Nine STAR students, accompanied by 14 volunteers and instructors Patsy and Kerri participated in a Special Olympics Horse Show at Dream Riders in Lexington, SC on Saturday March 17th. We all worked hard to prepare for the show and enjoyed the day. Many thanks to Lewis Dyer, his family and all the people at Dream Riders. Their efforts ensured the show was run in a safe well organized manner. Leslie Avey of Faith Riders Equine Ministry not only trailered the horses, but stayed to help. Thank you, Leslie! STAR horses Becky and Rona did an outstanding job, behaving perfectly. We're grateful to Becky's owners Kayla Newing & Jillian Middaugh and Rona's owners Kim & Jose Rodriguez for allowing us to take their horses to the show. All the STAR students did a wonderful job. It was a long, hectic day, but they were very patient and well behaved. They rode with great enthusiasm and pride. Thanks to the many STAR volunteers who worked together everything went smoothly. Bob & Anita Page, Ray & Arlene Wright, Dolores Cerefin, Dorothy Schmersey, Jack & Diana Grados, Susan Cohen, Pamela Jung, Ed & Biz Mann, Ron Kludzuweit, Elizabeth Smith and Vickie Boyd all generously donated their time for this event. We couldn't do things like this without the help of these wonderful people. Please scroll down for photos of the show!

Megan Jones won 3rd place in the Showmanship class, 1st in Gambler's Choice, 2nd in Rings From Poles, 3rd in Working Trail, and another 1st in Equitation. Megan and Becky were a great team.

Noah Garman took home 2 4th place ribbons, one for Gambler's Choice, the other for Rings. He placed 2nd in the Working Trail class. Charlie Garman won a blue ribbon (1st) in Gambler's Choice, placed 2nd in Rings and 3rd in Working Trail. Jenny Howard was 3rd in Gambler's Choice and Rings. She rounded off the day with a 2nd in Working Trail. All 3 students rode Becky.

Riding Rona, Brett Holtzclaw started with 3rd place in Gambler's Choice, followed with a 5th place ribbon in Rings, and a 1st in Working Trail.

Jennifer Spack was awarded 2nd place in Gambler's Choice, 3rd in Rings, and 5th in Working Trail. Jennifer's mount for the day was Rona.

Jack Thurston, riding Rona, took 2nd place in Gambler's Choice, and moved on to win blue ribbons in both Rings and Working Trail.

Angela Kelly, riding Becky independently in the Intermediate division won 5 - that's right, 5! - blue ribbons. She competed in Showmanship, Gambler's Choice, Rings, Working Trail and Equitation.

Rachel Johnson took 1st place in Rings, 2nd in Working Trail and added another blue ribbon in Equitation. Rachel rode Becky.