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Inspired by the thousands of volunteers who volunteer for the more than 800 organizations on the Foundation's Equine Welfare Network, Ariat organized a volunteer team to assist charities in the San Francisco Bay area near its corporate headquarters.
Above: Ariat Volunteer Team at Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center in Orinda.
Above: Ariat volunteers hard at work at Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Petaluma.
Right: Carl Riggs with his new Ariat English boots, Smokey (the horse) with Gabby (the rider) and Sanna Roling with her new Ariat Western Boots of Dream Catcher Stables based in Spring, Texas.
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Thanks to Ariat, the EQUUS Foundation was able to award $10,000 in scholarships to its Champions in 2013.
Thanks also to Ariat, the EQUUS Foundation offers a Win A Grant for your Favorite Charity. Individuals who achieve Champion status are eligible for a drawing where the winner may select a charity on the network to receive an EQUUS Foundation grant.
For 2013, the First Place Ariat International $2,500 Grant was awarded to Ride On St. Louis, based in Kimmswick, Missouri in recognition of volunteer Kati Bishop. Volunteer Christine Sicard selected Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR) based in Lenoir, Texas to receive the Second Place grant and Chasing Rainbows, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, received the Third Place grant thanks to volunteer Kate Aughenbach.
Ariat International also donated 20 $250 Gift Certificates for Ariat Boots. Five Champions are selected quarterly by random draw. Winners included Patti Andersen, Hannah Anderson, Jill Davis, Jeffrey Grossman, Jenny Hyde, Mara Johnson, Danielle Kimmel, Debra Lopez, Laura Melton, Ellen Pennine, Debra Randolph, Carl Rigg, Sanna Roling, Mark Ruprecht, and Bonnie Smiley Wells. The 4th Quarter winners will be announced later this month.
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