Attend the Ride for Life!

Upper Marlboro, MD- Make plans to attend the 2010 DANCING HORSE CHALLENGE! On Saturday June 26^th at the Prince Georges Equestrian Center located at 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD. The doors will open at 5 p.m. and the fun will begin! Tickets for the 6 P.M.  performance are available at www.pvdarideforlife.org or at the event. The proceeds will benefit the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center.  Gala Saturday night dinner tickets are available only at www.pvdarideforlife.org and those must be purchased by June 19^th.  Food, beverages and shopping will be available inside the concourse.

Talented Dancing Horse Challenge performers and riders, in addition to live music from the Unruly Blues, include:

The Barteau Family/KYB Dressage - are famous for their renowned entertaining performances and top quality riding. They have been featured as the Finale for the Mane Event at USA's Equitana in Louisville KY, and have performed at Madison Square Gardens, The TODAY Show, Equine Affair's Pfizer Fantasia and many other locations with acts inspired by such productions as the "Lion King" and "Arabian Nights". 

The Sons of the Wind - and Mr. Vitor J. Silva are famous for exhilarating airs above the ground and quadrilles. They have been featured at the Boston Portuguese Festival, Bear Spot Freestyle 2009..Serious Fun, and many other venues.  The Sons of the Wind School for the Equestrian Arts, based in Merrimac, Massachusetts, was founded by Portuguese trainer Mr. Silva.  Dedicated to classical training, the center provides Lusitano school masters, developed by Mr. Silva, to amateur enthusiasts, instructors and competitive riders from around the world.

Michael Barisone - a regular participant at the top levels of national and international dressage, will be sporting his freestyle form at the 2010 Dancing Horse Challenge.  He has been in the elite dressage spotlight since his USDF Junior/Young Rider days, has been on United States international teams since 1991and is a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist,.  Along with his wife Vera Kessels-Barisone, he runs a successful dressage training business based in New Jersey and Florida.

Susan Jaccoma - a regular participant at the top levels of national and international dressage, teaches and trains throughout the East coast with many successful students. She and her top Grand Prix horse Wadamur have had an excellent 2010 season and hope to be invited to Gladstone this summer for the selection trials related to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky.