10th Annual PVDA Ride for Life

Combining equestrian entertainment at its best with family fun and support for breast cancer research, the Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA) will present the 10th Annual PVDA Ride for Life. Benefiting the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, the event will feature a dressage competition, demonstration rides and boutique shopping. Children’s activities will include pony rides, face painting, horse arts & crafts, stick horse building, t-shirt decorating stick horse races and face painting.

Event History

Breast cancer survivor Patricia Artimovich found that her belief in the healing power of horses gave her the support to cry, to believe in her future and to gain strength through her battle and recovery. She felt that she had gained so much through her association with these “gentle giants” that she wanted to open that avenue to others and involve the dressage community. Since its inception in 2004, the annual PVDA Ride for Life has raised almost $500,000 for breast cancer research and improving the lives of those afflicted and their loved ones. This year, the event committee hopes to raise over $100,000.

For more information, e-mail jeannetteabair@gmail.com.