APHA and Benbrook Stables
‘Saddle Up for St. Jude’ and raise $18,000

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—More than 130 equestrians rode for a cause May 3, when they joined the American Paint Horse Association and Benbrook Stables for their second annual “Saddle Up! for St. Jude” benefit trail ride and auction in Benbrook, Texas. The group raised more than $18,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which treats and find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses. Over the past two years, APHA has partnered with Benbrook Stables to raise more than $30,000 for the children of St. Jude’s.

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More than 130 riders enjoyed the beautiful scenery around Lake Benbrook, just southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, for APHA’s recent “Saddle Up! for St. Jude” Trail Ride. Courtesy APHA/Jessica Hein © 2008. Hirez JPEG (1.03 mb)

Fort Worth area chefs and restaurateurs, from left, Michael Thomson and Grady Spears joined Coyote Creek Camp chuckwagon cook Bobby Burleson to prepare lunch for the riders, volunteers and auction participants at the recent "Saddle Up! for St. Jude Trail Ride." Photo Courtesy Lendi Williams. Hirez JPEG (2.95 mb)