Saddle Up for St. Jude’s on June 9
around Lake Benbrook, near Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas—The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is
partnering with Benbrook Stables to host a special Saddle Up for St. Jude’s benefit trail ride on June 9 around beautiful Lake Benbrook, near Fort Worth, Texas.

Saddle up today for the American Paint Horse Association's trail ride benefitting St. Jude on June 9. In addition to the 10-mile ride, the event will feature a chuck wagon cookout and special auction. Photo Courtesy APHA. Hirez TIFF (6.20 mb) Hirez JPEG (1.25 mb)

Following the 10-mile ride, APHA will host a chuck wagon cookout, the
Cowtown Opry will entertain and a special auction will be held. Some of the auction items include concerts to Billy Bob’s Texas, stays at the historic Stockyards Hotel in Fort Worth, Paint Horse merchandise and much more.

APHA’s goal is to raise several thousand dollars to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital treat and discover cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

All ride proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

To reserve a spot on the ride, please contact APHA by June 1.

Further details, including a map, auction items, special donors and the names of ride participants will be continually updated at www.apha.com/stjude. For more information, contact lwhitton@apha.com or call (817) 834-2742.

More About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude’s is the world’s largest pediatric cancer research center in terms of the number of patients enrolled and successfully treated.

Since 1962—the year APHA was formed—St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and more than 70 nations. It is also interesting to note that in 1962 the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common form of childhood cancer, was 4 percent. Today, the survival rate is 90 percent, thanks to research and treatment developed by St. Jude’s.