring Festival. Thirty-three students preformed for their own families, members of the community, staff, volunteers, and board members of Special Equestrians. *(PHOTO 72dpi: www.Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0603-BlakesFam_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Blake Hallman is surrounded by his proud family after winning a fourth place ribbon at Thorncroft Equestrian Center.) This event has historically been open to just the riders' families, but last year the Special Equestrians staff decided to invite local craft vendors and open the event to the community at large. "This shift has allowed our riders the chance to shine in front of a larger audience, they are so proud to demonstrate the skills they have learned during the year," says Assistant Executive Director Tracey Dripps. "It's also great to see our students back in competition at Thorncroft, it's been several years since we have been in the local shows." The show at Thorncroft Equestrian Center was a new experience for the thirteen students who participated and for their parents as well. Melissa Hallman sat nervously watching her son Blake, "I think he's the youngest one out there!" Blake was the youngest rider from Special Equestrians, at just 5 years old he took home fourth place in his class. Special Equestrians, a Forbes Enterprise Award winner, is a 501(c) 3 non-profit therapeutic riding program located at 2800 Street Road in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Our mission is to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well being of individuals with disabilities through the equine experience. Founded in 1982 Special Equestrians has grown from a one horse, one rider, one volunteer program to a thriving organization with 9 horses, 17 staff members, and over 100 volunteers serving 125 children and adults with emotional, mental and physical disabilities each year. For more information please call 215-918-1001, or visit our website at www.specialequestrians.org . All trademarks and service marks are the property of the respective parties. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. NEWS SOURCE: Special Equestrians # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Tammy Westney Executive Director Special Equestrians +1-215-918-1001 tamwestney @ verizon.net. //Notes to editors: * Download 300dpi print resolution image: http://www.Send2Press.com/photobay/09-0603-BlakesFam_300dpi.jpg ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-06-0603-004S.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-06-0603-004S.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml RSS feeds by news topic: http://feeds.send2press.com/idx_RSS.shtml Add our news to your blog or Web site automatically: http://feeds.send2press.com/ ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... JUNE 2009 Press Release / PRT = / S_NAB US=PA / pre = / ytv = / agency = / keywords =