SIRE, Houston’s Therapeutic Riding Centers

SIRE, Houston’s Therapeutic Equestrian Centers, is preparing for the 15th annual Saddle Up for SIRE Ride-A-Thon trailride to be held Saturday, October 13 at 7il Trails in Cat Spring, Texas. This very important fundraiser helps support our programs of equine-assisted therapy for people with disabilities in the Greater Houston Area.

Horseback riders will enjoy a 12 or 6 mile unguided ride at 7IL Trails; just 50 miles west of Houston near the old German town of Cat Spring. Registration is $60 ($75 after October 9). Your registration includes the trailride, lunch provided by the award-winning BBQ cook-off team, The More or Less Cookers, and a special edition 2007 Ride-A-Thon t-shirt.

We’ll keep the “fun” in fundraising with prizes for top fundraisers. An exciting part of the Ride-A-Thon has always been the Team Competition. And you don’t have to ride a horse to win! Form a minimum 2-person team of riders or non-riders and compete for top fundraising prizes.

The top fundraising SIRE clients also get to ride our SIRE therapy horses on a specially designed trail and compete for prizes of their own!

Underwriter packages are available at $250, $500, $1000 and $5000 levels.
This trail ride celebrates 24 years of improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities and last year raised over $78,000 that went to support therapeutic horseback riding programs for 190 individuals who ride weekly at SIRE’s three locations – Hockley, TX; Spring, TX; and Fort Bend County @ Sienna Stables.

The mission of SIRE is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities using horseback riding and related therapeutic activities, such as hippotherapy and carriage driving. SIRE offers programs for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities, sensory impairments, and psychosocial disorders.

For a registration brochure, information on becoming an underwriter or more details, call Harla at 713-263-1498 or visit www.sire-htec.org.